![]() ![]() Ross' career on television also began in 1953, when she played the Irish maid on the series Life with Father for two years. She also appeared in Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), Honky (1971), and Grand Theft Auto (1977). She found steady work in film, appearing in The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Sabrina (1954), Lust for Life (1956), Lizzie (1957), Teacher's Pet (1958), Some Came Running (1958), and Operation Petticoat (1959). Ross made her 1953 film debut in Forever Female, starring Ginger Rogers and William Holden. Career Early film and television roles: 1953–73 Ross received her undergraduate degree from San Diego State University. She graduated from Point Loma High School in San Diego. A year later, her family moved to San Diego, California. After completing her sophomore year in high school, she moved to Minneapolis, studying drama at the MacPhail Center for Music and attending Southwest High School. Īt 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. She lived in Waconia, then moved to Willmar, and eventually to Albert Lea, Minnesota. Ross was born in Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota, the daughter of Gordon and Ellen (née Hamilton) Ross, natives of Saskatchewan, Canada. 2.2 Happy Days success and roles thereafter: 1974–95.2.1 Early film and television roles: 1953–73.Since the 1990s, Ross has been known for voice-over work on animated television series, including King of the Hill and SpongeBob SquarePants, among others and recurring roles on The Drew Carey Show, Gilmore Girls, and Brothers & Sisters and guest appearances. Ross also starred in The Evening Star (1996), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Before her success on Happy Days, Ross appeared in a variety of film roles, appearing in The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Sabrina (1954), Lust for Life (1956), Teacher's Pet (1958), Some Came Running (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959), and Honky (1971), as well as several minor television roles, one of which was on television's The Lone Ranger (1954). Her best-known role is that of Marion Cunningham on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days, on which she starred from 1974 to 1984 and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Marion Ross (born Marian Eileen Ross October 25, 1928) is an American retired actress. ![]()
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