Ellen Hansen (aka Ellen Corby aka Grandma Walton) was born June 3, 1911 (or 1913), in Racine, WI. She grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and left for Hollywood in the early 1930s to become an actress, which she became only after working as a script assistant for twelve years. She appeared in over 25 uncredited or small character parts before taking the role of the lovelorn Aunt Trina...See full bio »
Her mother died on September 9, 1963, at the age of 76. The loss of Ellen's mother left an emptiness that could never be filled. "A great deal of me disappeared with her. She was a large part of my life-much more than my husband ever was.
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She spent 12 years as a script assistant before becoming an actress.
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