Marion Ross
57 movies · 90 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 25, 1928 (age 97)
- Place of birth
- Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Marian Ellen 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.
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Known for
Marion Ross: movies and TV shows
Acting (147)
- 2021 Senior Entourage
as Marion
- 2020
- 2018 Angels on Tap
as Waitress
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014 A Perfect Christmas List
as Evie
- 2014 Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
as Marion
- 2014 Sweet Surrender
as Grandma
- 2014
- 2014 A Reason
as Aunt Irene Hilgrim
- 2013
- 2013 Heebie Jeebies
as Agnes Whitehead
- 2012 Dear Dracula
as Grandma (voice)
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011 Keeping Up with the Randalls
as Grandma Dorie
- 2010 Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
as Hilda Trowburg
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 Flower Girl
as Rose Durham
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 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
- 2006
- 2006 Where There's a Will
as Leslie Clyde Onstott
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
- 2003
- 2001 Ladies and The Champ
as Margaret Smith
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999 The Last Best Sunday
as Mrs. Larksmont
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 About Sarah
as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 The Lake
as Maggie
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996 The Evening Star
as Rosie Dunlop
- 1996 Me And My Hormones
as Ruth
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Hidden in Silence
as Mrs. Diamant
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995 Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
as Maureen Collier
- 1994
- 1994 A Perfect Stranger
as Charlotte Brandon
- 1994
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
- 1988
- 1987 The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
as Billie Silverman
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 Sins of the Father
as Caroline Harris
- 1984
- 1983 Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
as Mrs. Davies
- 1982
- 1981 Midnight Offerings
as Emily Moore
- 1980 Skyward
as Natalie Ward
- 1979 The Survival of Dana
as Madeline Lee
- 1978
- 1977 The Love Boat · TV
as Emily Heywood / Emily Stubing / Mrs. Jenny Heller / Amy Scofield / Gladys Johnson / Mary Hammond · 12 episodes
- 1977 Grand Theft Auto
as Vivian Hedgeworth
- 1974
- 1974
- 1972 The Weekend Nun
as Mrs. Crowe
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 Honky
as Mrs. Divine
- 1971
- 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
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 Any Second Now
as Mrs. Hoyt
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 Blueprint for Robbery
as Young Woman
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 The Slowest Gun in the West
as Elsie May Slocum
- 1959 Operation Petticoat
as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 It Started with a Kiss
as Diane (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1958 Some Came Running
as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1958 Teacher's Pet
as Katy Fuller
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 God Is My Partner
as Frances Denning
- 1957 Lizzie
as Ruth Seaton
- 1956 Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
- 1956
- 1956 Lust for Life
as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
- 1956 The Proud and Profane
as Joan
- 1956 Blithe Spirit
as Edith
- 1955
- 1955 The Prodigal
as Greek (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1954
- 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
- 1953
- 1953
- 1950
Talk shows and appearances (18)
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019 The Very Very Best of the 70s
2 episodes
- 2014
- 2009
- 2003
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored
1 episode
- 2003
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1992 Vicki!
1 episode
- 1979
- 1974 Dinah!
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
3 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode