Ellen Corby

Ellen Hansen Corby (born in Racine, Wisconsin, June 3, 1911, died April 14, 1999) acted in movies like I Remember Mama (1948) directed by George Stevens starring Irene Dunne, Little Women (1949) directed by Mervyn LeRoy from the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott with June Allyson, Madame Bovary (1949) directed by Vincent Minnelli from the 1857 novel by Gustave Flaubert with Jennifer Jones, The Gunfighter (1950) by Henry King with Gregory Peck. She played Grandma Esther in the television series The Waltons (1972-1976).

Golden Globe Awards

1977 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Waltons, The
- Ellen Corby
1975 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Waltons, The
- Ellen Corby
1974 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Waltons, The
- Ellen Corby
1973 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
- Waltons, The
- Ellen Corby
1949 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- I Remember Mama
- Ellen Corby