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Ellen Corby

1911 - 1999

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Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ellen Corby has received more than 3,041,660 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Corby is the 3,934th most popular actor (down from 3,524th in 2019), the 5,843rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,401st in 2019) and the 1,769th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ellen Corby ranks 3,934 out of 13,578. Before her are Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Rosenda Monteros, Alexandra Rapaport, Pankaj Kapur, Viggo Larsen, and Jason Scott Lee. After her are Virginie Efira, Joe Manganiello, Martin Ferrero, Khandi Alexander, Christopher Eccleston, and Louise Dresser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Ellen Corby ranks 221. Before her are Annibale Frossi, Jean Shiley, Roger Lapébie, Michel Pablo, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, and Brian O'Nolan. After her are Consalvo Sanesi, Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Martim Mércio da Silveira, Aly Khan, and Mervyn Peake. Among people deceased in 1999, Ellen Corby ranks 170. Before her are Galina Bystrova, Joshua Nkomo, Johannes Käbin, Annibale Frossi, Fritz Honegger, and Robert Mills. After her are Teuvo Aura, Quentin Crisp, John Bromwich, Greg, Jürgen Moser, and Olga Orozco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ellen Corby ranks 5,843 out of 20,380. Before her are Peter H. Gilmore (1958), John Abercrombie (1944), Taylor Hawkins (1972), William Wharton (1925), Jonathan Pollard (1954), and Jason Scott Lee (1966). After her are Ralph Towner (1940), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Joe Manganiello (1976), Martin Ferrero (1947), Thomas Hearns (1958), and Louis Clarke (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ellen Corby ranks 1,769. Before her are Kevin Conroy (1955), Barbara Harris (1935), Ruby Dee (1922), Andy Griffith (1926), Debra Messing (1968), and Jason Scott Lee (1966). After her are Joe Manganiello (1976), Martin Ferrero (1947), Khandi Alexander (1957), Louise Dresser (1878), Yuri Lowenthal (1971), and Annabella Sciorra (1960).

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Television and Movie Roles

Vertigo
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
May 28th 19588.165 / 10
Sabrina
Miss McCardie
Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for a wife and family. David is all play – technically he is employed by the family business, but never shows up for work, spends all his time entertaining, and has been married and divorced three times. Meanwhile, Sabrina Fairchild is the young, shy, and awkward daughter of the household chauffeur, who goes away to Paris for two years, and returns to capture David's attention, while falling in love with Linus.
Sep 10th 19547.5 / 10
It's a Wonderful Life
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Dec 20th 19468.3 / 10