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My Take
Ellen Corby is my idea of an actor's actor. More than 200 film and television credits across six decades, mostly in small parts, and then — past the age of sixty — she became Grandma Walton and won three Emmys in four years. I find that arc deeply moving: decades of anonymous, reliable work finally rewarded with a role America took to heart. She also wrote screenplays, which tells me she understood story from the inside, not just performance. Her late-career triumph is a standing rebuke to an industry obsessed with youth. Whenever someone tells me it is too late to break through, I think of Ellen Corby and disagree.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ellen Corby
- Name (Japanese)
- エレン・コービー
- Reading
- えれん・こーびー
- Born
- June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States
- Occupation
- television actor / screenwriter / film actor / actor / stage actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1973 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- 1975 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- 1976 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen%20Corby
Frequently asked questions
When was Ellen Corby born?
June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999.
Where is Ellen Corby from?
Ellen Corby is from Racine, Wisconsin, United States.
What does Ellen Corby do?
Ellen Corby works as television actor, screenwriter, film actor, actor, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.