Deceased

How Did Ellen Corby Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asEllen Hansen, Ellen Hansen CorbyGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/06/1911Born inRacine, Wisconsin, USADied14/04/1999 (aged 87)Died inWoodland HillsCausestrokeWikidataQ368794 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#5738 ↗

Ellen Hansen Corby was an American actress and screenwriter. She performed in over 200 films and television series from the 1930s to the 1990s. 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).

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Filmography178 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2017	Mansfield 66/67Movie	—	106
1997	A Walton EasterMovie	Grandma Walton	86
1995	A Walton WeddingMovie	Grandma Walton	84
1993	A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionMovie	Grandma Walton	82
1982	A Day for Thanks on Waltons MountainMovie	Esther Walton	71
1982	A Wedding on Waltons MountainMovie	Grandma Walton	71
1981	All the Way HomeMovie	Great-Gandmaw	70
1980	The Waltons: A Decade of the WaltonsMovie	—	69
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	63
1974	The Story of Pretty Boy FloydMovie	Ma Floyd	63
1972	The WaltonsSeries	Esther Walton	61
1972	Napoleon and SamanthaMovie	Gertrude	61
1971	Support Your Local GunfighterMovie	Abigail	60
1971	The PartnersSeries	—	60
1971	CannonMovie	Teacher	60
1970	The Odd CoupleSeries	Florence	59
1970	Night GallerySeries	Miss Patience	59
1970	Dan AugustSeries	Agnes Oaks	59
1970	Nanny and the ProfessorSeries	Mrs. Kaufman	59
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	The Little Old Lady	58
1969	The Bill Cosby ShowSeries	Mrs. Hilberman	58
1968	Adam-12Series	Mrs. Cunningham	57
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Mrs. Feathertree	57
1968	The OutsiderSeries	—	57
1968	LancerSeries	—	57
1968	The Legend of Lylah ClareMovie	Script Girl	57
1968	A Fine PairMovie	Maddy Walker	57
1967	IronsideSeries	Agnes Fairchild	56
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	Molly Cobb	56
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Mrs. Dilts	56
1967	The InvadersSeries	Aunt Sara	56
1967	Mr. TerrificSeries	Mrs. Walters	56
1967	RangoSeries	—	56
1966	BatmanSeries	Mrs. Green	55
1966	Felony SquadSeries	—	55
1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Madame Bloor	55
1966	The Glass Bottom BoatMovie	Anna Miller	55
1966	CBS PlayhouseSeries	—	55
1966	The Night of the GrizzlyMovie	Hazel Squires	55
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Emmie Pearson	54
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Elizabeth Page	54
1965	Get SmartSeries	Agnes Davenport	54
1965	Honey WestSeries	'Nellie Peedy'	54
1965	LaredoSeries	—	54
1965	Please Don't Eat the DaisiesSeries	Martha O'Reilly	54
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Hilda Brock	53
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series	Mother	53
1964	The StranglerMovie	Mrs. Kroll	53
1964	The Baileys of BalboaSeries	—	53
1964	The Addams FamilySeries	Mother Lurch	53
1964	Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteMovie	Lily	53
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Mrs. Murdock	52
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Charlotte	52
1963	The Farmer's DaughterSeries	—	52
1963	Vacation PlayhouseSeries	—	52
1963	4 for TexasMovie	Widow	52
1963	The CaretakersMovie	Irene	52
1962	The VirginianSeries	Mrs. Clancy	51
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	The Chief Nurse	51
1962	Going My WaySeries	—	51
1962	The Beverly HillbilliesSeries	Emma Poke	51
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Miss Tanner	51
1962	Saints and SinnersSeries	Mrs. Healy	51
1962	Saintly SinnersMovie	Mrs. McKenzie	51
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	50
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Ainsley Hallie	50
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	50
1961	Pocketful of MiraclesMovie	Soho Sal	50
1961	87th PrecinctSeries	Mrs. Brodek	50
1961	The Asphalt JungleSeries	Mrs. Peterson	50
1961	HazelSeries	Miss Minnie	50
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh	49
1960	ThrillerSeries	Mrs. Peele	49
1960	Surfside 6Series	Addie Horton	49
1960	The Tall ManSeries	Hannah Blossom	49
1960	Visit to a Small PlanetMovie	Mrs. Mabel Mayberry	49
1960	The Chevy Mystery ShowSeries	Maria	49
1959	BonanzaSeries	Cora Milford	48
1959	Lock-UpSeries	—	48
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Sister Julia	48
1959	The RebelSeries	Carrie Blyden	48
1959	TightropeSeries	Hazel Mason	48
1959	The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries	Mrs. Walters	48
1959	Dennis the MenaceSeries	Miss Douglas	48
1958	The RiflemanSeries	Mrs. Avery	47
1958	BroncoSeries	Emma Hardin	47
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	Martha Ward	47
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	47
1958	The TexanSeries	Katy Clayton	47
1958	The Donna Reed ShowSeries	Christine Moss	47
1958	VertigoMovie	Manager of McKittrick Hotel	47
1958	As Young As We AreMovie	Nettie McPherson	47
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Aunt Em	46
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Old Lady Card Player	46
1957	TrackdownSeries	Henrietta Porter	46
1957	The Restless GunSeries	Emma Birch	46
1957	Alcoa TheatreSeries	Elvira Moss	46
1957	Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries	Harriet Smith	46
1957	All Mine to GiveMovie	Mrs. Raiden	46
1957	Night PassageMovie	Mrs. Feeney	46
1957	Rockabilly BabyMovie	Mrs. Wellington	46
1957	The Seventh SinMovie	Sister Saint Joseph	46
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	45
1956	Slightly ScarletMovie	Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)	45
1956	Stagecoach To FuryMovie	Sarah Farrell	45
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Emma	44
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	44
1955	CheyenneSeries	Hortense Durango	44
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Minerva Comstock	44
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	Mrs. Jane McGill	44
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Bedelia Buckley	44
1955	IllegalMovie	Miss Hinkel	44
1955	The Bob Cummings ShowSeries	Nurse	44
1955	Triggers In LeashMovie	Maggie Ryan	44
1954	SabrinaMovie	Miss McCardie	43
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office	43
1954	LassieSeries	Pearlie Mae	43
1954	Untamed HeiressMovie	Mrs. Flanny	43
1954	Hey MulliganSeries	Martha	43
1954	Studio 57Series	—	43
1954	Susan Slept HereMovie	Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)	43
1954	The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries	Sally Benton	43
1954	The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersMovie	Amelia Gravesend	43
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Frankie, Joan's maid	42
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Jennie	42
1953	Woman They Almost LynchedMovie	First Townswoman	42
1953	ShaneMovie	Liz Torrey	42
1953	A Lion Is in the StreetsMovie	Singing Woman	42
1953	You Are ThereSeries	—	42
1953	The VanquishedMovie	Mrs. Barbour	42
1953	Revlon Mirror TheatreSeries	Clara	42
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	Mabel	41
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Elsie	41
1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietSeries	Aunt Ellen	41
1952	The Big TreesMovie	Sister Blackburn	41
1952	MonsoonMovie	Katie	41
1952	Fearless FaganMovie	Mrs. Ardley	41
1952	My HeroSeries	Henrietta Sullivan	41
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Little Old Lady	40
1951	The Mating SeasonMovie	Annie	40
1951	Goodbye, My FancyMovie	Miss Birdshaw	40
1951	I Love LucySeries	Miss Hanna	40
1951	DragnetSeries	—	40
1951	The Barefoot MailmanMovie	Miss Della (uncredited)	40
1951	Here Comes the GroomMovie	Mrs. McGonigle	40
1951	The Sea HornetMovie	Mrs. Drinkwater	40
1951	Angels in the OutfieldMovie	Sister Veronica	40
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Norah	39
1950	The GunfighterMovie	Mrs. Devlin	39
1950	CagedMovie	Emma Barber	39
1950	Harriet CraigMovie	Lottie	39
1949	Mighty Joe YoungMovie	Orphanage matron (uncredited)	38
1949	Little WomenMovie	Sophie	38
1949	Rusty Saves a LifeMovie	Miss Simmons	38
1948	The Dark PastMovie	Agnes (uncredited)	37
1948	Strike It RichMovie	Annie Harkins	37
1948	I Remember MamaMovie	Aunt Trina	37
1948	The Noose Hangs HighMovie	Hilda - Maid (uncredited)	37
1948	Fighting Father DunneMovie	Colpeck's Secretary	37
1947	The Judge Steps OutMovie	Mother at Party (uncredited)	36
1947	Forever AmberMovie	Marge	36
1947	The Long NightMovie	Observer in Crowd (uncredited)	36
1947	Living in a Big WayMovie	Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)	36
1947	The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMovie	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)	36
1947	Born to KillMovie	Maid (uncredited)	36
1947	Beat the BandMovie	Gertrude's Mother	36
1947	The Fabulous JoeMovie	Cathy, the Maid	36
1947	Railroaded!Movie	Mrs. Wills (uncredited)	36
1946	It's a Wonderful LifeMovie	Ms. Davis (uncredited)	35
1946	Sister KennyMovie	Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)	35
1946	The Dark CornerMovie	Maid (uncredited)	35
1946	The Spiral StaircaseMovie	Neighbour (uncredited)	35
1946	BedlamMovie	Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)	35
1946	The LocketMovie	Ginny (uncredited)	35
1945	CorneredMovie	Swiss Maid (uncredited)	34
1936	The Broken CoinMovie	Bit Part (uncredited)	25
1933	Sons of the DesertMovie	Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)	22
1933	Rafter RomanceMovie	Telemarketer (uncredited)	22