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Ellen Corby (1911–1999)
Ellen Corby was born Ellen Hansen on June 3, 1911, in Racine, Wisconsin. She began her career as a bit player in the film Speed Limited (1935) in 1940. Ellen would not be seen on the big screen again until 1945 in Cornered (1945). In 1946, she appeared in 14 films, although mostly in small, minor roles. One of them was in the Christmas classic ...
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Born:in Racine, Wisconsin, USADied:(age 87) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actress (259 credits)
Actress (259 credits)
1971-1980
The Waltons
(TV Series)
Esther Walton
Esther Walton
- The Valediction
(1980)
... Esther Walton
- The Inspiration
(1980)
... Esther Walton
- Founder's Day
(1979)
... Esther Walton
- The Tailspin
(1979)
... Esther Walton
(credit only)
- The Torch
(1979)
... Esther Walton
(credit only)
1971-1972
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
Granny Gambler (segment "Love and Lady Luck") / The Little Old Lady (segment "Love and the Jury")
Granny Gambler (segment "Love and Lady Luck") / The Little Old Lady (segment "Love and the Jury")
- Love and the Hairy Excuse/Love and Lady Luck/Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy
(1972)
... Granny Gambler (segment "Love and Lady Luck")
- Love and the Boss/Love and the Jury/Love and the Logical Explanation/Love and the Pregnancy
(1971)
... The Little Old Lady (segment "Love and the Jury")
1969-1971
Adam-12
(TV Series)
Camille Gearhardt / Mrs. Cunningham
Camille Gearhardt / Mrs. Cunningham
- Log 56: Vice Versa
(1971)
... Camille Gearhardt
- Log 23: Pig Is a Three-Letter Word
(1969)
... Mrs. Cunningham
1970
The Red Skelton Show
(TV Series)
Little Old Lady
Little Old Lady
- Stagecoach Hijack
(1970)
... Little Old Lady
1966-1970
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Mrs. Anderson / Hannah Beecher / Aunt Florrie Buell / ...
Mrs. Anderson / Hannah Beecher / Aunt Florrie Buell / ...
- The Savage Wilderness
(1970)
... Mrs. Anderson
- The Butcher
(1968)
... Hannah Beecher
- The Nightmare
(1968)
... Aunt Florrie Buell
- The Satellite
(1967)
... Elizabeth Page
- Collision Course
(1966)
... Mary Carmichael
1970
Nanny and the Professor
(TV Series)
Mrs. Kaufman
Mrs. Kaufman
- I Think That I Shall Never See a Tree
(1970)
... Mrs. Kaufman
1964-1969
Gomer Pyle: USMC
(TV Series)
Mother
Mother
- The Short Voyage Home
(1969)
... Mother
- The Case of the Marine Bandit
(1964)
... Mother
1969
Ironside
(TV Series)
Agnes Fairchild
Agnes Fairchild
- Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on Thursday
(1969)
... Agnes Fairchild
1968
Hawaii Five-O
(TV Series)
Mrs. Feathertree
Mrs. Feathertree
- Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born
(1968)
... Mrs. Feathertree
1961-1968
Lassie
(TV Series)
Amy Baker / Bess Wright / Pearlie Mae Yochim / ...
Amy Baker / Bess Wright / Pearlie Mae Yochim / ...
- Out of the Frying Pan
(1968)
... Amy Baker
- Little Jim
(1966)
... Bess Wright
- Yochim's Christmas
(1961)
... Pearlie Mae Yochim
- Cracker Jack
(1961)
... Pearlie Mae
1968
Disneyland
(TV Series)
Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office / Woman at Burton Ridge land office
Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office / Woman at Burton Ridge land office
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 2
(1968)
... Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1
(1968)
... Woman at Burton Ridge land office
1967
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
(TV Series)
Martha O'Reilly
Martha O'Reilly
- Just While You're Resting
(1967)
... Martha O'Reilly
- Help Wanted, Desperately
(1967)
... Martha O'Reilly
1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
Madame Bloor
Madame Bloor
- The Moulin Ruse Affair
(1967)
... Madame Bloor
1966
The Fugitive
(TV Series)
Mrs. Murdock / Mrs. Barlow
Mrs. Murdock / Mrs. Barlow
- The Sharp Edge of Chivalry
(1966)
... Mrs. Murdock
- Stroke of Genius
(1966)
... Mrs. Barlow
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV Series)
Miss Purdy
Miss Purdy
- Holloway's Daughters
(1966)
... Miss Purdy
1963-1965
Hazel
(TV Series)
Minerva Anderson / Miss Minnie
Minerva Anderson / Miss Minnie
- The Holdout
(1965)
... Minerva Anderson
- You Ain't Fully Dressed Without a Smile
(1963)
... Miss Minnie
1965
The Farmer's Daughter
(TV Series)
Mrs. Schuyler
Mrs. Schuyler
- The Woman Behind the Man
(1965)
... Mrs. Schuyler
1965
The Addams Family
(TV Series)
Mother Lurch
Mother Lurch
- Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family
(1965)
... Mother Lurch
1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(TV Series)
The Chief Nurse
The Chief Nurse
- Consider Her Ways
(1964)
... The Chief Nurse
1964
The Beverly Hillbillies
(TV Series)
Mrs. Emma Poke
Mrs. Emma Poke
- The Widow Poke Arrives
(1964)
... Mrs. Emma Poke
1963
The Lucy Show
(TV Series)
Miss Tanner / Woman in Park
Miss Tanner / Woman in Park
- Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault
(1963)
... Miss Tanner
- Lucy and the Runaway Butterfly
(1963)
... Woman in Park
1963
The Andy Griffith Show
(TV Series)
Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
- Barney's First Car
(1963)
... Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
1963
McKeever & the Colonel
(TV Series)
Mrs. Blackwell
Mrs. Blackwell
- Make Room for Mother
(1963)
... Mrs. Blackwell
1962-1963
The Dick Powell Show
(TV Series)
Mrs. Butterworth
Mrs. Butterworth
- Thunder in a Forgotten Town
(1963)
- Safari
(1962)
... Mrs. Butterworth
1960-1963
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Cora Milford / Lorna Doone Mayberry
Cora Milford / Lorna Doone Mayberry
- The Hayburner
(1963)
... Cora Milford
- The Gunmen
(1960)
... Lorna Doone Mayberry
1962-1963
Saints and Sinners
(TV Series)
Mrs. Healy / Mrs. Riordan
Mrs. Healy / Mrs. Riordan
- The Year Joan Crawford Won the Oscar
(1963)
... Mrs. Healy
- A Taste of Evil
(1962)
... Mrs. Riordan
1961
Follow the Sun
(TV Series)
Annabelle Witherspoon
Annabelle Witherspoon
- Mele Kalikimaka to You
(1961)
... Annabelle Witherspoon
1960-1961
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Mrs. Morgan / Mrs. Avery
Mrs. Morgan / Mrs. Avery
- The High Country
(1961)
... Mrs. Morgan
- The Spoiler
(1960)
... Mrs. Avery
1955-1961
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Gracie Jordan / Ma Jericho / Frankie, Joan's maid
Gracie Jordan / Ma Jericho / Frankie, Joan's maid
- Money and the Minister
(1961)
... Gracie Jordan
- The Graduation Dress
(1960)
... Ma Jericho
- Star in the House
(1955)
... Frankie, Joan's maid
1960-1961
Laramie
(TV Series)
Hortense Cotter / Mrs. Clark
Hortense Cotter / Mrs. Clark
- The Debt
(1961)
... Hortense Cotter
(uncredited)
- Company Man
(1960)
... Mrs. Clark
1960-1961
Hennesey
(TV Series)
Mrs. Hammer - Landlady
Mrs. Hammer - Landlady
- The Apartment
(1961)
... Mrs. Hammer - Landlady
- We're Glad It's You
(1960)
1959-1960
Lock Up
(TV Series)
Amy Kraus / Mrs. Cathrey
Amy Kraus / Mrs. Cathrey
- Concrete Coffin
(1960)
... Amy Kraus
- Change of Heart
(1959)
... Mrs. Cathrey
1959-1960
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Aunt Em
Aunt Em
- Wagons Ho!
(1960)
... Aunt Em
- The Greenhorn Story
(1959)
... Aunt Em
1955-1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Emma / Miss Samantha / Marie McGurk / ...
Emma / Miss Samantha / Marie McGurk / ...
- Party Line
(1960)
... Emma
- Bull in a China Shop
(1958)
... Miss Samantha
- Toby
(1956)
... Marie McGurk
- Triggers in Leash
(1955)
... Maggie
1958-1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(TV Series)
Miss Carter / Harriet
Miss Carter / Harriet
- Marked for Murder
(1959)
... Miss Carter
- The Space Society
(1958)
... Harriet
1958-1959
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Ruth Purcell / Mrs. Amy Morgan / Emma Birch
Ruth Purcell / Mrs. Amy Morgan / Emma Birch
- A Trial for Jenny May
(1959)
... Ruth Purcell
- The Crisis at Easter Creek
(1958)
... Mrs. Amy Morgan
- The Suffragette
(1958)
... Emma Birch
1959
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Old Lady Card Player
Old Lady Card Player
- The Case of the Dangerous Dowager
(1959)
... Old Lady Card Player
1958-1959
Trackdown
(TV Series)
Henrietta Porter
Henrietta Porter
- The Vote
(1959)
... Henrietta Porter
- The Trick
(1959)
... Henrietta Porter
- False Witness
(1959)
... Henrietta Porter
- Stranger in Town
(1959)
... Henrietta Porter
- Hard Lines
(1959)
... Henrietta Porter
1956-1958
The People's Choice
(TV Series)
Flora Jordan / Miss J. Hopkins / Lola
Flora Jordan / Miss J. Hopkins / Lola
- The Wrong Indians
(1958)
... Flora Jordan
- Sock and the Peoples' Pageant
(1956)
... Miss J. Hopkins
/ Lola
1957
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
(TV Series)
Minerva Comstock
Minerva Comstock
- The Marriage Broker
(1957)
... Minerva Comstock
1957
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
(TV Series)
Sally Benton
Sally Benton
- Stagecoach Sally
(1957)
... Sally Benton
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Mrs. Jane McGill
Mrs. Jane McGill
- Shootin' Woman
(1957)
... Mrs. Jane McGill
1954-1956
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Harriet / Norah / Nurse / ...
Harriet / Norah / Nurse / ...
- Old Acquaintance
(1956)
... Harriet
- Sting in the Tail
(1956)
... Norah
- It Started with Eve
(1956)
... Nurse
- Ivy
(1956)
... Martha
- The Heiress
(1954)
... Lavinia Penniman
1956
General Electric Summer Originals
(TV Series)
Birdie Hackett
Birdie Hackett
- Alias Mike Hercules
(1956)
... Birdie Hackett
1956
Matinee Theatre
(TV Series)
Louise / Cissie
Louise / Cissie
- Young Hands, Young Feet
(1956)
... Louise
- The Hollow Woman
(1956)
... Cissie
1955-1956
The Millionaire
(TV Series)
Bedelia Buckley / Nancy Marlborough
Bedelia Buckley / Nancy Marlborough
- The Bedelia Buckley Story
(1956)
... Bedelia Buckley
- The Nancy Marlborough Story
(1955)
... Nancy Marlborough
1955
The Man Behind the Badge
(TV Series)
Katherine
Katherine
- The Case of the Hot Stock
(1955)
... Katherine
1953-1954
Four Star Playhouse
(TV Series)
Martha - Maid / Elsie
Martha - Maid / Elsie
- Meet McGraw
(1954)
... Martha - Maid
- A Place of His Own
(1953)
... Elsie
1953-1954
Dragnet
(TV Series)
Thelma Keene / Margaret Beckar
Thelma Keene / Margaret Beckar
- The Big Ham
(1954)
... Thelma Keene
- The Big Will
(1953)
... Margaret Beckar
1953
The Revlon Mirror Theater
(TV Series)
Clara / Mrs. Logan
Clara / Mrs. Logan
- Equal Justice
(1953)
... Clara
- Because I Love Him
(1953)
... Mrs. Logan
1952-1953
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
(TV Series)
Aunt Ellen
Aunt Ellen
- Separate Rooms
(1953)
... Aunt Ellen
- Day After Thanksgiving
(1952)
... Aunt Ellen
(uncredited)
1950-1951
Stars Over Hollywood
(TV Series)
Rosa Peterson
Rosa Peterson
- Old Mother Hubbard
(1951)
- Son of the Rock
(1951)
... Rosa Peterson
- Winter Love
(1950)
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Writer (4 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (3 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (3 credits)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Self (9 credits)
Self (9 credits)
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Archive footage (6 credits)
Archive footage (6 credits)
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(Mid-1970s) Portrayed herself as a first-time American visitor to Switzerland in a promotional travel short for Swiss tourism. See more »Alternate Names:
Ellen Hansen
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