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Marion Ross
Actor
Born October 25, 1928 (93 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Senior Entourage · as Marion |
| 2021 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · as Mrs. Marion Genzinger |
| 2018 | Angels on Tap · as Waitress |
| 2017 | Please Tell Me I'm Adopted! (TV Series) · as Mrs. Grant |
| 2015 | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (TV Series) · as Minn-Erva |
| 2015 | The Odd Couple (2015) (TV Series) · as Edna |
| 2015 | Best Friends Whenever (TV Series) · as Rita McCallister |
| 2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas · as Marion |
| 2014 | A Perfect Christmas List · as Evie |
| 2014 | Sweet Surrender · as Grandma |
| 2014 | A Reason · as Aunt Irene Hilgrim |
| 2014 | Chasing Life (TV Series) · as April's Granmother |
| 2013 | Heebie Jeebies · as Agnes Whitehead |
| 2013 | Instant Mom (TV Series) · as Marion Cunningham |
| 2012 | Dear Dracula · as Grandma (voice) |
| 2012 | Anger Management (TV Series) · as Dr. Murphy |
| 2012 | Major Crimes (TV Series) · as Pauline Allen |
| 2011 | Keeping Up with the Randalls · as Grandma Dorie |
| 2011 | The Exes (TV Series) · as Pearl |
| 2011 | Up All Night (TV Series) · as Gammy |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Olga |
| 2010 | Generator Rex (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (TV Series) · as Grandma Moonbeam |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster · as Hilda Trowburg |
| 2009 | Flower Girl · as Rose Durham |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie (TV Series) · as Renata Thurber |
| 2009 | The Middle (TV Series) · as Ms. Dunlap |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital (TV Series) · as Elderly Nurse |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie · as Aunt Lucille |
| 2007 | Smiley Face · as Shirley |
| 2007 | Music Within · as Grandma |
| 2007 | Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever · as Annabelle Crow |
| 2006 | Where There's a Will · as Leslie Clyde Onstott |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters (TV Series) · as Ida Holden |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV Series) · as Agnes |
| 2006 | Handy Manny (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lopart |
| 2006 | That '70s Show Special: The Final Goodbye · as Bernice Forman |
| 2005 | Out of Practice (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Betty Donahue |
| 2005 | The Boondocks (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Spongebob Squarepants: The Seascape Capers · as Grandma SquarePants |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Margaret |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | The Last Best Sunday · as Mrs. Larksmont |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Grandma SquarePants |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Marion Cunningham (voice) |
| 1998 | About Sarah · as Grandma Rose McCaffrey |
| 1998 | The Lake · as Maggie |
| 1998 | That '70s Show (TV Series) · as Grandma Forman |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice) |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) · as Margaret Smith |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Ms. Wakefield (voice) |
| 1997 | Der dritte Zwilling (TV Series) · as Lila Ferrami |
| 1997 | The Third Twin · as Lila Ferrami |
| 1996 | The Evening Star · as Rosie Dunlop |
| 1996 | Hidden in Silence · as Mrs. Diamant |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as General Richter (voice) |
| 1996 | The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV Series) · as Kathe Kollwitz |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Lillian Hightower |
| 1996 | Early Edition (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart · as Maureen Collier |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (TV Series) · as Flavia |
| 1994 | A Perfect Stranger · as Charlotte Brandon |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Sophie |
| 1989 | Living Dolls (TV Series) · as Marion |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Edith Bolling-Galt (voice) |
| 1985 | Sins of the Father · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Margaret Sturdevant |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | Night Court (TV Series) · as Mrs. Daley |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | The New Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as Mrs. Cunningham |
| 1980 | Skyward · as Natalie Ward |
| 1978 | Pearl (TV Series) · as Ellie North |
| 1977 | Grand Theft Auto · as Vivian Hedgeworth |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Garman |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Rose Higby |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) · as Marion Cunningham |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Honky · as Mrs. Divine |
| 1970 | Airport · as Joan Myers - Passenger |
| 1970 | Colossus: The Forbin Project · as Angela Fields |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dr. Helen Cartwright |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Edith Lavallo |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | Paradise Bay (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Agnes Benjamin |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Marian Eckhardt |
| 1961 | Blueprint for Robbery · as Young Woman |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West · as Elsie May Slocum |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Kay Forrest |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Margaret Cartwright |
| 1960 | Dante (TV Series) · as Meg Landry |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Dottie Moll |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat · as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax |
| 1959 | The Big Circus · as actor |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss · as Diane |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Flora |
| 1959 | The Detectives (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Vera Schultz |
| 1958 | Some Came Running · as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Teacher's Pet · as Katy Fuller |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Lucy Kerr |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Helen Harvey |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Mollie O'Brien |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Lust for Life · as Sister Clothilde |
| 1954 | Sabrina · as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Pushover · as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas · as Miss Morris (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story · as Polly Haynes |
| 1953 | Forever Female · as Patty |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wilson |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Peg Santos |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Emma Stockton |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Wife of Tribune reader |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Elizabeth - Sir Reginald's daughter |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Dixie the Manicurist |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Virginia Thorpe |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as actor |