Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 25, 1928
Place of Birth:
Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
Social Media
Marion Ross
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Viral Vignettes | Mom |
| 2019 | The Very Very Best of the 70s | Self - Commentator |
| 2015 | The Odd Couple | Edna |
| 2015 | Best Friends Whenever | Rita McCallister |
| 2014 | Chasing Life | April's Granmother |
| 2014 | Chasing Life | |
| 2012 | Anger Management | Dr. Murphy |
| 2011 | Up All Night | Gammy |
| 2011 | The Exes | Pearl |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Grandma Moonbeam (voice) |
| 2010 | Generator Rex | |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Olga |
| 2009 | The Middle | Ms. Dunlap |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Elderly Nurse |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Ida Holden |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Agnes |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | |
| 2005 | Out of Practice | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Betty Donahue |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Margaret |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Trix Gilmore |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Marilyn Gilmore |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Marion Cunningham (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Law | Mrs. Richardson |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Grandma SquarePants (voice) |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Grandma Forman |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice) |
| 1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Judy Glacken |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Ms. Wakefield (voice) |
| 1997 | The Third Twin | Lila Ferrami |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Eunice Fadiman |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | General Richter (voice) |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Beulah Carey |
| 1995 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Flavia (voice) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Sophie |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Frances Farnsworth |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Emma |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Ruth Eggers |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self |
| 1992 | Vicki! | Self |
| 1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | Sophie Berger |
| 1990 | Dream On | Mother Superior |
| 1988 | American Experience | Edith Bolling-Galt (voice) |
| 1986 | You Again? | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Margaret Sturdevant |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Sister Robin |
| 1984 | Night Court | Mrs. Daley |
| 1982 | Hotel | Nora Wheeler |
| 1978 | Pearl | Ellie North |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Emily Heywood |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Emily Stubing |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Mrs. Jenny Heller |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Amy Scofield |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Gladys Johnson |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Mary Hammond |
| 1974 | Happy Days | Marion Cunningham |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Mary Sloan |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Janet Williamson |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Margaret |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Mrs. Ross |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Helen Cartwright |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Marion Cunningham |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Edith Lavallo |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Anita |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Louise Johnson |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Mannix | Muriel Enright |
| 1967 | Ironside | Gloria Bosner |
| 1967 | Ironside | Mrs. Bartell |
| 1967 | Ironside | Shirley Petrizzi |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Mrs. Foster |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1965 | Paradise Bay | |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Sister Marcella |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Marian Eckhardt |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak | Nurse Bromfield |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Agnes Benjamin |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Etta Wheeler |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Laura Harding |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Nurse Ann Patterson |
| 1961 | The Gertrude Berg Show | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | Thriller | Kay Forrest |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Dottie Moll |
| 1960 | Insight | Ethel Cambridge |
| 1960 | Route 66 | Nora Belden |
| 1960 | The Brothers Brannagan | Kate |
| 1960 | The Brothers Brannagan | Susan |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Ann Bell |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Flora |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Pricilla Brewer |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Vera Schultz |
| 1959 | The Detectives | Stacey |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Helen Harvey |
| 1957 | The Thin Man | |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Mollie O'Brien |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee | |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Cathy Hardin |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Mrs. Wilson |
| 1953 | Life With Father | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Nurse |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Peg Santos |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Patricia Winterbrook |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Patricia Westerbrook |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Elizabeth - Sir Reginald's daughter |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Dixie the Manicurist |