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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.
Filmography
all 158
TV Shows 98
Movies 60
self 13
Voice 8
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story (2021)
Senior Entourage (2021)
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019)
Angels on Tap (2018)
Best Friends Whenever (2015)
The Odd Couple (2015)
A Perfect Christmas List (2014)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014)
Sweet Surrender (2014)
Chasing Life (2014)
A Reason (2014)
I Know That Voice (2014)
Heebie Jeebies (2013)
Dear Dracula (2012)
The Exes (2011)
Up All Night (2011)
Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011)
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
Generator Rex (2010)
Flower Girl (2009)
The Middle (2009)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
Childrens Hospital (2008)
Superhero Movie (2008)
Smiley Face (2007)
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever (2007)
Music Within (2007)
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
Where There's a Will (2006)
The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006)
The Boondocks (2005)
Out of Practice (2005)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004)
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
Ladies and The Champ (2001)
Gilmore Girls (2000)
Family Law (1999)
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
About Sarah (1998)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
That '70s Show (1998)
Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)
The Lake (1998)
The Third Twin (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
The Evening Star (1996)
Early Edition (1996)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Hidden in Silence (1996)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
A Perfect Stranger (1994)
Burke's Law (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
The John Larroquette Show (1993)
Happy Days Reunion Special (1992)
Brooklyn Bridge (1991)
Dream On (1990)
Living Dolls (1989)
American Experience (1988)
You Again? (1986)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
MacGyver (1985)
Sins of the Father (1985)
Night Court (1984)
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? (1983)
Hotel (1982)
Midnight Offerings (1981)
Skyward (1980)
The Survival of Dana (1979)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
Pearl (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Petrocelli (1974)
Happy Days (1974)
Escape (1973)
The Weekend Nun (1972)
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Emergency! (1972)
Honky (1971)
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
The Psychiatrist (1970)
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)
Airport (1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Love, American Style (1969)
The Brady Bunch (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Any Second Now (1969)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Mannix (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Felony Squad (1966)
Paradise Bay (1965)
The Great Adventure (1963)
Mr. Novak (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Outer Limits (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Mrs. G. Goes to College (1961)
The Gertrude Berg Show (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Cain's Hundred (1961)
Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
Insight (1960)
The Brothers Brannagan (1960)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
Thriller (1960)
The Chevy Mystery Show (1960)
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
The Detectives (1959)
The Untouchables (1959)
Philip Marlowe (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Some Came Running (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
The Walter Winchell File (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
The Thin Man (1957)
God Is My Partner (1957)
The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957)
Lizzie (1957)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Proud and Profane (1956)
Blithe Spirit (1956)
Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Father Knows Best (1954)
Sabrina (1954)
Pushover (1954)
Secret of the Incas (1954)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Forever Female (1953)
Life With Father (1953)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1928-10-25 (95 years old)
Birth NameMarian Ellen Ross
Birth PlaceWatertown, United States of America
ChildrenEllen Kreamer, Jim Meskimen
RelativesTaylor Meskimen
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMarian Ellen Ross
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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