Marion Ross
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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.
Movies
Senior Entourage
Marion
Angels on Tap
Waitress
A Perfect Christmas List
Evie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Marion
Sweet Surrender
Grandma
A Reason
Aunt Irene Hilgrim
Heebie Jeebies
Agnes Whitehead
Dear Dracula
Grandma (voice)
Keeping Up with the Randalls
Grandma Dorie
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Hilda Trowburg
Flower Girl
Rose Durham
Superhero Movie
Aunt Lucille
Smiley Face
Shirley
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
Annabelle Crow (voice)
Music Within
Grandma
Where There's a Will
Leslie Clyde Onstott
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Ladies and The Champ
Margaret Smith
About Sarah
Grandma Rose McCaffrey
The Lake
Maggie
The Evening Star
Rosie Dunlop
Me And My Hormones
Ruth
Hidden in Silence
Mrs. Diamant
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Maureen Collier
A Perfect Stranger
Charlotte Brandon
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
Billie Silverman
Sins of the Father
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
Mrs. Davies
Midnight Offerings
Emily Moore
Skyward
Natalie Ward
The Survival of Dana
Madeline Lee
Grand Theft Auto
Vivian Hedgeworth
The Weekend Nun
Mrs. Crowe
Honky
Mrs. Divine
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Mrs. Pilgrim
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Angela Fields
Airport
Joan Myers (uncredited)
Any Second Now
Mrs. Hoyt
Blueprint for Robbery
Young Woman
The Slowest Gun in the West
Elsie May Slocum
Operation Petticoat
2nd Lieutenant Colfax
It Started with a Kiss
Diane (uncredited)
Some Came Running
Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
Katy Fuller
God Is My Partner
Frances Denning
Lizzie
Ruth Seaton
Around the World in 80 Days
Extra (uncredited)
Lust for Life
Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
The Proud and Profane
Joan
Blithe Spirit
Edith
Sabrina
Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Pushover
Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
Secret of the Incas
Miss Morris (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
Polly Haynes (uncredited)
Forever Female
Patty
TV Series
Viral Vignettes
Mom
1 Episode
Best Friends Whenever
Rita McCallister
1 Episode
The Odd Couple
Edna
1 Episode
Chasing Life
April's Granmother
1 Episode
Instant Mom
Marion Cunningham
1 Episode
Anger Management
Dr. Murphy
1 Episode
The Exes
Pearl
1 Episode
Up All Night
Gammy
1 Episode
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Grandma Moonbeam (voice)
1 Episode
Hot in Cleveland
Olga
1 Episode
Generator Rex
1 Episode
The Middle
Ms. Dunlap
1 Episode
Childrens Hospital
Elderly Nurse
1 Episode
Brothers and Sisters
Ida Holden
3 Episodes
Handy Manny
Mrs. Lopart (voice)
1 Episode
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Agnes
1 Episode
The Boondocks
2 Episodes
Out of Practice
1 Episode
Grey's Anatomy
Betty Donahue
1 Episode
Two and a Half Men
Margaret
1 Episode
Gilmore Girls
Trix Gilmore
4 Episodes
Family Law
Mrs. Richardson
1 Episode
SpongeBob SquarePants
Grandma SquarePants (voice)
5 Episodes
Family Guy
Marion Cunningham (voice)
1 Episode
The Wild Thornberrys
Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice)
1 Episode
That '70s Show
Grandma Forman
4 Episodes
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Judy Glacken
1 Episode
The Third Twin
Lila Ferrami
2 Episodes
King of the Hill
Ms. Wakefield (voice)
1 Episode
Early Edition
Eunice Fadiman
1 Episode
Superman: The Animated Series
General Richter (voice)
1 Episode
The Drew Carey Show
Beulah Carey
16 Episodes
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Flavia (voice)
2 Episodes
Touched by an Angel
Sophie
3 Episodes
Burke's Law
Frances Farnsworth
1 Episode
The John Larroquette Show
Ruth Eggers
1 Episode
Brooklyn Bridge
Sophie Berger
33 Episodes
Dream On
Mother Superior
1 Episode
American Experience
Edith Bolling-Galt (voice)
1 Episode
You Again?
1 Episode
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Margaret Sturdevant
1 Episode
MacGyver
Sister Robin
1 Episode
Night Court
Mrs. Daley
1 Episode
Hotel
Nora Wheeler
1 Episode
Pearl
Ellie North
3 Episodes
The Love Boat
Emily Heywood
3 Episodes
Petrocelli
Mary Sloan
1 Episode
Happy Days
Marion Cunningham
252 Episodes
The Streets of San Francisco
1 Episode
Emergency!
Margaret
1 Episode
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1 Episode
Love, American Style
Marion Cunningham
1 Episode
The Brady Bunch
1 Episode
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Helen Cartwright
1 Episode
The Mod Squad
Louise Johnson
1 Episode
Hawaii Five-O
Edith Lavallo
1 Episode
Mannix
2 Episodes
Ironside
Gloria Bosner
1 Episode
Mission: Impossible
Mrs. Foster
1 Episode
Felony Squad
2 Episodes
Paradise Bay
199 Episodes
The Great Adventure
Sister Marcella
1 Episode
Mr. Novak
Nurse Bromfield
1 Episode
The Fugitive
Marian Eckhardt
1 Episode
The Outer Limits
Agnes Benjamin
1 Episode
The Gertrude Berg Show
2 Episodes
Dr. Kildare
Nurse Ann Patterson
1 Episode
Cain's Hundred
Laura Harding
1 Episode
Route 66
Ann
1 Episode
The Brothers Brannagan
Kate
1 Episode
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Dottie Moll
1 Episode
Thriller
Kay Forrest
1 Episode
The Chevy Mystery Show
Ann Bell
1 Episode
The Detectives
Stacey
1 Episode
The Untouchables
Vera Schultz
1 Episode
Philip Marlowe
1 Episode
Rawhide
Flora
1 Episode
The Donna Reed Show
1 Episode
The Walter Winchell File
1 Episode
Perry Mason
Helen Harvey
1 Episode
The Thin Man
1 Episode
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Mollie O'Brien
1 Episode
Ford Star Jubilee
1 Episode
The Millionaire
Cathy Hardin
1 Episode
Father Knows Best
1 Episode
Life With Father
27 Episodes
Letter to Loretta
Nurse
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
Mrs. Wilson
1 Episode
The Red Skelton Show
Patricia Winterbrook
1 Episode
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Dixie the Manicurist
1 Episode