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Marion Ross
Marion Ross

Marion Ross

ActingBorn October 25, 1928 (age 97)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.

Filmography

2021Movie
2020TV
2019Movie
2019
The Very Very Best of the 70s

as Self - Commentator

TV
2018
Angels on Tap

as Waitress

Movie
2015
Best Friends Whenever

as Rita McCallister

TV
2015TV
2014Movie
2014
Sweet Surrender

as Grandma

Movie
2014
Chasing Life

as April's Granmother

TV
2014
A Reason

as Aunt Irene Hilgrim

Movie
2014Movie
2013
Instant Mom

as Marion Cunningham

TV
2013
Heebie Jeebies

as Agnes Whitehead

Movie
2012
Dear Dracula

as Grandma (voice)

Movie
2012
Anger Management

as Dr. Murphy

TV
2011
The Exes

as Pearl

TV
2011
Up All Night

as Gammy

TV
2011Movie
2010Movie
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Grandma Moonbeam (voice)

TV
2010TV
2009
Flower Girl

as Rose Durham

Movie
2009
The Middle

as Ms. Dunlap

TV
2009
Nurse Jackie

as Renata Thurber

TV
2008
Childrens Hospital

as Elderly Nurse

TV
2008
Superhero Movie

as Aunt Lucille

Movie
2007
Smiley Face

as Shirley

Movie
2007Movie
2007
Music Within

as Grandma

Movie
2006TV
2006
Handy Manny

as Mrs. Lopart (voice)

TV
2006
Where There's a Will

as Leslie Clyde Onstott

Movie
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Betty Donahue

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

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

Movie
2003TV
2001
Ladies and The Champ

as Margaret Smith

Movie
2000
Gilmore Girls

as Trix Gilmore

TV
2000
Gilmore Girls

as Marilyn Gilmore

TV
1999
Family Law

as Mrs. Richardson

TV
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants

as Grandma SquarePants (voice)

TV
1999
Family Guy

as Marion Cunningham (voice)

TV
1998
About Sarah

as Grandma Rose McCaffrey

Movie
1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice)

TV
1998
That '70s Show

as Grandma Forman

TV
1998TV
1998
The Lake

as Maggie

Movie
1997
The Third Twin

as Lila Ferrami

TV
1997
King of the Hill

as Ms. Wakefield (voice)

TV
1996
The Evening Star

as Rosie Dunlop

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Early Edition

as Eunice Fadiman

TV
1996
Superman: The Animated Series

as General Richter (voice)

TV
1996
Hidden in Silence

as Mrs. Diamant

Movie
1995
The Drew Carey Show

as Beulah Carey

TV
1995TV
1995Movie
1994TV
1994TV
1994
A Perfect Stranger

as Charlotte Brandon

Movie
1994
Burke's Law

as Frances Farnsworth

TV
1993TV
1993TV
1992
Vicki!

as Self

TV
1991
Brooklyn Bridge

as Sophie Berger

TV
1990
Dream On

as Mother Superior

TV
1988
American Experience

as Edith Bolling-Galt (voice)

TV
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Margaret Sturdevant

TV
1985
MacGyver

as Sister Robin

TV
1985
Sins of the Father

as Caroline Harris

Movie
1984
Night Court

as Mrs. Daley

TV
1982
Hotel

as Nora Wheeler

TV
1981
Midnight Offerings

as Emily Moore

Movie
1980
Skyward

as Natalie Ward

Movie
1979
The Survival of Dana

as Madeline Lee

Movie
1978
Pearl

as Ellie North

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Emily Heywood

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Emily Stubing

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Mrs. Jenny Heller

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Amy Scofield

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Gladys Johnson

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Mary Hammond

TV
1977
Grand Theft Auto

as Vivian Hedgeworth

Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974
Petrocelli

as Mary Sloan

TV
1974
Petrocelli

as Janet Williamson

TV
1974
Happy Days

as Marion Cunningham

TV
1972
The Weekend Nun

as Mrs. Crowe

Movie
1972
Emergency!

as Margaret

TV
1971
Honky

as Mrs. Divine

Movie
1970Movie
1970
Airport

as Joan Myers (uncredited)

Movie
1969
Love, American Style

as Marion Cunningham

TV
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Helen Cartwright

TV
1969
Any Second Now

as Mrs. Hoyt

Movie
1968
The Mod Squad

as Louise Johnson

TV
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Edith Lavallo

TV
1968TV
1967TV
1967
Mannix

as Muriel Enright

TV
1967
Ironside

as Gloria Bosner

TV
1967
Ironside

as Mrs. Bartell

TV
1967
Ironside

as Shirley Petrizzi

TV
1966
Mission: Impossible

as Mrs. Foster

TV
1963
The Great Adventure

as Sister Marcella

TV
1963
The Great Adventure

as Etta Wheeler

TV
1963
Mr. Novak

as Nurse Bromfield

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Marian Eckhardt

TV
1963
The Outer Limits

as Agnes Benjamin

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Nurse Ann Patterson

TV
1961
Cain's Hundred

as Laura Harding

TV
1961
Blueprint for Robbery

as Young Woman

Movie
1960
Route 66

as Ann

TV
1960
Route 66

as Nora Belden

TV
1960TV
1960
Thriller

as Kay Forrest

TV
1960TV
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West

as Elsie May Slocum

Movie
1959
Operation Petticoat

as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax

Movie
1959TV
1959
The Untouchables

as Vera Schultz

TV
1959
It Started with a Kiss

as Diane (uncredited)

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Flora

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Pricilla Brewer

TV
1958
Some Came Running

as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)

Movie
1958
Teacher's Pet

as Katy Fuller

Movie
1957
Perry Mason

as Helen Harvey

TV
1957
God Is My Partner

as Frances Denning

Movie
1957
Lizzie

as Ruth Seaton

Movie
1956
Around the World in 80 Days

as Extra (uncredited)

Movie
1956TV
1956
Lust for Life

as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)

Movie
1956Movie
1956Movie
1955
The Prodigal

as Greek (uncredited)

Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Cathy Hardin

TV
1954
Sabrina

as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Pushover

as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Secret of the Incas

as Miss Morris (uncredited)

Movie
1954
The Glenn Miller Story

as Polly Haynes (uncredited)

Movie
1953Movie
1953TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Peg Santos

TV
1953TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Patricia Westerbrook

TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Patricia Winterbrook

TV
1951TV
1950TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 25, 1928
Place of BirthWatertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
Popularity1.1