Marion Ross
Born: 1928-10-25 in Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2021
- More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
- Senior Entourage as Marion
- Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story as Self
2020
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
- Viral Vignettes as Mom
2019
- The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self - Host
2018
- Angels on Tap as Waitress
2015
- The Odd Couple as Edna
- Best Friends Whenever as Rita McCallister
2014
- Chasing Life as April's Granmother
- I Know That Voice as Self
- Sweet Surrender as Grandma
- A Perfect Christmas List as Evie
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas as Marion
- A Reason as Aunt Irene Hilgrim
2013
- Instant Mom as Marion Cunningham
- Heebie Jeebies as Agnes Whitehead
2012
- Anger Management as Dr. Murphy
- Dear Dracula as Grandma (voice)
2011
- The Exes as Pearl
- Up All Night as Gammy
- Keeping Up with the Randalls as Grandma Dorie
2010
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Grandma Moonbeam (voice)
- Hot in Cleveland as Olga
- Generator Rex
- Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster as Hilda Trowburg
2009
- The Middle as Ms. Dunlap
- Nurse Jackie as Renata Thurber
- Flower Girl as Rose Durham
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
2008
- Childrens Hospital as Elderly Nurse
- Superhero Movie as Aunt Lucille
2007
- Smiley Face as Shirley
- Music Within as Grandma
- Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever as Annabelle Crow (voice)
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Ida Holden
- Handy Manny as Mrs. Lopart (voice)
- The New Adventures of Old Christine as Agnes
- Where There's a Will as Leslie Clyde Onstott
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Betty Donahue
- The Boondocks
- Out of Practice
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
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star as Self
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2001
- Ladies and The Champ as Margaret Smith
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Trix Gilmore
1999
- Family Guy as Marion Cunningham (voice)
- SpongeBob SquarePants as Grandma SquarePants (voice)
- Family Law as Mrs. Richardson
1998
- That '70s Show as Grandma Forman
- The Wild Thornberrys as Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice)
- Love Boat: The Next Wave as Judy Glacken
- The Lake as Maggie
- About Sarah as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
1997
- King of the Hill as Ms. Wakefield (voice)
- The Third Twin as Lila Ferrami
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as General Richter (voice)
- Early Edition as Eunice Fadiman
- The Evening Star as Rosie Dunlop
- Me And My Hormones as Ruth
- Hidden in Silence as Mrs. Diamant
1995
- The Drew Carey Show as Beulah Carey
- The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries as Flavia (voice)
- Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart as Maureen Collier
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Sophie
- Burke's Law as Frances Farnsworth
- A Perfect Stranger as Charlotte Brandon
1993
- Intimate Portrait as Self
- The John Larroquette Show as Ruth Eggers
1992
- Vicki! as Self
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
1985
- MacGyver as Sister Robin
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Margaret Sturdevant
- Sins of the Father as Caroline Harris
1984
- Night Court as Mrs. Daley
1983
- Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? as Mrs. Davies
1982
- Hotel as Nora Wheeler
1981
- Midnight Offerings as Emily Moore
1980
- Skyward as Natalie Ward
1979
- Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Self
- The Survival of Dana as Madeline Lee
1978
- Pearl as Ellie North
1977
- The Love Boat as Emily Heywood
- Grand Theft Auto as Vivian Hedgeworth
1974
- Happy Days as Marion Cunningham
- Dinah! as Self
- Petrocelli as Mary Sloan
1972
- Emergency! as Margaret
- The Streets of San Francisco
- The Weekend Nun as Mrs. Crowe
1971
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
- Honky as Mrs. Divine
1970
- Airport as Joan Myers (uncredited)
- Colossus: The Forbin Project as Angela Fields
- The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as Mrs. Pilgrim
1969
- Love, American Style as Marion Cunningham
- Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Helen Cartwright
- The Brady Bunch
- Any Second Now as Mrs. Hoyt
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Edith Lavallo
- The Mod Squad as Louise Johnson
1966
- Mission: Impossible as Mrs. Foster
- Felony Squad
1965
1963
- The Fugitive as Marian Eckhardt
- The Outer Limits as Agnes Benjamin
- Mr. Novak as Nurse Bromfield
- The Great Adventure as Sister Marcella
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Dr. Kildare as Nurse Ann Patterson
- Cain's Hundred as Laura Harding
- The Gertrude Berg Show
- Blueprint for Robbery as Young Woman
1960
- Thriller as Kay Forrest
- Route 66 as Ann
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Dottie Moll
- The Chevy Mystery Show as Ann Bell
- The Brothers Brannagan as Kate
- The Slowest Gun in the West as Elsie May Slocum
1959
- The Untouchables as Vera Schultz
- Rawhide as Flora
- The Detectives as Stacey
- Philip Marlowe
- Operation Petticoat as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
- It Started with a Kiss as Diane (uncredited)
1958
- The Donna Reed Show
- Some Came Running as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
- Teacher's Pet as Katy Fuller
1957
- Perry Mason as Helen Harvey
- The Thin Man
- The Walter Winchell File
- Lizzie as Ruth Seaton
- God Is My Partner as Frances Denning
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Mollie O'Brien
- Around the World in 80 Days as Extra (uncredited)
- Lust for Life as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
- The Proud and Profane as Joan
- Blithe Spirit as Edith
1955
- The Millionaire as Cathy Hardin
- The Prodigal as Greek (uncredited)
- Ford Star Jubilee
1954
- Father Knows Best
- Sabrina as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- The Glenn Miller Story as Polly Haynes (uncredited)
- Pushover as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
- Secret of the Incas as Miss Morris (uncredited)
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Nurse
- General Electric Theater as Mrs. Wilson
- Life With Father
- Forever Female as Patty
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Patricia Winterbrook
1950
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Dixie the Manicurist
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee