Acting · Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA · Born October 25, 1928
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.
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MovieSenior Entourage
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MovieMore Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
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TVViral Vignettes
2020
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MovieThe Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
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MovieMy Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
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The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
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MovieAngels on Tap
2018
as Waitress
TVBest Friends Whenever
2015
as Rita McCallister
TVThe Odd Couple
2015
as Edna
MovieA Perfect Christmas List
2014
as Evie
MovieSigned, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
2014
as Marion
MovieSweet Surrender
2014
as Grandma
TVChasing Life
2014
as April's Granmother
MovieA Reason
2014
as Aunt Irene Hilgrim
MovieI Know That Voice
2014
as Self
TVInstant Mom
2013
as Marion Cunningham
MovieHeebie Jeebies
2013
as Agnes Whitehead
MovieDear Dracula
2012
as Grandma (voice)
TVAnger Management
2012
as Dr. Murphy
TVThe Exes
2011
as Pearl
TVUp All Night
2011
as Gammy
MovieKeeping Up with the Randalls
2011
as Grandma Dorie
MovieScooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010
as Hilda Trowburg
TVScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Grandma Moonbeam (voice)
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Olga
TVGenerator Rex
2010
MovieFlower Girl
2009
as Rose Durham
TVThe Middle
2009
as Ms. Dunlap
MovieSquare Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
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as Self
TVNurse Jackie
2009
as Renata Thurber
TVChildrens Hospital
2008
as Elderly Nurse
MovieSuperhero Movie
2008
as Aunt Lucille
MovieSmiley Face
2007
as Shirley
MovieHolly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
2007
as Annabelle Crow (voice)
MovieMusic Within
2007
as Grandma
TVBrothers and Sisters
2006
as Ida Holden
TVHandy Manny
2006
as Mrs. Lopart (voice)
MovieWhere There's a Will
2006
as Leslie Clyde Onstott
TVThe New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Agnes
TVThe Boondocks
2005
TVOut of Practice
2005
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Betty Donahue
MovieWeezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
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as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Margaret
MovieDickie Roberts: Former Child Star
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TVCelebrities Uncensored
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MovieABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
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MovieLadies and The Champ
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as Margaret Smith
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as Trix Gilmore
TVFamily Law
1999
as Mrs. Richardson
TVSpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Grandma SquarePants (voice)
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Marion Cunningham (voice)
MovieAbout Sarah
1998
as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice)
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Grandma Forman
TVLove Boat: The Next Wave
1998
as Judy Glacken
MovieThe Lake
1998
as Maggie
TVThe Third Twin
1997
as Lila Ferrami
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Ms. Wakefield (voice)
MovieThe Evening Star
1996
as Rosie Dunlop
Me And My Hormones
1996
as Ruth
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Eunice Fadiman
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as General Richter (voice)
MovieHidden in Silence
1996
as Mrs. Diamant
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Beulah Carey
TVThe Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
1995
as Flavia (voice)
MovieHart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995
as Maureen Collier
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Sophie
MovieA Perfect Stranger
1994
as Charlotte Brandon
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Frances Farnsworth
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
TVThe John Larroquette Show
1993
as Ruth Eggers
Vicki!
1992
as Self
TVBrooklyn Bridge
1991
as Sophie Berger
TVDream On
1990
as Mother Superior
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Edith Bolling-Galt (voice)
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
1987
as Billie Silverman
TVYou Again?
1986
TVThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Margaret Sturdevant
TVMacGyver
1985
as Sister Robin
MovieSins of the Father
1985
as Caroline Harris
TVNight Court
1984
as Mrs. Daley
MovieHave You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
1983
as Mrs. Davies
TVHotel
1982
as Nora Wheeler
MovieMidnight Offerings
1981
as Emily Moore
MovieSkyward
1980
as Natalie Ward
MovieThe Survival of Dana
1979
as Madeline Lee
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Self
TVPearl
1978
as Ellie North
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Emily Heywood
MovieGrand Theft Auto
1977
as Vivian Hedgeworth
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Mary Sloan
TVHappy Days
1974
as Marion Cunningham
MovieThe Weekend Nun
1972
as Mrs. Crowe
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
TVEmergency!
1972
as Margaret
MovieHonky
1971
as Mrs. Divine
TVO'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
MovieThe Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
as Mrs. Pilgrim
MovieColossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as Angela Fields
MovieAirport
1970
as Joan Myers (uncredited)
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Marion Cunningham
TVThe Brady Bunch
1969
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Helen Cartwright
MovieAny Second Now
1969
as Mrs. Hoyt
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
as Louise Johnson
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Edith Lavallo
TVMannix
1967
TVIronside
1967
as Gloria Bosner
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Mrs. Foster
TVFelony Squad
1966
Paradise Bay
1965
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Sister Marcella
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Nurse Bromfield
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Marian Eckhardt
TVThe Outer Limits
1963
as Agnes Benjamin
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Nurse Ann Patterson
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Laura Harding
MovieBlueprint for Robbery
1961
as Young Woman
TVRoute 66
1960
as Ann
TVThe Brothers Brannagan
1960
as Kate
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Dottie Moll
TVThriller
1960
as Kay Forrest
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Ann Bell
MovieThe Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Elsie May Slocum
MovieOperation Petticoat
1959
as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
TVThe Detectives
1959
as Stacey
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Vera Schultz
TVPhilip Marlowe
1959
MovieIt Started with a Kiss
1959
as Diane (uncredited)
TVRawhide
1959
as Flora
MovieSome Came Running
1958
as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
MovieTeacher's Pet
1958
as Katy Fuller
TVThe Walter Winchell File
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Helen Harvey
TVThe Thin Man
1957
MovieGod Is My Partner
1957
as Frances Denning
MovieLizzie
1957
as Ruth Seaton
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Mollie O'Brien
MovieLust for Life
1956
as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
MovieThe Proud and Profane
1956
as Joan
MovieBlithe Spirit
1956
as Edith
Ford Star Jubilee
1955
MovieThe Prodigal
1955
as Greek (uncredited)
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Cathy Hardin
TVFather Knows Best
1954
MovieSabrina
1954
as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
MoviePushover
1954
as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
MovieSecret of the Incas
1954
as Miss Morris (uncredited)
MovieThe Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Polly Haynes (uncredited)
MovieForever Female
1953
as Patty
Life With Father
1953
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Nurse
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Wilson
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Patricia Winterbrook
TVThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Dixie the Manicurist
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
