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Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter.

Born June 3, 1911† April 14, 1999 Racine, Wisconsin, USA1 movie on MoviHero

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Vertigo

1958 · 2h 8m · Mystery · Romance

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About Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She is best remembered for playing 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Corby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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1958
Vertigo2h 8m · Mystery · Romance
Manager of McKittrick Hotel

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2017
Mansfield 66/67
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1997
A Walton Easter
Grandma Walton
1995
A Walton Wedding
Grandma Walton
1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Grandma Walton
1982
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
Esther Walton
1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
Grandma Walton
1981
All the Way Home
Great-Gandmaw
1980
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
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1974
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Ma Floyd
1972
Napoleon and Samantha
Gertrude
1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Esther Walton
1971
A Tattered Web
Mrs. Simmons
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Abigail
1971
Cannon
Teacher
1968
A Fine Pair
Maddy Walker
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Script Girl
1967
The Gnome-Mobile
Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
1966
The Glass Bottom Boat
Anna Miller
1966
The Night of the Grizzly
Hazel Squires
1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Neva Tremaine
1965
The Family Jewels
Airline Passenger
1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Lily
1964
The Strangler
Mrs. Kroll
1963
4 for Texas
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1963
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Irene
1962
Saintly Sinners
Mrs. McKenzie
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
Soho Sal
1960
Visit to a Small Planet
Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
1960
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Aunt Emily
1958
Macabre
Miss Kushins
1958
As Young As We Are
Nettie McPherson
1957
All Mine to Give
Mrs. Raiden
1957
Rockabilly Baby
Mrs. Wellington
1957
Night Passage
Mrs. Feeney
1957
God Is My Partner
Mrs. Dalton
1957
The Seventh Sin
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1956
Stagecoach to Fury
Sarah Farrell
1956
Slightly Scarlet
Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
1955
Illegal
Miss Hinkel
1954
Sabrina
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1954
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1954
Susan Slept Here
Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
1954
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
Amelia Gravesend
1954
Untamed Heiress
Mrs. Flanny
1953
A Lion Is in the Streets
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1953
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1953
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Liz Torrey
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
First Townswoman
1952
Monsoon
Katie
1952
Fearless Fagan
Mrs. Ardley
1952
The Big Trees
Sister Blackburn
1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Miss Della (uncredited)
1951
The Sea Hornet
Mrs. Drinkwater
1951
Angels in the Outfield
Sister Veronica
1951
Here Comes the Groom
Mrs. McGonigle
1951
On Moonlight Bay
Miss Mary Stevens
1951
Goodbye, My Fancy
Miss Birdshaw
1951
The Mating Season
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1950
Harriet Craig
Lottie
1950
Edge of Doom
Jeanette Moore
1950
Peggy
Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
1950
The Gunfighter
Mrs. Devlin
1950
Caged
Emma Barber
1950
Captain China
Miss Endicott
1949
Madame Bovary
Félicité
1949
Mighty Joe Young
Orphanage matron (uncredited)
1949
Little Women
Sophie
1949
Rusty Saves a Life
Miss Simmons
1949
A Woman's Secret
Nurse who reads paper to Susan
1948
The Dark Past
Agnes (uncredited)
1948
Strike It Rich
Annie Harkins
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
Colpeck's Secretary
1948
The Noose Hangs High
Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
1948
I Remember Mama
Aunt Trina
1947
The Judge Steps Out
Mother at Party (uncredited)
1947
Forever Amber
Marge
1947
Railroaded!
Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1947
The Fabulous Joe
Cathy, the Maid
1947
Hoppy's Holiday
Writer
1947
They Won't Believe Me
Screaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
1947
The Unfaithful
Courtroom Spectator
1947
Living in a Big Way
Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
1947
The Long Night
Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
1947
Born to Kill
Maid (uncredited)
1947
Beat the Band
Gertrude's Mother
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
1946
The Locket
Ginny (uncredited)
1946
Sister Kenny
Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
1946
Crack-Up
Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
1946
Lover Come Back
Rita
1946
Bedlam
Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
1946
The Dark Corner
Maid (uncredited)
1946
The Truth About Murder
Betty
1946
From This Day Forward
Mother
1946
The Spiral Staircase
Neighbour (uncredited)
1945
Cornered
Swiss Maid (uncredited)
1941
Twilight on the Trail
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