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)
Smiley Face (2007)
as Shirley
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
as Hilda Trowburg
Operation Petticoat (1959)
as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
as Angela Fields
Airport (1970)
as Joan Myers (uncredited)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
as Self
I Know That Voice (2014)
as Self
Secret of the Incas (1954)
as Miss Morris (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as Polly Haynes (uncredited)
Some Came Running (1958)
as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
Lust for Life (1956)
as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
as Vivian Hedgeworth
Pushover (1954)
as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
as Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
as Self
The Evening Star (1996)
as Rosie Dunlop
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
as Self
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
as Diane (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
as Katy Fuller
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014)
as Marion
The Proud and Profane (1956)
as Joan
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
as Maureen Collier
A Perfect Christmas List (2014)
as Evie
Where There's a Will (2006)
as Leslie Clyde Onstott
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004)
as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
as Self
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever (2007)
as Annabelle Crow (voice)
Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011)
as Grandma Dorie
Me And My Hormones (1996)
as Ruth
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
as Elsie May Slocum
Dear Dracula (2012)
as Grandma (voice)
The Survival of Dana (1979)
as Madeline Lee
Sins of the Father (1985)
as Caroline Harris
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents? (1983)
as Mrs. Davies
The Last Best Sunday (1999)
as Mrs. Larksmont
The Lake (1998)
as Maggie
Honky (1971)
as Mrs. Divine
Music Within (2007)
as Grandma
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)
as Mrs. Pilgrim
The Prodigal (1955)
as Greek (uncredited)
Ladies and The Champ (2001)
as Margaret Smith
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
as Self - Host
Sweet Surrender (2014)
as Grandma
God Is My Partner (1957)
as Frances Denning
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story (1987)
as Billie Silverman
Lizzie (1957)
as Ruth Seaton
Midnight Offerings (1981)
as Emily Moore
Senior Entourage (2021)
as Marion
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story (2021)
as Self
Flower Girl (2009)
as Rose Durham
The Weekend Nun (1972)
as Mrs. Crowe
A Perfect Stranger (1994)
as Charlotte Brandon
Forever Female (1953)
as Patty
About Sarah (1998)
as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
Angels on Tap (2018)
as Waitress
Hidden in Silence (1996)
as Mrs. Diamant
Blithe Spirit (1956)
as Edith
Any Second Now (1969)
as Mrs. Hoyt
Heebie Jeebies (2013)
as Agnes Whitehead
Skyward (1980)
as Natalie Ward
Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
as Young Woman
A Reason (2014)
as Aunt Irene Hilgrim