Marion Ross
Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1928
Place of birth: Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
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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Filmography
65 movies · 99 TV shows, newest first
9.4
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
2021
2.0
Senior Entourage
2021
7.1
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021
10.0
Viral Vignettes
2020
8.0
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
7.5
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019NR
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
5.0
Angels on Tap
2018
8.0
Best Friends Whenever
2015
5.8
The Odd Couple
2015
5.4
A Perfect Christmas List
2014
6.8
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
2014
5.5
Sweet Surrender
2014
7.2
Chasing Life
2014
4.1
A Reason
2014
7.1
I Know That Voice
2014
8.2
Instant Mom
2013
4.6
Heebie Jeebies
2013
8.2
Dear Dracula
2012
6.3
Anger Management
2012
6.6
The Exes
2011
6.0
Up All Night
2011
6.5
Keeping Up with the Randalls
2011
6.2
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010
8.2
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
7.2
Hot in Cleveland
2010
8.5
Generator Rex
2010
5.9
Flower Girl
2009
7.6
The Middle
2009
10.0
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
7.1
Nurse Jackie
2009
6.9
Childrens Hospital
2008
5.3
Superhero Movie
2008
6.1
Smiley Face
2007
10.0
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
2007
6.5
Music Within
2007
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
2006
6.3
Handy Manny
2006
7.1
Where There's a Will
2006
7.2
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
8.3
The Boondocks
2005
7.4
Out of Practice
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
8.6
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
7.5
Two and a Half Men
2003
5.1
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
4.9
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
8.0
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
10.0
Ladies and The Champ
2001
7.9
Gilmore Girls
2000
8.1
Family Law
1999
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
6.8
About Sarah
1998
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
7.9
That '70s Show
1998
4.9
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
5.8
The Lake
1998
5.5
The Third Twin
1997
7.4
King of the Hill
1997
5.9
The Evening Star
1996NR
Me And My Hormones
1996
7.4
Early Edition
1996
7.7
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
7.2
Hidden in Silence
1996
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
6.5
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
1995
6.3
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
4.9
A Perfect Stranger
1994
6.8
Burke's Law
1994
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
6.8
The John Larroquette Show
19936.5
Vicki!
1992
7.8
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
6.9
Dream On
1990
6.5
American Experience
1988NR
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
1987
6.5
You Again?
1986
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
7.7
MacGyver
1985
7.0
Sins of the Father
1985
7.3
Night Court
1984
8.0
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
1983
6.8
Hotel
1982
5.7
Midnight Offerings
1981
7.1
Skyward
1980
9.0
The Survival of Dana
19799.0
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
6.0
Pearl
1978
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
5.3
Grand Theft Auto
1977
7.0
Dinah!
1974
7.2
Petrocelli
1974
7.6
Happy Days
1974
7.0
The Weekend Nun
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
8.0
Emergency!
1972
5.1
Honky
1971
6.0
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
10.0
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
7.0
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
6.5
Airport
1970
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.7
The Brady Bunch
1969
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
6.8
Any Second Now
1969
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.5
Felony Squad
19668.0
Paradise Bay
1965
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
7.3
Mr. Novak
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
9.0
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
5.2
Cain's Hundred
1961
5.6
Blueprint for Robbery
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
9.0
The Brothers Brannagan
1960
6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
6.7
Thriller
19606.8
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
4.5
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
7.2
Operation Petticoat
1959
6.7
The Detectives
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
7.5
Philip Marlowe
1959
5.5
It Started with a Kiss
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
7.0
Some Came Running
1958
6.5
The Donna Reed Show
1958
6.8
Teacher's Pet
1958
7.5
The Walter Winchell File
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
7.6
The Thin Man
1957
7.5
God Is My Partner
1957
6.9
Lizzie
1957
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
7.2
Lust for Life
1956
6.5
The Proud and Profane
1956
8.0
Blithe Spirit
19567.0
Ford Star Jubilee
1955
4.6
The Prodigal
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
1955
6.6
Father Knows Best
1954
7.5
Sabrina
1954
6.6
Pushover
1954
5.9
Secret of the Incas
1954
7.0
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
6.9
Forever Female
195310.0
Life With Father
1953
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
7.1
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944