Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 25, 1928
Place of Birth
Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
Credits
164 titles
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
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
Self
Senior Entourage
Marion
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Self
Viral Vignettes
Mom
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self - Host
The Very Very Best of the 70s
Self - Commentator
Angels on Tap
Waitress
Best Friends Whenever
Rita McCallister
The Odd Couple
Edna
A Perfect Christmas List
Evie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Marion
Sweet Surrender
Grandma
Chasing Life
April's Granmother
A Reason
Aunt Irene Hilgrim
I Know That Voice
Self
Instant Mom
Marion Cunningham
Heebie Jeebies
Agnes Whitehead
Dear Dracula
Grandma (voice)
Anger Management
Dr. Murphy
The Exes
Pearl
Up All Night
Gammy
Keeping Up with the Randalls
Grandma Dorie
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Hilda Trowburg
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Grandma Moonbeam (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
Olga
Generator Rex
Flower Girl
Rose Durham
The Middle
Ms. Dunlap
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
Nurse Jackie
Renata Thurber
Childrens Hospital
Elderly Nurse
Superhero Movie
Aunt Lucille
Smiley Face
Shirley
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
Annabelle Crow (voice)
Music Within
Grandma
Brothers and Sisters
Ida Holden
Handy Manny
Mrs. Lopart (voice)
Where There's a Will
Leslie Clyde Onstott
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Agnes
The Boondocks
Out of Practice
Grey's Anatomy
Betty Donahue
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Two and a Half Men
Margaret
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Ladies and The Champ
Margaret Smith
Gilmore Girls
Trix Gilmore