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.
Superhero Movie
(Aunt Lucille)
Operation Petticoat
(2nd Lieutenant Colfax)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
(Self)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
(Angela Fields)
Music Within
(Grandma)
The Proud and Profane
(Joan)
Teacher's Pet
(Katy Fuller)
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
(Hilda Trowburg)
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
(Self)
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
(Annabelle Crow (voice))
Midnight Offerings
(Emily Moore)
Grand Theft Auto
(Vivian Hedgeworth)
Flower Girl
(Rose Durham)
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
(Mrs. Pilgrim)
Blueprint for Robbery
(Young Woman)
Keeping Up with the Randalls
(Grandma Dorie)
The Weekend Nun
(Mrs. Crowe)
Lizzie
(Ruth Seaton)
About Sarah
(Grandma Rose McCaffrey)
Where There's a Will
(Leslie Clyde Onstott)
Sins of the Father
A Perfect Stranger
(Charlotte Brandon)
Hidden in Silence
(Mrs. Diamant)
Skyward
(Natalie Ward)
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
(Maureen Collier)
The Survival of Dana
(Madeline Lee)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
(Marion)
A Perfect Christmas List
(Evie)
Airport
(Joan Myers (uncredited))
God Is My Partner
(Frances Denning)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
(Self)
The Lake
(Maggie)
Pushover
(Mrs. Crockett (uncredited))
Honky
(Mrs. Divine)
Dear Dracula
(Grandma (voice))
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
(Mrs. Davies)
The Slowest Gun in the West
(Elsie May Slocum)
A Reason
(Aunt Irene Hilgrim)
Sabrina
(Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited))
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
(Billie Silverman)
The Glenn Miller Story
(Polly Haynes (uncredited))
Ladies and The Champ
(Margaret Smith)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
(Herself)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(Extra (uncredited))
Sweet Surrender
(Grandma)
Secret of the Incas
(Miss Morris (uncredited))
Some Came Running
(Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited))
I Know That Voice
(Self)
Angels on Tap
(Waitress)
Heebie Jeebies
(Agnes Whitehead)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
(Self - Host)
Any Second Now
(Mrs. Hoyt)
The Evening Star
(Rosie Dunlop)
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
(Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage))
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
(Self)
Forever Female
(Patty)
Smiley Face
(Shirley)
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
(Self)
Blithe Spirit
(Edith)
Senior Entourage
(Marion)
That '70s Show
(Grandma Forman)
The Drew Carey Show
(Beulah Carey)
Ford Star Jubilee
The John Larroquette Show
(Ruth Eggers)
Brothers and Sisters
(Ida Holden)
Cain's Hundred
(Laura Harding)
Family Guy
(Marion Cunningham (voice))
The Great Adventure
(Sister Marcella)
The Love Boat
(Emily Heywood)
Touched by an Angel
(Sophie)
Early Edition
Hawaii Five-O
(Edith Lavallo)
King of the Hill
(Ms. Wakefield (voice))
The Brady Bunch
Route 66
The Wild Thornberrys
(Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice))
The Streets of San Francisco
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Margaret Sturdevant)
Mannix
Hotel
Happy Days
(Marion Cunningham)
The Boondocks
The Mod Squad
Perry Mason
(Helen Harvey)
Superman: The Animated Series
(General Richter (voice))
Out of Practice
General Electric Theater
(Mrs. Wilson)
Mission: Impossible
(Mrs. Foster)
Gilmore Girls
(Trix Gilmore)
You Again?
Philip Marlowe
Felony Squad
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
Rawhide
(Flora)
Love Boat: The Next Wave
(Judy Glacken)
The Fugitive
(Marian Eckhardt)
Father Knows Best
The Millionaire
(Cathy Hardin)
Family Law
(Mrs. Richardson)
Thriller
(Kay Forrest)
The Thin Man
The Donna Reed Show
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
Mr. Novak
(Nurse Bromfield)
The Detectives
Brooklyn Bridge
(Sophie Berger)
Life With Father
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Mollie O'Brien)
Paradise Bay
Dr. Kildare
(Nurse Ann Patterson)
The Walter Winchell File
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
(Grandma Moonbeam (voice))
The Middle
(Ms. Dunlap)
Letter to Loretta
(Nurse)
The Gertrude Berg Show
Generator Rex
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
(Dottie Moll)
Chasing Life
(April's Granmother)
Chasing Life
Two and a Half Men
(Margaret)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
(Dr. Helen Cartwright)
Intimate Portrait
(Self)
The Red Skelton Show
(Patricia Westerbrook)
The Red Skelton Show
(Patricia Winterbrook)
Insight
(Ethel Cambridge)
Rawhide
(Pricilla Brewer)
Letter to Loretta
(Peg Santos)
The Outer Limits
(Agnes Benjamin)
The Odd Couple
(Edna)
Gilmore Girls
(Marilyn Gilmore)
Childrens Hospital
(Elderly Nurse)
SpongeBob SquarePants
(Grandma SquarePants (voice))
The Third Twin
(Lila Ferrami)
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
(Flavia (voice))
American Experience
(Edith Bolling-Galt (voice))
The Great Adventure
(Etta Wheeler)
Hawaii Five-O
(Anita)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Route 66
(Nora Belden)
Mannix
(Muriel Enright)
The Love Boat
(Emily Stubing)
The Brothers Brannagan
(Kate)
Viral Vignettes
(Mom)
The Very Very Best of the 70s
(Self - Commentator)
The Love Boat
(Mrs. Jenny Heller)
Ironside
(Gloria Bosner)
Love, American Style
(Marion Cunningham)
Up All Night
(Gammy)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Burke's Law
(Frances Farnsworth)
Emergency!
(Margaret)
The Red Skelton Show
(Elizabeth - Sir Reginald's daughter)
Grey's Anatomy
(Betty Donahue)
Ironside
(Mrs. Bartell)
Night Court
(Mrs. Daley)
The Streets of San Francisco
(Mrs. Ross)
MacGyver
(Sister Robin)
The Brothers Brannagan
(Susan)
The Love Boat
(Amy Scofield)
The Love Boat
(Gladys Johnson)
Dream On
(Mother Superior)
Hot in Cleveland
(Olga)
The Untouchables
(Vera Schultz)
The Chevy Mystery Show
(Ann Bell)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(Dixie the Manicurist)
The New Adventures of Old Christine
(Agnes)
Pearl
(Ellie North)
Petrocelli
(Mary Sloan)
Petrocelli
(Janet Williamson)
The Exes
(Pearl)
Touched by an Angel
(Emma)
Best Friends Whenever
(Rita McCallister)
Dinah!
(Self)
Anger Management
(Dr. Murphy)
Ironside
(Shirley Petrizzi)
The Love Boat
(Mary Hammond)