Marion Ross

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

182

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-10-25 (97 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

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Gilmore Girls

    Gilmore Girls

  • Gilmore Girls

    Gilmore Girls

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Middle

    The Middle

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • 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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Boondocks

    The Boondocks

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

    Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • Brothers and Sisters

    Brothers and Sisters

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Brady Bunch

    The Brady Bunch

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine

    The New Adventures of Old Christine

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Handy Manny

    Handy Manny

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

    More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

  • The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

    The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

  • The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Generator Rex

    Generator Rex

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

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

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

  • The Exes

    The Exes

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Blueprint for Robbery

    Blueprint for Robbery

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Up All Night

    Up All Night

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Best Friends Whenever

    Best Friends Whenever

  • Blithe Spirit

    Blithe Spirit

  • Chasing Life

    Chasing Life

  • Chasing Life

    Chasing Life

  • Senior Entourage

    Senior Entourage

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Instant Mom

    Instant Mom

  • Superhero Movie

    Superhero Movie

  • Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

    Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

  • Smiley Face

    Smiley Face

  • A Reason

    A Reason

  • Pushover

    Pushover

  • Skyward

    Skyward

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

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

  • Dear Dracula

    Dear Dracula

  • Love Boat: The Next Wave

    Love Boat: The Next Wave

  • Out of Practice

    Out of Practice

  • Midnight Offerings

    Midnight Offerings

  • About Sarah

    About Sarah

  • The Lake

    The Lake

  • Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

    Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge

  • Airport

    Airport

  • Flower Girl

    Flower Girl

  • Lizzie

    Lizzie

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Chevy Mystery Show

    The Chevy Mystery Show

  • Some Came Running

    Some Came Running

  • Paradise Bay

    Paradise Bay

  • Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story

    Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story

  • Operation Petticoat

    Operation Petticoat

  • Music Within

    Music Within

  • Colossus: The Forbin Project

    Colossus: The Forbin Project

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Lust for Life

    Lust for Life

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Heebie Jeebies

    Heebie Jeebies

  • Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe

  • I Know That Voice

    I Know That Voice

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas

  • A Perfect Christmas List

    A Perfect Christmas List

  • Hidden in Silence

    Hidden in Silence

  • The Evening Star

    The Evening Star

  • Secret of the Incas

    Secret of the Incas

  • It Started with a Kiss

    It Started with a Kiss

  • The Gertrude Berg Show

    The Gertrude Berg Show

  • The Very Very Best of the 70s

    The Very Very Best of the 70s

  • The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

    The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

  • The Third Twin

    The Third Twin

  • The Survival of Dana

    The Survival of Dana

  • The Glenn Miller Story

    The Glenn Miller Story

  • Sins of the Father

    Sins of the Father

  • The Weekend Nun

    The Weekend Nun

  • Pearl

    Pearl

  • The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

    The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

  • The Slowest Gun in the West

    The Slowest Gun in the West

  • The Proud and Profane

    The Proud and Profane

  • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

    Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Grand Theft Auto

    Grand Theft Auto

  • Keeping Up with the Randalls

    Keeping Up with the Randalls

  • Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

    Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

  • Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever

    Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever

  • The Brothers Brannagan

    The Brothers Brannagan

  • The Brothers Brannagan

    The Brothers Brannagan

  • A Perfect Stranger

    A Perfect Stranger

  • Where There's a Will

    Where There's a Will

  • Angels on Tap

    Angels on Tap

  • Me And My Hormones

    Me And My Hormones

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • You Again?

    You Again?

  • Any Second Now

    Any Second Now

  • Ford Star Jubilee

    Ford Star Jubilee

  • God Is My Partner

    God Is My Partner

  • Viral Vignettes

    Viral Vignettes

  • Life With Father

    Life With Father

  • Honky

    Honky

  • Sweet Surrender

    Sweet Surrender

  • Forever Female

    Forever Female

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Ladies and The Champ

    Ladies and The Champ

  • My Music: A Classic Christmas

    My Music: A Classic Christmas

  • Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

    Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?