Marion Ross
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 25, 1928 (age 97)
- Place of birth
- Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 165
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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.
Known for
Filmography
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
2021Movie
Self
Senior Entourage
2021Movie
Marion
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021Movie
Self
Viral Vignettes
2020TV
Mom
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020Movie
Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019Movie
Self - Host
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019TV
Self - Commentator
Angels on Tap
2018Movie
Waitress
Best Friends Whenever
2015TV
Rita McCallister
The Odd Couple
2015TV
Edna
A Perfect Christmas List
2014Movie
Evie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
2014Movie
Marion
Sweet Surrender
2014Movie
Grandma
Chasing Life
2014TV
April's Granmother
A Reason
2014Movie
Aunt Irene Hilgrim
I Know That Voice
2014Movie
Self
Instant Mom
2013TV
Marion Cunningham
Heebie Jeebies
2013Movie
Agnes Whitehead
Dear Dracula
2012Movie
Grandma (voice)
Anger Management
2012TV
Dr. Murphy
The Exes
2011TV
Pearl
Up All Night
2011TV
Gammy
Keeping Up with the Randalls
2011Movie
Grandma Dorie
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010Movie
Hilda Trowburg
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010TV
Grandma Moonbeam (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
2010TV
Olga
Generator Rex
2010TV
Flower Girl
2009Movie
Rose Durham
The Middle
2009TV
Ms. Dunlap
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009Movie
Self
Nurse Jackie
2009TV
Renata Thurber
Childrens Hospital
2008TV
Elderly Nurse
Superhero Movie
2008Movie
Aunt Lucille
Smiley Face
2007Movie
Shirley
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
2007Movie
Annabelle Crow (voice)
Music Within
2007Movie
Grandma
Brothers and Sisters
2006TV
Ida Holden
Handy Manny
2006TV
Mrs. Lopart (voice)
Where There's a Will
2006Movie
Leslie Clyde Onstott
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006TV
Agnes
The Boondocks
2005TV
Mrs. von Hausen (voice)
Out of Practice
2005TV
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Betty Donahue
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004Movie
Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Two and a Half Men
2003TV
Margaret
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003Movie
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003TV
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003Movie
Self
Ladies and The Champ
2001Movie
Margaret Smith
Gilmore Girls
2000TV
Trix Gilmore, Marilyn Gilmore
Family Law
1999TV
Mrs. Richardson
The Last Best Sunday
1999Movie
Mrs. Larksmont
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999TV
Grandma SquarePants (voice)
Family Guy
1999TV
Marion Cunningham (voice)
About Sarah
1998Movie
Grandma Rose McCaffrey
The Wild Thornberrys
1998TV
Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice)
That '70s Show
1998TV
Grandma Forman
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998TV
Judy Glacken
The Lake
1998Movie
Maggie
The Third Twin
1997TV
Lila Ferrami
King of the Hill
1997TV
Ms. Wakefield (voice)
The Evening Star
1996Movie
Rosie Dunlop
Me And My Hormones
1996Movie
Ruth
Early Edition
1996TV
Eunice Fadiman
Superman: The Animated Series
1996TV
General Richter (voice)
Hidden in Silence
1996Movie
Mrs. Diamant
The Drew Carey Show
1995TV
Beulah Carey
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
1995TV
Flavia (voice)
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995Movie
Maureen Collier
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Sophie, Emma
A Perfect Stranger
1994Movie
Charlotte Brandon
Burke's Law
1994TV
Frances Farnsworth
Intimate Portrait
1993TV
Self
The John Larroquette Show
1993TV
Ruth Eggers
Vicki!
1992TV
Self
Brooklyn Bridge
1991TV
Sophie Berger
Dream On
1990TV
Mother Superior
American Experience
1988TV
Edith Bolling-Galt (voice)
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
1987Movie
Billie Silverman
You Again?
1986TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985TV
Margaret Sturdevant
MacGyver
1985TV
Sister Robin
Sins of the Father
1985Movie
Caroline Harris
Night Court
1984TV
Mrs. Daley
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
1983Movie
Mrs. Davies
Hotel
1982TV
Nora Wheeler
Midnight Offerings
1981Movie
Emily Moore
Skyward
1980Movie
Natalie Ward
The Survival of Dana
1979Movie
Madeline Lee
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979Movie
Self
Pearl
1978TV
Ellie North
The Love Boat
1977TV
Emily Heywood, Emily Stubing, Mrs. Jenny Heller, Amy Scofield, Gladys Johnson, Mary Hammond
Grand Theft Auto
1977Movie
Vivian Hedgeworth
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
Petrocelli
1974TV
Mary Sloan, Janet Williamson
Happy Days
1974TV
Marion Cunningham
The Weekend Nun
1972Movie
Mrs. Crowe
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Mrs. Ross
Emergency!
1972TV
Margaret
Honky
1971Movie
Mrs. Divine
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971TV
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970Movie
Mrs. Pilgrim
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970Movie
Angela Fields
Airport
1970Movie
Joan Myers (uncredited)
Love, American Style
1969TV
Marion Cunningham
The Brady Bunch
1969TV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969TV
Dr. Helen Cartwright
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Edith Lavallo, Anita
Any Second Now
1969Movie
Mrs. Hoyt
The Mod Squad
1968TV
Louise Johnson
Mannix
1967TV
Muriel Enright
Ironside
1967TV
Gloria Bosner, Mrs. Bartell, Shirley Petrizzi
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Mrs. Foster
Felony Squad
1966TV
Paradise Bay
1965TV
The Great Adventure
1963TV
Sister Marcella, Etta Wheeler
Mr. Novak
1963TV
Nurse Bromfield
The Fugitive
1963TV
Marian Eckhardt
The Outer Limits
1963TV
Agnes Benjamin
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Nurse Ann Patterson
Cain's Hundred
1961TV
Laura Harding
Blueprint for Robbery
1961Movie
Young Woman
Route 66
1960TV
Ann, Nora Belden
The Brothers Brannagan
1960TV
Kate, Susan
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960TV
Dottie Moll
Thriller
1960TV
Kay Forrest
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960TV
Ann Bell
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960Movie
Elsie May Slocum
Operation Petticoat
1959Movie
2nd Lieutenant Colfax
The Detectives
1959TV
Stacey
The Untouchables
1959TV
Vera Schultz
Philip Marlowe
1959TV
It Started with a Kiss
1959Movie
Diane (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959TV
Flora, Pricilla Brewer
Some Came Running
1958Movie
Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
The Donna Reed Show
1958TV
Teacher's Pet
1958Movie
Katy Fuller
The Walter Winchell File
1957TV
Perry Mason
1957TV
Helen Harvey
The Thin Man
1957TV
God Is My Partner
1957Movie
Frances Denning
Lizzie
1957Movie
Ruth Seaton
Around the World in 80 Days
1956Movie
Extra (uncredited)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Mollie O'Brien
Lust for Life
1956Movie
Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
The Proud and Profane
1956Movie
Joan
Blithe Spirit
1956Movie
Edith
Ford Star Jubilee
1955TV
The Prodigal
1955Movie
Greek (uncredited)
The Millionaire
1955TV
Cathy Hardin
Father Knows Best
1954TV
Sabrina
1954Movie
Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Pushover
1954Movie
Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
Secret of the Incas
1954Movie
Miss Morris (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
1954Movie
Polly Haynes (uncredited)
Forever Female
1953Movie
Patty
Life With Father
1953TV
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Nurse, Peg Santos
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Mrs. Wilson
The Red Skelton Show
1951TV
Patricia Westerbrook, Patricia Winterbrook, Elizabeth
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950TV
Dixie
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee