Marion Ross
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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.
Known for
Credits
Superhero Movie (2008)
as Aunt Lucille
Sabrina (1954)
as Spiller's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Extra (uncredited)
Smiley Face (2007)
as Shirley
Airport (1970)
as Joan Myers (uncredited)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
as 2nd Lieutenant Colfax
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
as Hilda Trowburg
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as Polly Haynes (uncredited)
Lust for Life (1956)
as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
as Angela Fields
The Prodigal (1955)
as Greek (uncredited)
I Know That Voice (2014)
as Self
The Lake (1998)
as Maggie
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
as Self
Pushover (1954)
as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
Some Came Running (1958)
as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
Music Within (2007)
as Grandma
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
as Self
Dear Dracula (2012)
as Grandma (voice)
The Evening Star (1996)
as Rosie Dunlop
Teacher's Pet (1958)
as Katy Fuller
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
as Self
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
as Vivian Hedgeworth
A Perfect Christmas List (2014)
as Evie
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
as Self
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014)
as Marion
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)
as Self
Skyward (1980)
as Natalie Ward
Sweet Surrender (2014)
as Grandma
Midnight Offerings (1981)
as Emily Moore
Secret of the Incas (1954)
as Miss Morris (uncredited)
The Proud and Profane (1956)
as Joan
Where There's a Will (2006)
as Leslie Clyde Onstott
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
as Diane (uncredited)
Lizzie (1957)
as Ruth Seaton
Honky (1971)
as Mrs. Divine
Flower Girl (2009)
as Rose Durham
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
as Maureen Collier
About Sarah (1998)
as Grandma Rose McCaffrey
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever (2007)
as Annabelle Crow (voice)
The Survival of Dana (1979)
as Madeline Lee
Senior Entourage (2021)
as Marion
Forever Female (1953)
as Patty
Hidden in Silence (1996)
as Mrs. Diamant
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
as Self
Blithe Spirit (1956)
as Edith
Any Second Now (1969)
as Mrs. Hoyt
Me And My Hormones (1996)
as Ruth
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
as Elsie May Slocum
Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011)
as Grandma Dorie
A Reason (2014)
as Aunt Irene Hilgrim
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? (1983)
as Mrs. Davies
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004)
as Marion Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story (2021)
as Self
A Perfect Stranger (1994)
as Charlotte Brandon
Angels on Tap (2018)
as Waitress
Sins of the Father (1985)
as Caroline Harris
God Is My Partner (1957)
as Frances Denning
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)
as Mrs. Pilgrim
Heebie Jeebies (2013)
as Agnes Whitehead
The Weekend Nun (1972)
as Mrs. Crowe
The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story (1987)
as Billie Silverman
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
as Self - Host
Ladies and The Champ (2001)
as Margaret Smith
Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
as Young Woman