Marion Ross

Marion Ross

Known for
Acting
Born
October 25, 1928 (age 98)
Birthplace
Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marion Ross (born October 25, 1928) is an American actress best known for her role as Marion Cunningham on the ABCtelevision series, Happy Days from 1974 to 1984.Born Marian Ross in Watertown in Carver County in southern Minnesota, the daughter of Ellen (née Hamilton) and Gordon Ross,she lived in Waconia and then moved to Willmar and eventually to Albert Lea, Minnesota.At the age of 13, she changed the spelling of her name from "Marian" to "Marion" because she thought it would look better on a marquee. After completing her sophomore year in high school, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and worked as an au pair while studying drama at the MacPhail Center for the Arts, and attending Southwest High School. A year later, her family moved to San Diego, California.She graduated from Point Loma High School in San Diego.Ross enrolled in San Diego State University,where she was named the school's most outstanding actress. After graduation in 1950, she performed in summer theater in La Jolla, California. The director was impressed by her talent, and recommended that she try for work in films.

Known For

Filmography

2021
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story poster

Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story

Movie · as Self

2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story poster

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Movie · as Self

2021
Senior Entourage poster

Senior Entourage

Movie · as Marion

2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall poster

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Movie · as Self

2020
Viral Vignettes poster

Viral Vignettes

TV · as Mom · 1 ep

2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas poster

My Music: A Classic Christmas

Movie · as Self - Host

2019
The Very Very Best of the 70s

The Very Very Best of the 70s

TV · as Self - Commentator · 2 eps

2018
Angels on Tap poster

Angels on Tap

Movie · as Waitress

2015
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Edna · 1 ep

2015
Best Friends Whenever poster

Best Friends Whenever

TV · as Rita McCallister · 1 ep

2014
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas poster

Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas

Movie · as Marion

2014
A Perfect Christmas List poster

A Perfect Christmas List

Movie · as Evie

2014
A Reason poster

A Reason

Movie · as Aunt Irene Hilgrim

2014
Sweet Surrender poster

Sweet Surrender

Movie · as Grandma

2014
I Know That Voice poster

I Know That Voice

Movie · as Self

2014
Chasing Life poster

Chasing Life

TV · as April's Granmother · 1 ep

2013
Heebie Jeebies poster

Heebie Jeebies

Movie · as Agnes Whitehead

2013
Instant Mom poster

Instant Mom

TV · as Marion Cunningham · 1 ep

2012
Dear Dracula poster

Dear Dracula

Movie · as Grandma (voice)

2012
Anger Management poster

Anger Management

TV · as Dr. Murphy · 1 ep

2011
Keeping Up with the Randalls poster

Keeping Up with the Randalls

Movie · as Grandma Dorie

2011
Up All Night poster

Up All Night

TV · as Gammy · 1 ep

2011
The Exes poster

The Exes

TV · as Pearl · 1 ep

2010
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster poster

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

Movie · as Hilda Trowburg

2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated poster

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

TV · as Grandma Moonbeam (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Generator Rex poster

Generator Rex

TV · 1 ep

2010
Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland

TV · as Olga · 1 ep

2009
Flower Girl poster

Flower Girl

Movie · as Rose Durham

2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants poster

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Movie · as Self

2009
The Middle poster

The Middle

TV · as Ms. Dunlap · 1 ep

2009
Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie

TV · as Renata Thurber · 1 ep

2008
Superhero Movie poster

Superhero Movie

Movie · as Aunt Lucille

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Elderly Nurse · 1 ep

2007
Music Within poster

Music Within

Movie · as Grandma

2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever poster

Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever

Movie · as Annabelle Crow (voice)

2007
Smiley Face poster

Smiley Face

Movie · as Shirley

2006
Where There's a Will poster

Where There's a Will

Movie · as Leslie Clyde Onstott

2006
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · as Ida Holden · 3 eps

2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine

TV · as Agnes · 1 ep

2006
Handy Manny poster

Handy Manny

TV · as Mrs. Lopart (voice) · 1 ep

2005
The Boondocks poster

The Boondocks

TV · as Mrs. von Hausen (voice) · 3 eps

2005
Out of Practice poster

Out of Practice

TV · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Betty Donahue · 1 ep

2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 poster

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

Movie · as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)

2003
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star poster

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Movie · as Self

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men

TV · as Margaret · 1 ep

2001
Ladies and The Champ poster

Ladies and The Champ

Movie · as Margaret Smith

2000
Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls

TV · as Trix Gilmore, Marilyn Gilmore · 4 eps

1999
The Last Best Sunday poster

The Last Best Sunday

Movie · as Mrs. Larksmont

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Marion Cunningham (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Mrs. Richardson · 1 ep

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

TV · as Grandma SquarePants (voice) · 5 eps

1998
About Sarah poster

About Sarah

Movie · as Grandma Rose McCaffrey

1998
The Lake poster

The Lake

Movie · as Maggie

1998
That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show

TV · as Grandma Forman · 4 eps

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Love Boat: The Next Wave poster

Love Boat: The Next Wave

TV · as Judy Glacken · 1 ep

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Ms. Wakefield (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The Third Twin poster

The Third Twin

TV · as Lila Ferrami · 2 eps

1996
Hidden in Silence poster

Hidden in Silence

Movie · as Mrs. Diamant

1996
The Evening Star poster

The Evening Star

Movie · as Rosie Dunlop

1996
Me And My Hormones

Me And My Hormones

Movie · as Ruth

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · as Eunice Fadiman · 1 ep

1996
Superman: The Animated Series poster

Superman: The Animated Series

TV · as General Richter (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart poster

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

Movie · as Maureen Collier

1995
The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show

TV · as Beulah Carey · 16 eps

1995
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries poster

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

TV · as Flavia (voice) · 2 eps

1994
A Perfect Stranger poster

A Perfect Stranger

Movie · as Charlotte Brandon

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Sophie, Emma · 3 eps

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Frances Farnsworth · 1 ep

1993
The John Larroquette Show poster

The John Larroquette Show

TV · as Ruth Eggers · 1 ep

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Vicki!

Vicki!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Brooklyn Bridge poster

Brooklyn Bridge

TV · as Sophie Berger · 33 eps

1990
Dream On poster

Dream On

TV · as Mother Superior · 1 ep

1988
American Experience poster

American Experience

TV · as Edith Bolling-Galt (voice) · 1 ep

1987
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

Movie · as Billie Silverman

1986
You Again? poster

You Again?

TV · 1 ep

1985
Sins of the Father poster

Sins of the Father

Movie · as Caroline Harris

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Margaret Sturdevant · 1 ep

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Sister Robin · 1 ep

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Mrs. Daley · 1 ep

1983
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents? poster

Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?

Movie · as Mrs. Davies

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Nora Wheeler · 1 ep

1981
Midnight Offerings poster

Midnight Offerings

Movie · as Emily Moore

1980
Skyward poster

Skyward

Movie · as Natalie Ward

1979
The Survival of Dana poster

The Survival of Dana

Movie · as Madeline Lee

1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Movie · as Self

1978
Pearl poster

Pearl

TV · as Ellie North · 3 eps

1977
Grand Theft Auto poster

Grand Theft Auto

Movie · as Vivian Hedgeworth

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Emily Heywood, Emily Stubing, Mrs. Jenny Heller, Amy Scofield, Gladys Johnson, Mary Hammond · 3 eps

1974
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

TV · as Marion Cunningham · 252 eps

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as Mary Sloan, Janet Williamson · 1 ep

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
The Weekend Nun poster

The Weekend Nun

Movie · as Mrs. Crowe

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Mrs. Ross · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Margaret · 1 ep

1971
Honky poster

Honky

Movie · as Mrs. Divine

1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury poster

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

TV · 1 ep

1970
Colossus: The Forbin Project poster

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Movie · as Angela Fields

1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children poster

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

Movie · as Mrs. Pilgrim

1970
Airport poster

Airport

Movie · as Joan Myers (uncredited)

1969
Any Second Now poster

Any Second Now

Movie · as Mrs. Hoyt

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Edith Lavallo, Anita · 1 ep

1969
The Brady Bunch poster

The Brady Bunch

TV · 1 ep

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D.

TV · as Dr. Helen Cartwright · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Marion Cunningham · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as Louise Johnson · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Muriel Enright · 2 eps

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Gloria Bosner, Mrs. Bartell, Shirley Petrizzi · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Mrs. Foster · 1 ep

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · 2 eps

1965
Paradise Bay

Paradise Bay

TV · 199 eps

1963
The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure

TV · as Sister Marcella, Etta Wheeler · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Marian Eckhardt · 1 ep

1963
Mr. Novak poster

Mr. Novak

TV · as Nurse Bromfield · 1 ep

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Agnes Benjamin · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
Blueprint for Robbery poster

Blueprint for Robbery

Movie · as Young Woman

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Laura Harding · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Nurse Ann Patterson · 1 ep

1961
The Gertrude Berg Show poster

The Gertrude Berg Show

TV · 2 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1960
The Slowest Gun in the West poster

The Slowest Gun in the West

Movie · as Elsie May Slocum

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · as Ann, Nora Belden · 1 ep

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Kay Forrest · 1 ep

1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show poster

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

TV · as Dottie Moll · 1 ep

1960
The Brothers Brannagan poster

The Brothers Brannagan

TV · as Kate, Susan · 1 ep

1960
The Chevy Mystery Show poster

The Chevy Mystery Show

TV · as Ann Bell · 1 ep

1959
Operation Petticoat poster

Operation Petticoat

Movie · as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax

1959
It Started with a Kiss poster

It Started with a Kiss

Movie · as Diane (uncredited)

1959
Philip Marlowe poster

Philip Marlowe

TV · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Flora, Pricilla Brewer · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Vera Schultz · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Stacey · 1 ep

1958
Teacher's Pet poster

Teacher's Pet

Movie · as Katy Fuller

1958
Some Came Running poster

Some Came Running

Movie · as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show

TV · 1 ep

1957
Lizzie poster

Lizzie

Movie · as Ruth Seaton

1957
God Is My Partner poster

God Is My Partner

Movie · as Frances Denning

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Helen Harvey · 1 ep

1957
The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man

TV · 1 ep

1957
The Walter Winchell File poster

The Walter Winchell File

TV · 1 ep

1956
The Proud and Profane poster

The Proud and Profane

Movie · as Joan

1956
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

Movie · as Extra (uncredited)

1956
Blithe Spirit poster

Blithe Spirit

Movie · as Edith

1956
Lust for Life poster

Lust for Life

Movie · as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Mollie O'Brien · 1 ep

1955
The Prodigal poster

The Prodigal

Movie · as Greek (uncredited)

1955
Ford Star Jubilee

Ford Star Jubilee

TV · 1 ep

1955
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

TV · as Cathy Hardin · 1 ep

1954
Pushover poster

Pushover

Movie · as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)

1954
Sabrina poster

Sabrina

Movie · as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)

1954
The Glenn Miller Story poster

The Glenn Miller Story

Movie · as Polly Haynes (uncredited)

1954
Secret of the Incas poster

Secret of the Incas

Movie · as Miss Morris (uncredited)

1954
Father Knows Best poster

Father Knows Best

TV · 1 ep

1953
Forever Female poster

Forever Female

Movie · as Patty

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Mrs. Wilson · 1 ep

1953
Life With Father

Life With Father

TV · 27 eps

1953
Letter to Loretta poster

Letter to Loretta

TV · as Nurse, Peg Santos · 1 ep

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Patricia Winterbrook, Patricia Westerbrook, Elizabeth · 1 ep

1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show poster

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

TV · as Dixie · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep