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Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Ellen Hansen

Born June 3, 1911· Racine, Wisconsin, USA

† Died April 14, 1999

96Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Born to Danish immigrants in Racine, Wisconsin and raised in Philadelphia, she entered theater in high school and moved to Hollywood in 1932, taking a script-girl job at RKO and Hal Roach while studying acting. After twelve years behind the scenes she secured her first credited role in Cornered (1945) and earned an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe for supporting actress as Aunt Trina in I…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

It's a Wonderful Life★ 8.3
It's a Wonderful Life1946
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Vertigo★ 8.1
Vertigo1958
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Sabrina★ 7.5
Sabrina1954
Miss McCardie
Shane★ 7.3
Shane1953
Liz Torrey
BatmanSeries★ 7.3
Batman1966
Mrs. Green
The Gunfighter★ 7.4
The Gunfighter1950
Mrs. Devlin
Hawaii Five-OSeries★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O1969
Mrs. Feathertree
The FugitiveSeries★ 7.3
The Fugitive1963
Mrs. Barlow
IronsideSeries★ 6.8
Ironside1967
Agnes Fairchild
LassieSeries★ 6.3
Lassie1954
Amy Baker
Mighty Joe Young★ 6.4
Mighty Joe Young1949
Orphanage matron (uncredited)