Marion Ross
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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- 2021 · Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story as Self
- 2021 · Senior Entourage as Marion
- 2021 · More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
- 2020 · Viral Vignettes as Mom
- 2020 · The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
- 2019 · My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self - Host
- 2019 · The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- 2018 · Angels on Tap as Waitress
- 2015 · Best Friends Whenever as Rita McCallister
- 2015 · The Odd Couple as Edna
- 2014 · A Perfect Christmas List as Evie
- 2014 · Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas as Marion
- 2014 · Sweet Surrender as Grandma
- 2014 · Chasing Life as April's Granmother
- 2014 · Chasing Life as
- 2014 · A Reason as Aunt Irene Hilgrim
- 2014 · I Know That Voice as Self
- 2013 · Heebie Jeebies as Agnes Whitehead
- 2012 · Dear Dracula as Grandma (voice)
- 2012 · Anger Management as Dr. Murphy
- 2011 · The Exes as Pearl
- 2011 · Up All Night as Gammy
- 2011 · Keeping Up with the Randalls as Grandma Dorie
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster as Hilda Trowburg
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Grandma Moonbeam (voice)
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Olga
- 2010 · Generator Rex as
- 2009 · Flower Girl as Rose Durham
- 2009 · The Middle as Ms. Dunlap
- 2009 · Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Elderly Nurse
- 2008 · Superhero Movie as Aunt Lucille
- 2007 · Smiley Face as Shirley
- 2007 · Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever as Annabelle Crow (voice)
- 2007 · Music Within as Grandma
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Ida Holden
- 2006 · Where There's a Will as Leslie Clyde Onstott
- 2006 · The New Adventures of Old Christine as Agnes
- 2005 · The Boondocks as
- 2005 · Out of Practice as
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Betty Donahue
- 2004 · Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Margaret
- 2003 · Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star as Self
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2001 · Ladies and The Champ as Margaret Smith
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Trix Gilmore
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Marilyn Gilmore
- 1999 · Family Law as Mrs. Richardson
- 1999 · SpongeBob SquarePants as Grandma SquarePants (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Marion Cunningham (voice)
- 1998 · About Sarah as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice)
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Grandma Forman
- 1998 · Love Boat: The Next Wave as Judy Glacken
- 1998 · The Lake as Maggie
- 1997 · The Third Twin as Lila Ferrami
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Ms. Wakefield (voice)
- 1996 · The Evening Star as Rosie Dunlop
- 1996 · Early Edition as
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as General Richter (voice)
- 1996 · Hidden in Silence as Mrs. Diamant
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Beulah Carey
- 1995 · The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries as Flavia (voice)
- 1995 · Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart as Maureen Collier
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Sophie
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Emma
- 1994 · A Perfect Stranger as Charlotte Brandon
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Frances Farnsworth
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Ruth Eggers
- 1991 · Brooklyn Bridge as Sophie Berger
- 1990 · Dream On as Mother Superior
- 1988 · American Experience as Edith Bolling-Galt (voice)
- 1987 · The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story as Billie Silverman
- 1986 · You Again? as
- 1985 · MacGyver as Sister Robin
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Margaret Sturdevant
- 1985 · Sins of the Father as
- 1984 · Night Court as Mrs. Daley
- 1983 · Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? as Mrs. Davies
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1981 · Midnight Offerings as Emily Moore
- 1980 · Skyward as Natalie Ward
- 1979 · The Survival of Dana as Madeline Lee
- 1979 · Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Herself
- 1978 · Pearl as Ellie North
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Emily Heywood
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Emily Stubing
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Mrs. Jenny Heller
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Amy Scofield
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Gladys Johnson
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Mary Hammond
- 1977 · Grand Theft Auto as Vivian Hedgeworth
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Mary Sloan
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Janet Williamson
- 1974 · Happy Days as Marion Cunningham
- 1972 · The Weekend Nun as Mrs. Crowe
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as Mrs. Ross
- 1972 · Emergency! as Margaret
- 1971 · Honky as Mrs. Divine
- 1971 · O'Hara, U.S. Treasury as
- 1970 · The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as Mrs. Pilgrim
- 1970 · Colossus: The Forbin Project as Angela Fields
- 1970 · Airport as Joan Myers (uncredited)
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Marion Cunningham
- 1969 · The Brady Bunch as
- 1969 · Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Helen Cartwright
- 1969 · Any Second Now as Mrs. Hoyt
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Edith Lavallo
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Anita
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Mannix as Muriel Enright
- 1967 · Ironside as Gloria Bosner
- 1967 · Ironside as Mrs. Bartell
- 1967 · Ironside as Shirley Petrizzi
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Mrs. Foster
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1965 · Paradise Bay as
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Sister Marcella
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Etta Wheeler
- 1963 · Mr. Novak as Nurse Bromfield
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Marian Eckhardt
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Agnes Benjamin
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Gertrude Berg Show as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Nurse Ann Patterson
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Laura Harding
- 1961 · Blueprint for Robbery as Young Woman
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Route 66 as Nora Belden
- 1960 · Insight as Ethel Cambridge
- 1960 · The Brothers Brannagan as Kate
- 1960 · The Brothers Brannagan as Susan
- 1960 · The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Dottie Moll
- 1960 · Thriller as Kay Forrest
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Ann Bell
- 1960 · The Slowest Gun in the West as Elsie May Slocum
- 1959 · Operation Petticoat as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
- 1959 · The Detectives as
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Vera Schultz
- 1959 · Philip Marlowe as
- 1959 · Rawhide as Flora
- 1959 · Rawhide as Pricilla Brewer
- 1958 · Some Came Running as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as
- 1958 · Teacher's Pet as Katy Fuller
- 1957 · The Walter Winchell File as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Helen Harvey
- 1957 · The Thin Man as
- 1957 · God Is My Partner as Frances Denning
- 1957 · Lizzie as Ruth Seaton
- 1956 · Around the World in Eighty Days as Extra (uncredited)
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Mollie O'Brien
- 1956 · The Proud and Profane as Joan
- 1956 · Blithe Spirit as Edith
- 1955 · Ford Star Jubilee as
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Cathy Hardin
- 1954 · Father Knows Best as
- 1954 · Sabrina as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- 1954 · Pushover as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
- 1954 · Secret of the Incas as Miss Morris (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Glenn Miller Story as Polly Haynes (uncredited)
- 1953 · Forever Female as Patty
- 1953 · Life With Father as
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Nurse
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Peg Santos
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Mrs. Wilson
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Patricia Winterbrook
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Patricia Westerbrook
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Elizabeth - Sir Reginald's daughter
- 1950 · The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Dixie the Manicurist