Ellen Corby
TV Actress
Rose to fame for playing Grandma Esther Walton on the hit series The Waltons.
She started her career in the 1930s with small parts in an array of films.
She won three Emmy Awards for her role on The Waltons.
She was married to Francis Corby for ten years.
She appeared in Alfred Hitchcock 's television show in the 1960s.