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Marion Ross

Marion Ross

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 25, 1928 (96)
Birthplace Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Sep 30, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ha ... milton) 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

Senior Entourage

Senior Entourage

2021

as Marion

Angels on Tap

Angels on Tap

2018

as Waitress

Sweet Surrender

Sweet Surrender

2014

as Grandma

Heebie Jeebies

Heebie Jeebies

2013

as Agnes Whitehead

Dear Dracula

Dear Dracula

2012

as Grandma (voice)

Keeping Up with the Randalls

Keeping Up with the Randalls

2011

as Grandma Dorie

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

2010

as Hilda Trowburg

Flower Girl

Flower Girl

2009

as Rose Durham

Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie

2008

as Aunt Lucille

Music Within

Music Within

2007

as Grandma

Smiley Face

Smiley Face

2007

as Shirley

Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

2006

as Leslie Clyde Onstott

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

2004

as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)

Ladies and The Champ

Ladies and The Champ

2001

as Margaret Smith

About Sarah

About Sarah

1998

as Grandma Rose McCaffrey

The Lake

The Lake

1998

as Maggie

Hidden in Silence

Hidden in Silence

1996

as Mrs. Diamant

The Evening Star

The Evening Star

1996

as Rosie Dunlop

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

1995

as Maureen Collier

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger

1994

as Charlotte Brandon

Midnight Offerings

Midnight Offerings

1981

as Emily Moore

Skyward

Skyward

1980

as Natalie Ward

The Survival of Dana

The Survival of Dana

1979

as Madeline Lee

Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

1977

as Vivian Hedgeworth

The Weekend Nun

The Weekend Nun

1972

as Mrs. Crowe

Honky

Honky

1971

as Mrs. Divine

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Colossus: The Forbin Project

1970

as Angela Fields

Airport

Airport

1970

as Joan Myers (uncredited)

Any Second Now

Any Second Now

1969

as Mrs. Hoyt

Blueprint for Robbery

Blueprint for Robbery

1961

as Young Woman

The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

as Elsie May Slocum

Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

1959

as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

1958

as Katy Fuller

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

1958

as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)

God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner

1957

as Frances Denning

Lizzie

Lizzie

1957

as Ruth Seaton

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

1956

as Edith

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

1956

as Joan

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

as Extra (uncredited)

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas

1954

as Miss Morris (uncredited)

Pushover

Pushover

1954

as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)

Sabrina

Sabrina

1954

as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

as Polly Haynes (uncredited)

Forever Female

Forever Female

1953

as Patty

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Happy Days

as Marion Cunningham

Episodes: 252

First Aired: Jan 15, 1974

Brooklyn Bridge

as Sophie Berger

Episodes: 33

First Aired: Sep 20, 1991

The Drew Carey Show

as Beulah Carey

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 13, 1995

SpongeBob SquarePants

as Grandma SquarePants (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 01, 1999

That '70s Show

as Grandma Forman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 23, 1998

Gilmore Girls

as Trix Gilmore

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 05, 2000

The Love Boat

as Emily Stubing

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Brothers and Sisters

as Ida Holden

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 2006

The Love Boat

as Emily Heywood

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Touched by an Angel

as Sophie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Pearl

as Ellie North

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 16, 1978

Superman: The Animated Series

as General Richter (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 06, 1996

Gilmore Girls

as Marilyn Gilmore

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 2000

The Third Twin

as Lila Ferrami

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 09, 1997

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

as Flavia (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 1995

The Love Boat

as Amy Scofield

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The John Larroquette Show

as Ruth Eggers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1993

Cain's Hundred

as Laura Harding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Family Guy

as Marion Cunningham (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

The Great Adventure

as Sister Marcella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Hawaii Five-O

as Edith Lavallo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

King of the Hill

as Ms. Wakefield (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

The Wild Thornberrys

as Rebecca the Elephant Queen (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 1998

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Margaret Sturdevant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Perry Mason

as Helen Harvey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

General Electric Theater

as Mrs. Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Mission: Impossible

as Mrs. Foster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Rawhide

as Flora

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Love Boat: The Next Wave

as Judy Glacken

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 1998

The Fugitive

as Marian Eckhardt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Millionaire

as Cathy Hardin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Family Law

as Mrs. Richardson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Thriller

as Kay Forrest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Mr. Novak

as Nurse Bromfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Mollie O'Brien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dr. Kildare

as Nurse Ann Patterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Grandma Moonbeam (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2010

The Middle

as Ms. Dunlap

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2009

Letter to Loretta

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Dottie Moll

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1960

Chasing Life

as April's Granmother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 2014

Two and a Half Men

as Margaret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2003

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Helen Cartwright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

The Red Skelton Show

as Patricia Winterbrook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Red Skelton Show

as Patricia Westerbrook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

Insight

as Ethel Cambridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1960

Rawhide

as Pricilla Brewer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Letter to Loretta

as Peg Santos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The Outer Limits

as Agnes Benjamin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

The Odd Couple

as Edna

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 2015

Childrens Hospital

as Elderly Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 2008

American Experience

as Edith Bolling-Galt (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

The Great Adventure

as Etta Wheeler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Hawaii Five-O

as Anita

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Route 66

as Nora Belden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Mannix

as Muriel Enright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

The Brothers Brannagan

as Kate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1960

Viral Vignettes

as Mom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2020

The Love Boat

as Mrs. Jenny Heller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Ironside

as Gloria Bosner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Love, American Style

as Marion Cunningham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

Up All Night

as Gammy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2011

Burke's Law

as Frances Farnsworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1994

Emergency!

as Margaret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

The Red Skelton Show

as Elizabeth - Sir Reginald's daughter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

Grey's Anatomy

as Betty Donahue

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Ironside

as Mrs. Bartell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Night Court

as Mrs. Daley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1984

The Streets of San Francisco

as Mrs. Ross

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

MacGyver

as Sister Robin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

The Brothers Brannagan

as Susan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1960

The Love Boat

as Gladys Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Dream On

as Mother Superior

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1990

Hot in Cleveland

as Olga

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2010

The Untouchables

as Vera Schultz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Ann Bell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1960

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Dixie the Manicurist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1950

The New Adventures of Old Christine

as Agnes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 2006

Petrocelli

as Mary Sloan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Petrocelli

as Janet Williamson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

The Exes

as Pearl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 30, 2011

Touched by an Angel

as Emma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Best Friends Whenever

as Rita McCallister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 26, 2015

Anger Management

as Dr. Murphy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 28, 2012

Ironside

as Shirley Petrizzi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

The Love Boat

as Mary Hammond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Hotel

as Nora Wheeler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Paradise Bay

Episodes: 199

First Aired: Sep 27, 1965

Life With Father

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Nov 22, 1953

Mannix

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

The Boondocks

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 06, 2005

Felony Squad

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Gertrude Berg Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1961

The Very Very Best of the 70s

as Self - Commentator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 16, 2019

Ford Star Jubilee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1955

Early Edition

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1996

The Brady Bunch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1969

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Out of Practice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

You Again?

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 27, 1986

Philip Marlowe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1959

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

Father Knows Best

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1954

The Thin Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

The Donna Reed Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1958

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1971

The Detectives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1959

The Walter Winchell File

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1957

Generator Rex

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 2010

Chasing Life

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 2014

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Dinah!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1974

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