Marion Ross

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

180

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-10-25 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA

Marion Ross

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 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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  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Gilmore Girls

    Gilmore Girls

  • Gilmore Girls

    Gilmore Girls

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Middle

    The Middle

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Boondocks

    The Boondocks

  • Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

    Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • The Brady Bunch

    The Brady Bunch

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine

    The New Adventures of Old Christine

  • The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

    The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

  • Handy Manny

    Handy Manny

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Chasing Life

    Chasing Life

  • Chasing Life

    Chasing Life

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Generator Rex

    Generator Rex

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • The Exes

    The Exes

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • Up All Night

    Up All Night

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Superhero Movie

    Superhero Movie

  • More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

    More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

  • Best Friends Whenever

    Best Friends Whenever

  • The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

    The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

  • Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas

  • The Evening Star

    The Evening Star

  • The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

    The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

  • Paradise Bay

    Paradise Bay

  • The Chevy Mystery Show

    The Chevy Mystery Show

  • Colossus: The Forbin Project

    Colossus: The Forbin Project

  • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

    Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

    Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

  • Love Boat: The Next Wave

    Love Boat: The Next Wave

  • The Glenn Miller Story

    The Glenn Miller Story

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Operation Petticoat

    Operation Petticoat

  • Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

  • Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

    Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

  • Music Within

    Music Within

  • Secret of the Incas

    Secret of the Incas

  • A Perfect Christmas List

    A Perfect Christmas List

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • It Started with a Kiss

    It Started with a Kiss

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever

    Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever

  • Out of Practice

    Out of Practice

  • The Weekend Nun

    The Weekend Nun

  • Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe

  • Midnight Offerings

    Midnight Offerings

  • Sins of the Father

    Sins of the Father

  • I Know That Voice

    I Know That Voice

  • Airport

    Airport

  • Smiley Face

    Smiley Face

  • The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

    The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

  • Blithe Spirit

    Blithe Spirit

  • Lust for Life

    Lust for Life

  • The Gertrude Berg Show

    The Gertrude Berg Show

  • The Survival of Dana

    The Survival of Dana

  • Dear Dracula

    Dear Dracula

  • Skyward

    Skyward

  • Hidden in Silence

    Hidden in Silence

  • A Perfect Stranger

    A Perfect Stranger

  • Lizzie

    Lizzie

  • Pushover

    Pushover

  • Blueprint for Robbery

    Blueprint for Robbery

  • You Again?

    You Again?

  • The Lake

    The Lake

  • The Very Very Best of the 70s

    The Very Very Best of the 70s

  • About Sarah

    About Sarah

  • Pearl

    Pearl

  • The Slowest Gun in the West

    The Slowest Gun in the West

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

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

  • The Third Twin

    The Third Twin

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Life With Father

    Life With Father

  • Me And My Hormones

    Me And My Hormones

  • Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

  • Viral Vignettes

    Viral Vignettes

  • The Brothers Brannagan

    The Brothers Brannagan

  • The Brothers Brannagan

    The Brothers Brannagan

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Senior Entourage

    Senior Entourage

  • Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

    Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

  • Ford Star Jubilee

    Ford Star Jubilee

  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

  • God Is My Partner

    God Is My Partner

  • A Reason

    A Reason

  • Flower Girl

    Flower Girl

  • Any Second Now

    Any Second Now

  • Heebie Jeebies

    Heebie Jeebies

  • Angels on Tap

    Angels on Tap

  • Forever Female

    Forever Female

  • Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story

    Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story

  • The Proud and Profane

    The Proud and Profane

  • Where There's a Will

    Where There's a Will

  • Grand Theft Auto

    Grand Theft Auto

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Keeping Up with the Randalls

    Keeping Up with the Randalls

  • Honky

    Honky

  • Sweet Surrender

    Sweet Surrender

  • My Music: A Classic Christmas

    My Music: A Classic Christmas

  • Ladies and The Champ

    Ladies and The Champ

  • Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

    Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?