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Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) 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.
The Waltons is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural mountainous Western Virginia of the Appalachian Mountains / Allegheny Mountains / Blue Ridge Mountains chain, during the economic hardships and mass unemployment of the era of the Great Depression of the 1930s and subsequent wartime homefront of World War II of the early 1940s.
Ellen Corby as Lottie The supporting cast includes prolific character actress Ellen Corby as a bullied maid. [ 2 ] Corby later became widely known as Esther "Grandma" Walton on the popular TV series The Waltons for seven seasons beginning in 1972.
The Strangler is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Burt Topper and starring Victor Buono, David McLean, Davey Davison, and Ellen Corby, with a screenplay by Bill S. Ballinger. It follows a disturbed lab technician who embarks on a serial killing spree of young female victims.
Caged is a 1950 American film noir [2] directed by John Cromwell and starring Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Betty Garde, Hope Emerson, and Ellen Corby. It was nominated for three Academy Awards. [3] The film portrays the story of a young newlywed sent to prison for armed robbery.
Ellen Corby: Esther Walton The Waltons: CBS Nancy Walker: Mildred McMillan & Wife: NBC Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 1975: Ellen Corby: Esther Walton: The Waltons: CBS: Angela Baddeley: Mrs. Bridges Upstairs, Downstairs: PBS: Nancy Walker: Mildred McMillan & Wife: NBC 1976: Ellen Corby: Esther ...
His final episode, the last episode of the 1977–1978 season, showed him reuniting with his onscreen wife Esther (played by Ellen Corby; she had been absent for the entire season due to a stroke). His character was mourned onscreen during the first episode of the 1978–1979 season, titled "The Empty Nest".
Monsoon is a 1952 American drama film directed by Rod Amateau and written by Leo Townsend and Forrest Judd, David Robinson and Leonardo Bercovici.The film stars Ursula Thiess, Diana Douglas, George Nader, Ellen Corby, Philip Stainton, Myron Healey and Eric Pohlmann.