Marion Ross
Biography
Marion Ross is an American actress who built a long career in film and television before becoming best known as Marion Cunningham, the matriarch of the sitcom Happy Days, a role she played from 1974 to 1984 and which brought her two Primetime Emmy nominations. Born in Watertown, Minnesota, she took up drama study at the MacPhail Center for Music and made her film debut in Forever Female in 1953. Early screen credits include Teacher's Pet (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959), Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) and Grand Theft Auto (1977). She earned further Emmy nominations for Brooklyn Bridge and Touched by an Angel, and a Golden Globe nomination for The Evening Star (1996). Later work included Superhero Movie (2008), a recurring role on Gilmore Girls, and voice work on SpongeBob SquarePants. She retired from acting in 2021.
98years old
Turns 99 on October 25in 349 days
- Born Watertown
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Marian Ellen Ross (birth name)Also credited as Marion Ellen Ross
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 67 years1954 to 2021
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About the name
At 13, Marion Ross switched her name's spelling from "Marian" to "Marion". She believed the new spelling had a "more pleasing appearance" and would suit a theatrical program and a theater's marquee better.
First role
In 1953 Ross started her television career by playing the Irish maid on Life with Father, a role she kept for two years.
Marion Ross movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Kevin Connor directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
James Hong's page
Leslie Nielsen's page
Pat Morita's page
Simon Rex's page
Lew Brown2 films together, 1970 to 1977
Lew Brown's page
Kevin ConnorDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 2014
All films by Kevin Connor
Box office
What Marion Ross's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$91.6 million
5 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 9Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$72M78.1% of the total
- 2$13M13.9% of the total
- 3$6.8M7.4% of the total
- 4$309K0.3% of the total
- 5$153K0.2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.