Marion Ross
Known For
Acting
Born
1928-10-25 in Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Betty Donahue
Family Guy
as Marion Cunningham (voice)
Two and a Half Men
as Margaret
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
King of the Hill
as Ms. Wakefield (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Gilmore Girls
as Trix Gilmore
Gilmore Girls
as Marilyn Gilmore
That '70s Show
as Grandma Forman
Perry Mason
as Helen Harvey
MacGyver
as Sister Robin
Mission: Impossible
as Mrs. Foster
The Love Boat
as Emily Heywood
The Love Boat
as Emily Stubing
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Jenny Heller
The Love Boat
as Amy Scofield
The Love Boat
as Gladys Johnson
The Love Boat
as Mary Hammond
The Middle
as Ms. Dunlap
Happy Days
as Marion Cunningham