ACTOR

Ellen Corby

Best known as Manager of McKittrick Hotel in Vertigo.

9 Appearances

0 Series

9 Films

8.1 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Born

3 Juni 1911

Died

14 April 1999

Place of birth

Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Also known as

Ellen Hansen · Ellen Hansen Corby

Biography

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.