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Videos (see all 10)
The Noose Hangs High (1948) -- Window washers are mistaken for messengers who are sent to collect $50,000 in cash by a gangster, with zany results!
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 26 -- A quartet of elderly women try to gain the attention of a handsome detective.
Vertigo (1958) -- A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 3: Episode 11 -- A doctor commits a murder after being injected with an experimental narcotic.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 1: Episode 3 -- A clever tavern owner tries to prevent a shoot-out from taking place in her restaurant.

Overview

Date of Death:
14 April 1999, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Ellen Hansen (aka Ellen Corby aka Grandma Walton) was born June 3, 1911... more
Trivia:
In March of 2000, she was left out of the yearly "In Memoriam" segment... more
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Up 9% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
The Waltons: The Last Episode Finally Comes to DVD
 (From TVSeriesFinale. 28 April 2009, 4:35 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Ellen Hansen

Filmography

Actress:
  1. A Walton Easter (1997) (TV) .... Grandma Walton
  2. A Walton Wedding (1995) (TV) .... Grandma Walton
  3. A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) (TV) .... Grandma Walton

  4. A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982) (TV) .... Grandma Walton
  5. A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982) (TV) .... Grandma Walton
  6. All the Way Home (1981) (TV) .... Great-Gandmaw
  7. The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980) (TV) .... Esther Walton / Herself
  8. "The Waltons" .... 'Grandma' Esther Walton / ... (140 episodes, 1972-1980)
        - The Valediction (1980) TV episode .... 'Grandma' Esther Walton
        - The Inspiration (1980) TV episode .... "Grandma" Esther Walton
        - Founder's Day (1979) TV episode .... 'Grandma' Esther Walton
        - The Tailspin (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... 'Grandma' Esther Walton
        - The Torch (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... 'Grandma' Esther Walton
          (135 more)

  9. The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974) (TV) .... Ma Floyd
    ... aka Pretty Boy Floyd
  10. "Tenafly" .... Leslie Storm (1 episode, 1973)
        - Joyride to Nowhere (1973) TV episode .... Leslie Storm
  11. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Jury") / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
        - Love and the Hairy Excuse/Love and Lady Luck/Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy (1972) TV episode .... 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) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Jury")
  12. "Night Gallery" .... Miss Patience (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
        - Fright Night (1972) TV episode .... Miss Patience
  13. Napoleon and Samantha (1972) .... Gertrude
  14. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) (TV) .... Grandma Walton
  15. "The Partners" .... Mrs. Polaski (1 episode, 1971)
        - To Catch a Crooke (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Polaski
  16. A Tattered Web (1971) (TV) .... Mrs. Simmons
  17. "The D.A." .... Dottie Casson (1 episode, 1971)
        - The People vs. Drake (1971) TV episode .... Dottie Casson
  18. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) .... Abigail
  19. Cannon (1971) (TV) .... Teacher
  20. "The Odd Couple" .... Florence (1 episode, 1971)
        - Trapped (1971) TV episode .... Florence
  21. "Adam-12" .... Camille Gearhardt / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - Log 56: Vice Versa (1971) TV episode .... Camille Gearhardt
        - Log 23: Pig Is a Three-Letter Word (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Cunningham
  22. "Dan August" .... Agnes Oakes (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Worst Crime (1971) TV episode .... Agnes Oakes
  23. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Little Old Lady (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Stagecoach Hijack (1970) TV episode .... Little Old Lady
  24. "The F.B.I." .... Aunt Florrie Buell / ... (6 episodes, 1966-1970)
        - The Savage Wilderness (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Anderson
        - The Butcher (1968) TV episode .... Hannah Beecher
        - The Nightmare (1968) TV episode .... Aunt Florrie Buell
        - The Satellite (1967) TV episode .... Elizabeth Page
        - Collision Course (1966) TV episode .... Mary Carmichael
          (1 more)
  25. "Bracken's World" .... Mrs. Hopkins (1 episode, 1970)
        - Murder Off Camera (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Hopkins
  26. "Nanny and the Professor" .... Mrs. Kaufman (1 episode, 1970)
        - I Think That I Shall Never See a Tree (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Kaufman

  27. "Lancer" .... Widow Hargis (1 episode, 1969)
        - Zee (1969) TV episode .... Widow Hargis
  28. Ruba al prossimo tuo (1969) .... Mrs. Walker
    ... aka A Fine Pair (USA)
  29. "The Outsider" .... Aunt Myrtle (1 episode, 1969)
        - Periwinkle Blue (1969) TV episode .... Aunt Myrtle
  30. Angel in My Pocket (1969) .... Old Woman
  31. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Betty Ann's Mother / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1969)
        - The Short Voyage Home (1969) TV episode .... Mother
        - The Case of the Marine Bandit (1964) TV episode .... Betty Ann's Mother
  32. "Ironside" .... Agnes Fairchild (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" (USA: syndication title)
        - Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on Thursday (1969) TV episode .... Agnes Fairchild
  33. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Mrs. Feathertree (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
        - Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Feathertree
  34. "Lassie" .... Amy Baker / ... (4 episodes, 1961-1968)
    ... aka "Jeff's Collie" (USA)
    ... aka "Timmy and Lassie" (USA: syndication title)
        - Out of the Frying Pan (1968) TV episode .... Amy Baker
        - Little Jim (1966) TV episode .... Bess Wright
        - Yochim's Christmas (1961) TV episode .... Pearlie Mae Yochim
        - Cracker Jack (1961) TV episode .... Pearlie Mae
  35. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Molly Cobb (1 episode, 1968)
        - Pariah (1968) TV episode .... Molly Cobb
  36. "The High Chaparral" .... Mrs. Dilts (1 episode, 1968)
        - Tornado Frances (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Dilts
  37. The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) .... Script girl
  38. "Disneyland" .... Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office / ... (2 episodes, 1968)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office
        - The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Woman at Burton Ridge land office
  39. "Batman" .... Mrs. Green (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Joker's Flying Saucer (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Green
  40. "Felony Squad" .... Mrs. Smory (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nightmare on a Dead-End Street (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Smory
  41. "Accidental Family" (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Playground (1967) TV episode
  42. "The Big Valley" .... Emmie (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Noose Is Waiting (1967) TV episode .... Emmie
  43. The Gnome-Mobile (1967) (uncredited) .... Etta Pettibone
  44. "Rango" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Rustlers (1967) TV episode
  45. "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" .... Martha (2 episodes, 1967)
        - Just While You're Resting (1967) TV episode .... Martha
        - Help Wanted, Desperately (1967) TV episode .... Martha
  46. "Mr. Terrific" .... Mrs. Walters (1 episode, 1967)
        - I Can't Fly (1967) TV episode .... Mrs. Walters
  47. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Madame Bloor (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Moulin Ruse Affair (1967) TV episode .... Madame Bloor
  48. "The Invaders" .... Aunt Sara (1 episode, 1967)
        - Beachhead (1967) TV episode .... Aunt Sara
  49. "Laredo" .... Ma Sweet (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Sweet Gang (1966) TV episode .... Ma Sweet
  50. "The Fugitive" .... Mrs. Barlow / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The Sharp Edge of Chivalry (1966) TV episode .... Mrs. Murdock
        - Stroke of Genius (1966) TV episode .... Mrs. Barlow
  51. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) .... Anna Miller
    ... aka The Spy in Lace Panties
  52. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Miss Purdy (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
    ... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
        - Holloway's Daughters (1966) TV episode .... Miss Purdy
  53. The Night of the Grizzly (1966) .... Hazel Squires
  54. "Honey West" .... Nellie Peedy (1 episode, 1966)
        - Come to Me, My Litigation Baby (1966) TV episode .... Nellie Peedy
  55. "Get Smart" .... Agnes Davenport (1 episode, 1966)
        - Dear Diary (1966) TV episode .... Agnes Davenport
  56. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) .... Miss Neva Tremaine
  57. "Tammy" .... Florabelle (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Poker Game (1965) TV episode .... Florabelle
  58. Luke and the Tenderfoot (1965) (TV)
  59. The Family Jewels (1965) .... Airline Passenger
  60. "Ben Casey" .... Mrs. Jacoby (1 episode, 1965)
        - Journeys End in Lovers Meeting (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Jacoby
  61. "The Farmer's Daughter" .... Mrs. Schuyler (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Woman Behind the Man (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Schuyler
  62. "The Donna Reed Show" .... Christine Moss (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Gift Shop (1965) TV episode .... Christine Moss
  63. "The Addams Family" .... Mother Lurch (1 episode, 1965)
        - Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family (1965) TV episode .... Mother Lurch
  64. "Daniel Boone" .... Hilda Brock (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Hostages (1965) TV episode .... Hilda Brock
  65. "The Baileys of Balboa" .... Miss Engeldorf (1 episode, 1965)
        - Bailey's Band (1965) TV episode .... Miss Engeldorf
  66. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Chief Nurse (1 episode, 1964)
        - Consider Her Ways (1964) TV episode .... Chief Nurse
  67. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) .... Town Gossip
    ... aka What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?
  68. "The Virginian" .... Mrs. Clancy (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
        - All Nice and Legal (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Clancy
  69. "The Beverly Hillbillies" .... Mrs. Emma Poke (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Widow Poke Arrives (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Emma Poke
  70. "Destry" .... Granny Jellico (1 episode, 1964)
        - Blood Brother-in-Law (1964) TV episode .... Granny Jellico
  71. The Strangler (1964) .... Mrs. Kroll
  72. 4 for Texas (1963) .... Widow
  73. "Channing" .... Ruth (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Young and the Bold"
        - Beyond His Reach (1963) TV episode .... Ruth
  74. "The Lucy Show" .... Miss Tanner (2 episodes, 1963)
    ... aka "The Lucille Ball Show" (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy and the Safe Cracker (1963) TV episode
        - Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault (1963) TV episode .... Miss Tanner
  75. The Caretakers (1963) .... Irene
    ... aka Borderlines (UK)
  76. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
        - Barney's First Car (1963) TV episode .... Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
  77. "McKeever & the Colonel" .... Mrs. Blackwell (1 episode, 1963)
        - Make Room for Mother (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Blackwell
  78. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Mrs. Butterworth (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Thunder in a Forgotten Town (1963) TV episode
        - Safari (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Butterworth
  79. "Bonanza" .... Cora Milford / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1963)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Hayburner (1963) TV episode .... Cora Milford
        - The Gunmen (1960) TV episode .... Lorna Doone Mayberry
  80. "Going My Way" .... Mrs. Brophy (1 episode, 1963)
        - My Son the Social Worker (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Brophy
  81. "Fair Exchange" .... Maude Murphy (1 episode, 1962)
        - Innocents Abroad (1962) TV episode .... Maude Murphy
  82. "Dr. Kildare" .... Miss Ainsley Hallie (1 episode, 1962)
        - Breakdown (1962) TV episode .... Miss Ainsley Hallie
  83. "Cheyenne" .... Hortense Durango (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Durango Brothers (1962) TV episode .... Hortense Durango
  84. Saintly Sinners (1962) .... Mrs. McKenzie
  85. "87th Precinct" .... Mrs. Brodek (1 episode, 1962)
        - Feel of the Trigger (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Brodek
  86. "Follow the Sun" .... Annabelle Witherspoon (1 episode, 1961)
        - Mele Kalikimaka to You (1961) TV episode .... Annabelle Witherspoon
  87. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) .... Soho Sal
  88. "General Electric Theater" .... Gracie Jordan / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1961)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Money and the Minister (1961) TV episode .... Gracie Jordan
        - The Graduation Dress (1960) TV episode .... Ma Jericho
        - Star in the House (1955) TV episode .... Maid
  89. "The Rifleman" .... Mrs. Avery / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The High Country (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Morgan
        - The Spoiler (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Avery
  90. "Frontier Circus" .... Abby (1 episode, 1961)
        - Dr. Sam (1961) TV episode .... Abby
  91. "The Asphalt Jungle" .... Mrs. Peterson (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Sniper (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Peterson
  92. "The Tab Hunter Show" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Invitation (1961) TV episode
  93. "Hennesey" .... Mrs. Hammer (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Apartment (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Hammer
  94. "The Tall Man" .... Hannah Blossom (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Reluctant Bridegroom (1961) TV episode .... Hannah Blossom
  95. "Surfside 6" .... Addie Horton (1 episode, 1961)
        - Thieves Among Honor (1961) TV episode .... Addie Horton
  96. "Lock Up" .... Amy Kraus / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Concrete Coffin (1960) TV episode .... Amy Kraus
        - Change of Heart (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Coffey
  97. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Kate Wiggam (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Bride and the Bandit (1960) TV episode .... Kate Wiggam
  98. "Thriller" .... Mrs. Peel (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Boris Karloff's Thriller"
        - Girl with a Secret (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Peel
  99. "The Rebel" .... Carrie Blyden (1 episode, 1960)
        - To See the Elephant (1960) TV episode .... Carrie Blyden
  100. "Dennis the Menace" .... Mrs. Tucker (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Just Dennis" (UK)
        - Dennis and the Radio Set (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Tucker
  101. "Hot Off the Wire" (1 episode)
    ... aka "The Jim Backus Show"
        - O'Toole and Son (????) TV episode
  102. "Wagon Train" .... Aunt Em (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - Wagons Ho! (1960) TV episode .... Aunt Em
        - The Greenhorn Story (1959) TV episode .... Aunt Em
  103. "The Chevy Mystery Show" .... Maria (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Sunday Mystery Hour" (USA: rerun title)
        - Dead Man's Walk (1960) TV episode .... Maria
  104. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Emma / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1960)
        - Party Line (1960) TV episode .... Emma
        - Bull in a China Shop (1958) TV episode .... Miss Samantha
        - Toby (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. McKirk
        - Triggers in Leash (1955) TV episode .... Maggie
  105. "Tightrope" .... Hazel (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Penthouse Story (1960) TV episode .... Hazel
  106. "The Betty Hutton Show" .... Mrs. Bleeker (1 episode, 1960)
        - Gullible Goldie (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Bleeker
  107. Visit to a Small Planet (1960) .... Mrs. Mabel Mayberry

  108. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" .... Harriet / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka "Call Mr. 'D'" (USA: syndication title)
        - Marked for Murder (1959) TV episode .... Miss Carter
        - The Space Society (1958) TV episode .... Harriet
  109. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Mrs. Walters (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The June Allyson Show"
        - The Girl (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Walters
  110. "The Restless Gun" .... Emma Birch / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - A Trial for Jenny May (1959) TV episode .... Ruth Purcell
        - The Suffragette (1958) TV episode .... Emma Birch
  111. "The Lineup" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "San Francisco Beat"
        - The Chloroform Murder Case (1959) TV episode
  112. "Perry Mason" .... Old Lady (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1959) TV episode .... Old Lady
  113. "Trackdown" .... Henrietta Porter (22 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Vote (1959) TV episode .... Henrietta Porter
        - The Trick (1959) TV episode .... Henrietta Porter
        - False Witness (1959) TV episode .... Henrietta Porter
        - Stranger in Town (1959) TV episode .... Henrietta Porter
        - Hard Lines (1959) TV episode .... Henrietta Porter
          (17 more)
  114. "Peter Gunn" .... Irma Gaffney (1 episode, 1959)
        - Love Me to Death (1959) TV episode .... Irma Gaffney
  115. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Martha (1 episode, 1959)
        - In Memoriam (1959) TV episode .... Martha
  116. "The Texan" .... Katy Clayton (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Lord Will Provide (1958) TV episode .... Katy Clayton
  117. Macabre (1958) .... Miss Kushins
  118. "Rescue 8" .... Mrs. Kimbrough (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Crackup (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Kimbrough
  119. As Young as We Are (1958) .... Nettie McPherson
  120. "Decision" .... Granny Dawson (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Tall Man (1958) TV episode .... Granny Dawson
  121. Vertigo (1958) .... Manager of McKittrick Hotel
    ... aka 'Vertigo' (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (USA: complete title)
  122. Rockabilly Baby (1957) .... Mrs. Wellington
  123. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Adorine (1 episode, 1957)
        - A Fortune for Madame (1957) TV episode .... Adorine
  124. God Is My Partner (1957) .... Mrs. Dalton
  125. Night Passage (1957) .... Mrs. Feeney
  126. The Seventh Sin (1957) .... Sister Saint Joseph
  127. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Minerva Comstock (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Marriage Broker (1957) TV episode .... Minerva Comstock
  128. "On Trial" .... Martha (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Joseph Cotten Show" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial" (USA: new title)
        - The Gentle Voice of Murder (1957) TV episode .... Martha
  129. All Mine to Give (1957) .... Mrs. Raiden
    ... aka The Day They Gave Babies Away (UK)
  130. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Sally Benson (1 episode, 1957)
        - Stagecoach Sally (1957) TV episode .... Sally Benson
  131. "Mr. Adams and Eve" .... Fan (1 episode, 1957)
        - Howard Goes to Jail (1957) TV episode .... Fan
  132. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Mrs. McGill (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Wyatt Earp"
        - Shootin' Woman (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. McGill
  133. Stagecoach to Fury (1956) .... Sarah Farrell
  134. "The Roy Rogers Show" .... Amity Bailey (1 episode, 1956)
        - Head for Cover (1956) TV episode .... Amity Bailey
  135. "I Love Lucy" .... Miss Hanna (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Lucy in Connecticut" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Sunday Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Top Ten Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
        - Lucy Meets Orson Welles (1956) TV episode .... Miss Hanna
  136. "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Hollow Woman (1956) TV episode
  137. "Alias Mike Hercules" .... Birdie Hackett (1 episode, 1956)
        - Pilot (1956) TV episode .... Birdie Hackett
  138. "General Electric Summer Originals" .... Birdie Hackett (1 episode, 1956)
        - Alias Mike Hercules (1956) TV episode .... Birdie Hackett
  139. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Actress / ... (5 episodes, 1954-1956)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Sting in the Tail (1956) TV episode .... Actress
        - It Started with Eve (1956) TV episode .... Nurse
        - The Heiress (1954) TV episode .... Aunt Lavina
        - A Chair for a Lady (1954) TV episode .... Aunt
        - The Girl Who Couldn't Cry (1954) TV episode
  140. "The People's Choice" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Sock and the Peoples' Pageant (1956) TV episode
  141. "The Millionaire" .... Bedelia Buckley / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "If You Had a Million"
        - The Bedelia Buckley Story (1956) TV episode .... Bedelia Buckley
        - The Nancy Marlborough Story (1955) TV episode .... Nancy Marlborough
  142. Slightly Scarlet (1956) (uncredited) .... Martha, June Lyon's Maid
  143. The Go-Getter (1956) .... The Maid
  144. Illegal (1955) .... Miss Hinkel
  145. "The Man Behind the Badge" .... Katherine LeRoy (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Case of the Hot Stock (1955) TV episode .... Katherine LeRoy
  146. "Stage 7" .... Old Lady (1 episode, 1955)
        - End of the Line (1955) TV episode .... Old Lady
  147. "The Stu Erwin Show" .... Martha (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Trouble with Father" (USA)
        - The Matchmakers (1955) TV episode .... Martha
  148. "So This Is Hollywood" .... Mother Dodd (1 episode, 1955)
        - Mother Dodd Came to Town (1955) TV episode .... Mother Dodd
  149. "Big Town" (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka "Byline Steve Wilson"
    ... aka "City Assignment"
    ... aka "Headline"
    ... aka "Heart of the City"
        - The Harbor Story (1954) TV episode
        - Mother's Day (1953) TV episode
  150. Sabrina (1954) .... Miss McCardle
    ... aka Sabrina Fair (UK)
  151. "The Mickey Rooney Show" .... Martha (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Hey Mulligan"
        - The Moon or Bust (1954) TV episode .... Martha
  152. Susan Slept Here (1954) .... Coffee Shop Waitress
  153. About Mrs. Leslie (1954) .... Mrs. Croffman
  154. The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) .... Amelia Gravesend
  155. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Mabel (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - The Unlocked Door (1954) TV episode .... Mabel
  156. Untamed Heiress (1954) .... Mrs. Flanny
  157. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Elsie - Maid / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka "Best in Mystery" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Four Star Theatre" (UK: new title)
    ... aka "Singer Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Star Performance" (USA: rerun title)
        - Meet McGraw (1954) TV episode .... Martha - Maid
        - A Place of His Own (1953) TV episode .... Elsie - Maid
  158. "Dragnet" (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka "Badge 714" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Ham (1954) TV episode
        - The Big Will (1953) TV episode
  159. "The Revlon Mirror Theater" .... Clara (1 episode, 1953)
        - Equal Justice (1953) TV episode .... Clara
  160. A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) .... Singing Woman
  161. "Letter to Loretta" .... Jennie (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
        - Trial Run (1953) TV episode .... Jennie
  162. "You Are There" .... Mrs. Mary Surratt (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Capture of John Wilkes Booth (April 26, 1865) (1953) TV episode .... Mrs. Mary Surratt
  163. The Vanquished (1953/I) .... Mrs. Barbour
  164. Shane (1953) .... Mrs. Liz Torrey
  165. Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) .... First Woman
  166. "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" .... Aunt Ellen (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Ozzie and Harriet"
        - Separate Rooms (1953) TV episode .... Aunt Ellen
  167. Monsoon (1952) .... Katie
  168. "Your Jeweler's Showcase" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Study in Charcoal (1952) TV episode
  169. Fearless Fagan (1952) .... Mrs. Ardley
  170. The Big Trees (1952) .... Sister Blackburn
  171. The Sea Hornet (1951) .... Mrs. Drinkwater
  172. The Barefoot Mailman (1951) (uncredited) .... Miss Della
  173. Angels in the Outfield (1951) .... Sister Veronica
    ... aka Angels and the Pirates (UK)
  174. Here Comes the Groom (1951) .... Mrs. McGonigle
  175. On Moonlight Bay (1951) .... Miss Mary Stevens (Wesley's schoolteacher)
  176. Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) .... Miss Birdshaw
  177. "Stars Over Hollywood" .... Rosa Peterson (3 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - Old Mother Hubbard (1951) TV episode
        - Son of the Rock (1951) TV episode .... Rosa Peterson
        - Winter Love (1950) TV episode
  178. The Mating Season (1951) .... Annie
  179. Harriet Craig (1950) .... Lottie
  180. Edge of Doom (1950) .... Mrs. Jeanette Moore
    ... aka Stronger Than Fear (UK)
  181. Peggy (1950) .... Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
  182. The Gunfighter (1950) .... Mrs. Devlin
  183. Caged (1950) .... Emma Barber
  184. Captain China (1950) .... Miss Endicott

  185. Madame Bovary (1949) .... Félicité
  186. Mighty Joe Young (1949) (uncredited) .... Ophanage Woman
    ... aka Mr. Joseph Young of Africa
  187. The Judge Steps Out (1949) (uncredited) .... Mother at Party
    ... aka Indian Summer (UK)
  188. Little Women (1949) .... Sophie - Mrs Kirke's maid
  189. A Woman's Secret (1949) .... Nurse who reads paper to Susan
  190. Rusty Saves a Life (1949) (uncredited) .... Miss Simmons
  191. The Dark Past (1948) (uncredited) .... Agnes
  192. Strike It Rich (1948) .... Mrs. Annie Harkins
  193. Fighting Father Dunne (1948) (uncredited) .... Colpeck's Secretary
  194. The Noose Hangs High (1948) (uncredited) .... Hilda, the Maid
  195. I Remember Mama (1948) .... Aunt Trina
  196. If You Knew Susie (1948) (uncredited) .... Woman
  197. Forever Amber (1947) (uncredited) .... Marge
  198. Railroaded! (1947) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Wills
    ... aka Uncertain Guilt (USA: TV title)
  199. Driftwood (1947) (uncredited) .... Excitable Woman
  200. The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947) .... Cathy, the Maid, in 'Fabulous Joe'
  201. The Fabulous Joe (1947) (uncredited) .... Cathy, the Maid
  202. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) (uncredited) .... Courtroom spectator
    ... aka Bachelor Knight (UK)
  203. They Won't Believe Me (1947) (uncredited) .... Screaming Woman
  204. Living in a Big Way (1947) (uncredited) .... Broken Arms' Sailors Wife
  205. The Long Night (1947) (uncredited) .... Lady in Crowd
  206. Born to Kill (1947) (uncredited) .... 2nd Maid
    ... aka Lady of Deceit (UK)
  207. Beat the Band (1947) (uncredited) .... Gertrude's Mother
  208. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (uncredited) .... Miss Davis
    ... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
  209. The Locket (1946) (uncredited) .... Ginny, Kitchen Maid
  210. Sister Kenny (1946) (uncredited) .... Hospital Scrub Woman
  211. Crack-Up (1946) (uncredited) .... Reynold's Maid
  212. Till the End of Time (1946) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Sumpter
  213. Cuban Pete (1946) (uncredited) .... Screaming Patient
    ... aka Down Cuba Way
  214. Lover Come Back (1946) (uncredited) .... Rita, Kay's Secretary
    ... aka When Lovers Meet (USA: reissue title)
  215. In Old Sacramento (1946) (uncredited) .... Scrubwoman
    ... aka Flame of Sacramento (USA: reissue title)
  216. The Truth About Murder (1946) (uncredited) .... Betty (Ashton's secretary)
    ... aka The Lie Detector (UK)
  217. Bedlam (1946) (uncredited) .... Queen of the Artichokes
  218. The Dark Corner (1946) (uncredited) .... Maid
  219. From This Day Forward (1946) (uncredited) .... Mother
  220. The Scarlet Horseman (1946) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Barnes
  221. The Spiral Staircase (1945) (uncredited) .... Neighbour
  222. Cornered (1945) (uncredited) .... French Maid

  223. The Broken Coin (1936) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  224. Speed Limited (1935) (uncredited) .... Secretary
  225. Babes in Toyland (1934) (uncredited) .... Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial
    ... aka Laurel and Hardy in Toyland
    ... aka March of the Wooden Soldiers (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Revenge Is Sweet
    ... aka Wooden Soldiers
  226. Twisted Rails (1934) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
  227. Sons of the Desert (1933) (uncredited) .... Dress Extra at Table Next to Chase's
    ... aka Fraternally Yours (UK)
  228. Rafter Romance (1933) (uncredited) .... Telemarketer
Writer:
  1. "The Waltons" (2 episodes, 1973-1976)
        - The Search (1976) TV episode (story)
        - The Separation (1973) TV episode (story)

  2. Hoppy's Holiday (1947) (story)
  3. Twilight on the Trail (1941) (screenplay)

  4. The Broken Coin (1936) (writer) (as Ellen Hansen)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Cornered (1945) (script supervisor) (uncredited)

  2. Swiss Miss (1938) (script supervisor) (uncredited)
  3. Three Men in a Tub (1938) (script clerk)
Soundtrack:
  1. "The Waltons" (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Best Christmas (1976) TV episode (performer: "Jingle Bells", "We Wish You A Merry Christmas")
Self:
  1. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself (Memorial Tribute)

  2. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series
  3. "Dinah!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
        - Episode dated 5 November 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode dated 20 May 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
Archive Footage:
  1. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
  2. "Disneyland"
        - The Gnome-Mobile: Part 2 (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Etta Pettibone
        - The Gnome-Mobile: Part 1 (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Etta Pettibone
        - Napoleon and Samantha (1975) TV episode .... Gertrude
  3. "The Waltons"
        - The Achievement (1977) TV episode .... 'Grandma' Esther Walton
        - The Long Night (1977) TV episode .... 'Grandma' Esther Walton


Additional Details

Other Works:
Wrote the novel The Pebble of Gibraltar, published in 1988 by Vantage Press, Inc. more
Genres:
Drama | Family | Romance | Comedy more

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