Marion Ross
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.
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
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
Senior Entourage
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Viral Vignettes
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Angels on Tap
Best Friends Whenever
The Odd Couple
A Perfect Christmas List
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Sweet Surrender
Chasing Life
A Reason
I Know That Voice
Heebie Jeebies
Dear Dracula
The Exes
Up All Night
Keeping Up with the Randalls
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Hot in Cleveland
Generator Rex
Flower Girl
The Middle
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Childrens Hospital
Superhero Movie
Smiley Face
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
Music Within
Brothers and Sisters
Where There's a Will
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The Boondocks
Out of Practice
Grey's Anatomy
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Two and a Half Men
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Celebrities Uncensored
Ladies and The Champ
Gilmore Girls
Family Law
SpongeBob SquarePants
Family Guy
About Sarah
The Wild Thornberrys
That '70s Show
Love Boat: The Next Wave
The Lake
The Third Twin
King of the Hill
The Evening Star
Early Edition
Superman: The Animated Series
Hidden in Silence
The Drew Carey Show
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Touched by an Angel
A Perfect Stranger
Burke's Law
Intimate Portrait
The John Larroquette Show
Brooklyn Bridge
Dream On
American Experience
You Again?
MacGyver
Sins of the Father
Night Court
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
Hotel
Midnight Offerings
Skyward
The Survival of Dana
Pearl
The Love Boat
Grand Theft Auto
Petrocelli
Happy Days
The Weekend Nun
The Streets of San Francisco
Emergency!
Honky
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Airport
Love, American Style
The Brady Bunch
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Any Second Now
The Mod Squad
Hawaii Five-O
Mannix
Ironside
Mission: Impossible
Felony Squad
The Great Adventure
Mr. Novak
The Fugitive
The Outer Limits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Dr. Kildare
Cain's Hundred
Blueprint for Robbery
Route 66
Insight
The Brothers Brannagan
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Thriller
The Slowest Gun in the West
Operation Petticoat
The Detectives
The Untouchables
Philip Marlowe
Rawhide
Some Came Running
The Donna Reed Show
Teacher's Pet
The Walter Winchell File
Perry Mason
The Thin Man
God Is My Partner
Lizzie
Around the World in Eighty Days
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Proud and Profane
Blithe Spirit
The Millionaire
Father Knows Best
Sabrina
Pushover
Secret of the Incas
The Glenn Miller Story
Forever Female
Letter to Loretta
General Electric Theater
The Red Skelton Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Acting
2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
—
Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)