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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 Ce…
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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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Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
as Self
Senior Entourage
as Marion
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
as Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self - Host
Angels on Tap
as Waitress
A Perfect Christmas List
as Evie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
as Marion
Sweet Surrender
as Grandma
A Reason
as Aunt Irene Hilgrim
I Know That Voice
as Self
Heebie Jeebies
as Agnes Whitehead
Dear Dracula
as Grandma (voice)
Keeping Up with the Randalls
as Grandma Dorie
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
as Hilda Trowburg
Flower Girl
as Rose Durham
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
Superhero Movie
as Aunt Lucille
Smiley Face
as Shirley
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
as Annabelle Crow (voice)
Music Within
as Grandma
Where There's a Will
as Leslie Clyde Onstott
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Ladies and The Champ
as Margaret Smith
The Last Best Sunday
as Mrs. Larksmont
About Sarah
as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
The Lake
as Maggie
The Evening Star
as Rosie Dunlop
No Poster
Me And My Hormones
as Ruth
Hidden in Silence
as Mrs. Diamant
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
as Maureen Collier
A Perfect Stranger
as Charlotte Brandon
No Poster
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
as Billie Silverman
Sins of the Father
as Caroline Harris
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
as Mrs. Davies
Midnight Offerings
as Emily Moore
Skyward
as Natalie Ward
The Survival of Dana
as Madeline Lee
No Poster
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Self
Grand Theft Auto
as Vivian Hedgeworth
The Weekend Nun
as Mrs. Crowe
Honky
as Mrs. Divine
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as Mrs. Pilgrim
Colossus: The Forbin Project
as Angela Fields
Airport
as Joan Myers (uncredited)
Any Second Now
as Mrs. Hoyt
Blueprint for Robbery
as Young Woman
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Elsie May Slocum
Operation Petticoat
as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
It Started with a Kiss
as Diane (uncredited)
Some Came Running
as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
as Katy Fuller
God Is My Partner
as Frances Denning
Lizzie
as Ruth Seaton
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
Lust for Life
as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
The Proud and Profane
as Joan
Blithe Spirit
as Edith
The Prodigal
as Greek (uncredited)
Sabrina
as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Pushover
as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
Secret of the Incas
as Miss Morris (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
as Polly Haynes (uncredited)
Forever Female
as Patty