Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby ( born June 3, 1911 in Racine, Wisconsin, † 14 April 1999 in Los Angeles, California; actually Ellen Hansen) was an American actress. She became known to a worldwide audience, especially for her role as " Grandma " Esther Walton in the U.S. series The Waltons. For the outstanding performances in this series, she was awarded a total of three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Life
Ellen Corby was when Ellen Hansen, born as the daughter of Danish immigrants in Racine, Wisconsin. She grew up in Philadelphia. 1932 began her career in Atlantic City as a chorus singer at a community theater. In the same year she moved to Hollywood and got a job at the RKO Studios and the Hal Roach Studios as a script - writer. She also took acting lessons.
In 1949 she was honored for her performance in the film Mystery of the mother in the category " Best Supporting Actress " Golden Globe and was nominated in the same category for the Oscar, but then went to the Claire Trevor at the award ceremony. However, these successes had no effect on her career, where she was still seen in small supporting roles. Among the best known films in which she appeared include Billy Wilder's Sabrina, and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo - From the realm of the dead. In addition to numerous films, she was also, among other things, in comic roles, appeared in numerous TV productions; she appeared in the Andy Griffith Show and starred in series such as police report or Perry Mason with.
She became known for her role of " Grandma " Esther Walton in the U.S. series The Waltons. For her dramatic performance in this series, she was awarded a total of three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. From 1934 to 1944 she was married to Francis Corby; the couple had no children.
After a severe stroke in 1977, which destroyed their language center, they could only sporadically involved in The Waltons. The writers attributed the disease unceremoniously into the series to explain their condition. From 1978, she appeared only sporadically in the series and was completely eliminated from the 1979 series. Your last role was as Esther Walton in the TV special A Walton Easter (1997).
She died at the age of 87 years in the Motion Picture & Television Country House And Hospital in Woodland Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles. Her grave is on the celebrity cemetery Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.