Marion Ross
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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
Credits
Superhero Movie (2008)
as Aunt Lucille
Sabrina (1954)
as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Extra (uncredited)
Airport (1970)
as Joan Myers (uncredited)
Smiley Face (2007)
as Shirley
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
as Hilda Trowburg
Some Came Running (1958)
as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
Pushover (1954)
as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
I Know That Voice (2014)
as Self
Operation Petticoat (1959)
as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
Lust for Life (1956)
as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as Polly Haynes (uncredited)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
as Self
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
as Angela Fields
The Proud and Profane (1956)
as Joan
Lizzie (1957)
as Ruth Seaton
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
as Self
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
as Diane (uncredited)
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
as Vivian Hedgeworth
Honky (1971)
as Mrs. Divine
Where There's a Will (2006)
as Leslie Clyde Onstott
The Prodigal (1955)
as Greek (uncredited)
Dear Dracula (2012)
as Grandma (voice)
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever (2007)
as Annabelle Crow (voice)
The Evening Star (1996)
as Rosie Dunlop
Secret of the Incas (1954)
as Miss Morris (uncredited)
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
as Self
Flower Girl (2009)
as Rose Durham
Me And My Hormones (1996)
as Ruth
Teacher's Pet (1958)
as Katy Fuller
Music Within (2007)
as Grandma
Midnight Offerings (1981)
as Emily Moore
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
as Maureen Collier
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
as Self
Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
as Young Woman
Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011)
as Grandma Dorie
Forever Female (1953)
as Patty
The Lake (1998)
as Maggie
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)
as Self
Any Second Now (1969)
as Mrs. Hoyt
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014)
as Marion
A Perfect Christmas List (2014)
as Evie
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
as Elsie May Slocum
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004)
as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Hidden in Silence (1996)
as Mrs. Diamant
Ladies and The Champ (2001)
as Margaret Smith
The Survival of Dana (1979)
as Madeline Lee
Angels on Tap (2018)
as Waitress
Sweet Surrender (2014)
as Grandma
God Is My Partner (1957)
as Frances Denning
Sins of the Father (1985)
as Caroline Harris
A Perfect Stranger (1994)
as Charlotte Brandon
Heebie Jeebies (2013)
as Agnes Whitehead
About Sarah (1998)
as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
Senior Entourage (2021)
as Marion
The Weekend Nun (1972)
as Mrs. Crowe
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
as Self - Host
Skyward (1980)
as Natalie Ward
Blithe Spirit (1956)
as Edith
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
as Self
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story (2021)
as Self
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)
as Mrs. Pilgrim
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story (1987)
as Billie Silverman
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents? (1983)
as Mrs. Davies
A Reason (2014)
as Aunt Irene Hilgrim