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Ellen Hansen (aka Ellen Corby aka Grandma Walton) was born June 3, 1911 (or 1913), in Racine, WI. She grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and left for Hollywood in the early 1930s to become an actress, which she became only after working as a script assistant for twelve years.
Ellen Hansen Corby was an American actress who garnered fame for portraying the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton in the CBS television series ‘The Waltons’, for which she received three Emmy Awards. A native of Wisconsin, Corby developed an interest in amateur theatre while she was in high school and subsequently started her career as a chorus girl.
Apr 18, 1999 · LOS ANGELES -- Ellen Corby, 87, who won three Emmys for playing the strong grandmother on the hit 1970s TV series "The Waltons," died April 14 at a hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. The cause...
Ellen Hansen (Ellen Corby), actress: born Racine, Wisconsin 3 June 1913; died Los Angeles 14 April 1999. Actors And Actresses Emmy Awards Theatre Wisconsin. THE DIMINUTIVE character...
Apr 17, 1999 · April 17, 1999 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Ellen Corby, who won three Emmys for playing the strong grandmother on the hit 1970s series “The Waltons,” has died at the age of 87. In a career...
Ellen Hansen Corby was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Aunt Trina in I Remember Mama (1948).
Ellen Corby - Turner Classic Movies. Actor. Overview. Biography. Filmography. Life Events. Photos & Videos. Family & Companions. Notes. About. Read More. Also Known As. Ellen Hansen. Birth Place. Racine, Wisconsin, USA. Born. June 03, 1911. Died. April 14, 1999. Biography. Read More.
