
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

Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
Movie · as Self

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Movie · as Self

Senior Entourage
Movie · as Marion

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Movie · as Self

Viral Vignettes
TV · as Mom · 1 ep

My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie · as Self - Host
The Very Very Best of the 70s
TV · as Self - Commentator · 2 eps

Angels on Tap
Movie · as Waitress

The Odd Couple
TV · as Edna · 1 ep

Best Friends Whenever
TV · as Rita McCallister · 1 ep

Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Movie · as Marion

A Perfect Christmas List
Movie · as Evie

A Reason
Movie · as Aunt Irene Hilgrim

Sweet Surrender
Movie · as Grandma

I Know That Voice
Movie · as Self

Chasing Life
TV · as April's Granmother · 1 ep

Heebie Jeebies
Movie · as Agnes Whitehead

Instant Mom
TV · as Marion Cunningham · 1 ep

Dear Dracula
Movie · as Grandma (voice)

Anger Management
TV · as Dr. Murphy · 1 ep

Keeping Up with the Randalls
Movie · as Grandma Dorie

Up All Night
TV · as Gammy · 1 ep

The Exes
TV · as Pearl · 1 ep

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Movie · as Hilda Trowburg

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV · as Grandma Moonbeam (voice) · 1 ep

Generator Rex
TV · 1 ep

Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Olga · 1 ep

Flower Girl
Movie · as Rose Durham

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie · as Self

The Middle
TV · as Ms. Dunlap · 1 ep

Nurse Jackie
TV · as Renata Thurber · 1 ep

Superhero Movie
Movie · as Aunt Lucille

Childrens Hospital
TV · as Elderly Nurse · 1 ep

Music Within
Movie · as Grandma

Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
Movie · as Annabelle Crow (voice)

Smiley Face
Movie · as Shirley

Where There's a Will
Movie · as Leslie Clyde Onstott

Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Ida Holden · 3 eps

The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV · as Agnes · 1 ep

Handy Manny
TV · as Mrs. Lopart (voice) · 1 ep

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

Out of Practice
TV · 1 ep

Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Betty Donahue · 1 ep

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Movie · as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Movie · as Self

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self

Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Two and a Half Men
TV · as Margaret · 1 ep

Ladies and The Champ
Movie · as Margaret Smith

Gilmore Girls
TV · as Trix Gilmore, Marilyn Gilmore · 4 eps

The Last Best Sunday
Movie · as Mrs. Larksmont

Family Guy
TV · as Marion Cunningham (voice) · 1 ep

Family Law
TV · as Mrs. Richardson · 1 ep

SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Grandma SquarePants (voice) · 5 eps

About Sarah
Movie · as Grandma Rose McCaffrey

The Lake
Movie · as Maggie

That '70s Show
TV · as Grandma Forman · 4 eps

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

Love Boat: The Next Wave
TV · as Judy Glacken · 1 ep

King of the Hill
TV · as Ms. Wakefield (voice) · 1 ep

The Third Twin
TV · as Lila Ferrami · 2 eps

Hidden in Silence
Movie · as Mrs. Diamant

The Evening Star
Movie · as Rosie Dunlop
Me And My Hormones
Movie · as Ruth

Early Edition
TV · as Eunice Fadiman · 1 ep

Superman: The Animated Series
TV · as General Richter (voice) · 1 ep

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Movie · as Maureen Collier

The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Beulah Carey · 16 eps

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
TV · as Flavia (voice) · 2 eps

A Perfect Stranger
Movie · as Charlotte Brandon

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Sophie, Emma · 3 eps

Burke's Law
TV · as Frances Farnsworth · 1 ep

The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Ruth Eggers · 1 ep

Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vicki!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Brooklyn Bridge
TV · as Sophie Berger · 33 eps

Dream On
TV · as Mother Superior · 1 ep

American Experience
TV · as Edith Bolling-Galt (voice) · 1 ep
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
Movie · as Billie Silverman

You Again?
TV · 1 ep

Sins of the Father
Movie · as Caroline Harris

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Margaret Sturdevant · 1 ep

MacGyver
TV · as Sister Robin · 1 ep

Night Court
TV · as Mrs. Daley · 1 ep

Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
Movie · as Mrs. Davies

Hotel
TV · as Nora Wheeler · 1 ep

Midnight Offerings
Movie · as Emily Moore

Skyward
Movie · as Natalie Ward

The Survival of Dana
Movie · as Madeline Lee
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Movie · as Self

Pearl
TV · as Ellie North · 3 eps

Grand Theft Auto
Movie · as Vivian Hedgeworth

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

Happy Days
TV · as Marion Cunningham · 252 eps

Petrocelli
TV · as Mary Sloan, Janet Williamson · 1 ep

Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Weekend Nun
Movie · as Mrs. Crowe

The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Mrs. Ross · 1 ep

Emergency!
TV · as Margaret · 1 ep

Honky
Movie · as Mrs. Divine

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
TV · 1 ep

Colossus: The Forbin Project
Movie · as Angela Fields

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Movie · as Mrs. Pilgrim

Airport
Movie · as Joan Myers (uncredited)

Any Second Now
Movie · as Mrs. Hoyt

Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Edith Lavallo, Anita · 1 ep

The Brady Bunch
TV · 1 ep

Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Dr. Helen Cartwright · 1 ep

Love, American Style
TV · as Marion Cunningham · 1 ep

The Mod Squad
TV · as Louise Johnson · 1 ep

Mannix
TV · as Muriel Enright · 2 eps

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

Mission: Impossible
TV · as Mrs. Foster · 1 ep

Felony Squad
TV · 2 eps
Paradise Bay
TV · 199 eps

The Great Adventure
TV · as Sister Marcella, Etta Wheeler · 1 ep

The Fugitive
TV · as Marian Eckhardt · 1 ep

Mr. Novak
TV · as Nurse Bromfield · 1 ep

The Outer Limits
TV · as Agnes Benjamin · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Blueprint for Robbery
Movie · as Young Woman

Cain's Hundred
TV · as Laura Harding · 1 ep

Dr. Kildare
TV · as Nurse Ann Patterson · 1 ep

The Gertrude Berg Show
TV · 2 eps

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Slowest Gun in the West
Movie · as Elsie May Slocum

Route 66
TV · as Ann, Nora Belden · 1 ep

Thriller
TV · as Kay Forrest · 1 ep

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Dottie Moll · 1 ep

The Brothers Brannagan
TV · as Kate, Susan · 1 ep

The Chevy Mystery Show
TV · as Ann Bell · 1 ep

Operation Petticoat
Movie · as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax

It Started with a Kiss
Movie · as Diane (uncredited)

Philip Marlowe
TV · 1 ep

Rawhide
TV · as Flora, Pricilla Brewer · 1 ep

The Untouchables
TV · as Vera Schultz · 1 ep

The Detectives
TV · as Stacey · 1 ep

Teacher's Pet
Movie · as Katy Fuller

Some Came Running
Movie · as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)

The Donna Reed Show
TV · 1 ep

Lizzie
Movie · as Ruth Seaton

God Is My Partner
Movie · as Frances Denning

Perry Mason
TV · as Helen Harvey · 1 ep

The Thin Man
TV · 1 ep

The Walter Winchell File
TV · 1 ep

The Proud and Profane
Movie · as Joan

Around the World in 80 Days
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)

Blithe Spirit
Movie · as Edith

Lust for Life
Movie · as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Mollie O'Brien · 1 ep

The Prodigal
Movie · as Greek (uncredited)
Ford Star Jubilee
TV · 1 ep

The Millionaire
TV · as Cathy Hardin · 1 ep

Pushover
Movie · as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)

Sabrina
Movie · as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)

The Glenn Miller Story
Movie · as Polly Haynes (uncredited)

Secret of the Incas
Movie · as Miss Morris (uncredited)

Father Knows Best
TV · 1 ep

Forever Female
Movie · as Patty

General Electric Theater
TV · as Mrs. Wilson · 1 ep
Life With Father
TV · 27 eps

Letter to Loretta
TV · as Nurse, Peg Santos · 1 ep

The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Patricia Winterbrook, Patricia Westerbrook, Elizabeth · 1 ep

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV · as Dixie · 1 ep

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep