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