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Marion Ross
Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
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 D…
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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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2021
Senior Entourage
Movie Marion
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2021
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Movie Self
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2020
Viral Vignettes
TV show Mom
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2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Movie Self
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2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie Self - Host
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2019
The Very Very Best of the 70s
TV show Self - Commentator
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2018
Angels on Tap
Movie Waitress
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2015
Best Friends Whenever
TV show Rita McCallister
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2015
The Odd Couple
TV show Edna
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2014
A Perfect Christmas List
Movie Evie
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2014
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas
Movie Marion
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2014
Sweet Surrender
Movie Grandma
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2014
Chasing Life
TV show April's Granmother
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2014
A Reason
Movie Aunt Irene Hilgrim
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2014
I Know That Voice
Movie Self
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2013
Instant Mom
TV show Marion Cunningham
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2013
Heebie Jeebies
Movie Agnes Whitehead
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2012
Dear Dracula
Movie Grandma (voice)
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2012
Anger Management
TV show Dr. Murphy
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2011
The Exes
TV show Pearl
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2011
Up All Night
TV show Gammy
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2011
Keeping Up with the Randalls
Movie Grandma Dorie
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2010
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Movie Hilda Trowburg
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2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV show Grandma Moonbeam (voice)
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2010
Hot in Cleveland
TV show Olga
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2010
Generator Rex
TV show
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2009
Flower Girl
Movie Rose Durham
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2009
The Middle
TV show Ms. Dunlap
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2009
Nurse Jackie
TV show Renata Thurber
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2008
Childrens Hospital
TV show Elderly Nurse
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2008
Superhero Movie
Movie Aunt Lucille
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2007
Smiley Face
Movie Shirley
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2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
Movie Annabelle Crow (voice)
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2007
Music Within
Movie Grandma
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2006
Brothers and Sisters
TV show Ida Holden
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2006
Handy Manny
TV show Mrs. Lopart (voice)
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2006
Where There's a Will
Movie Leslie Clyde Onstott
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2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV show Agnes
