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Marion Ross

Marion Ross

Highest Rated: 100% More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)

Lowest Rated: 20% The Evening Star (1996)

Birthday: Oct 25, 1928

Birthplace: Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

Although most television viewers knew Marion Ross from "Happy Days" (ABC, 1974-1985), the actress had already logged some twenty years on screen before landing the role of "Mrs. C" on the popular sitcom. Prior to the series, she was frequently seen as professional types - nurses, teachers, secretaries and the like - in countless television shows and feature films. After "Happy Days" ran its course in the 1984, she returned to regular guest appearances on TV, many of which alternately paid tribute to or spoofed her status as Beloved Television Mom, as well as stints on Broadway. A frequent Emmy nominee, she took home two Q Awards for her turn as a post-WWII Jewish mom in the short-lived "Brooklyn Bridge" (CBS, 1991-93), marking Ross as one of the more talented, but underappreciated actresses working in Hollywood.

Highest rated movies

89% Colossus: The Forbin Project
89% Sabrina
89% The Glenn Miller Story
86% Teacher's Pet
81% Operation Petticoat
78% Some Came Running 66% Smiley Face
33% Music Within

Photos

Up All Night, Marion Ross (L), Christina Applegate (R), 'The Proposals', Season 1, Ep. #24, 04/12/2012, ©NBC Up All Night, Marion Ross, 'The Proposals', Season 1, Ep. #24, 04/12/2012, ©NBC Instant Mom, Marion Ross (L), Scott Baio (R), 09/29/2013, ©NICKNITE Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 06/28/2012, ©FX Anger Management, Marion Ross, 06/28/2012, ©FX Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 06/28/2012, ©FX Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 'Charlie & His New Therapist', Season 2, Ep. #21, 06/03/2013, ©FX Anger Management, Marion Ross, 'Charlie & His New Therapist', Season 2, Ep. #21, 06/03/2013, ©FX Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 'Charlie & His New Therapist', Season 2, Ep. #21, 06/03/2013, ©FX Chasing Life, Ed Asner (L), Marion Ross (R), 'Locks of Love', Season 1, Ep. #11, 12/09/2014, ©KSITE Instant Mom, Meredith Baxter (L), Marion Ross (C), Tia Mowry (R), 09/29/2013, ©NICKNITE THE EVENING STAR, Donald Moffat, Marion Ross, 1996, (c)Paramount THE EVENING STAR, Shirley MacLaine, Marion Ross, 1996, (c)Paramount Pictures Chasing Life, Marion Ross (L), Ed Asner (R), 'Locks of Love', Season 1, Ep. #11, 12/09/2014, ©KSITE Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 06/28/2012, ©FX Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 06/28/2012, ©FX Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 06/28/2012, ©FX Anger Management, Charlie Sheen (L), Marion Ross (R), 06/28/2012, ©FX Major Crimes, from left: Ron Glass, Paul Dooley, Marion Ross, Tim Conway, Doris Roberts, 'There's No Place Like Home', Season 2, Ep. #9, 08/05/2013, ©TNT Major Crimes, from left: Ron Glass, Paul Dooley, Marion Ross, Tim Conway, Doris Roberts, 'There's No Place Like Home', Season 2, Ep. #9, 08/05/2013, ©TNT
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
100% 94% More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story Self - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Senior Entourage Marion (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Angels on Tap Waitress (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 18% A Perfect Christmas List Evie (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 65% Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Marion (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 100% A Reason Aunt Irene Hilgrim (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 10% Heebie Jeebies Agnes Whitehead (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sweet Surrender Grandma (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 40% Dear Dracula Grandma (Voice) - 2012
No Score Yet 25% Keeping Up With the Randalls Grandma Dorie (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 43% Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster Hilda Trowburg (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 54% Flower Girl Rose Durham (Character) - 2009
66% 45% Smiley Face Shirley (Character) $8.8K 2007
33% 78% Music Within Grandma (Character) $153.2K 2007
No Score Yet 33% Where There's a Will Leslie Clyde Onstott (Character) - 2006
22% 46% Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Self $22.7M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ladies and the Champ Margaret Smith (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 33% The Last Best Sunday Mrs. Larksmont (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lake Maggie (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 50% About Sarah Grandma Rose McCaffrey (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 50% The Third Twin Lila Ferrami (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 97% Hidden in Silence Mrs. Diamant (Character) - 1996
20% 61% The Evening Star Rosie Dunlop (Character) $12.7M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart Maureen Collier (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Perfect Stranger Charlotte Brandon (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Midnight Offerings Emily Moore (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Survival of Dana Madeline (Character) - 1979
27% 35% Grand Theft Auto Vivian Hedgeworth (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Honky Mrs. Divine (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Weekend Nun Mrs. Crowe (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children Mrs. Pilgrim (Character) - 1970
89% 76% Colossus: The Forbin Project Angela Fields (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Any Second Now Mrs. Hoyt (Character) - 1969
81% 81% Operation Petticoat Lt. Colfax RN (Character) - 1959
78% 76% Some Came Running Sister Mary Joseph (Character) - 1958
86% 71% Teacher's Pet Katy Fuller (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet God Is My Partner Frances Denning (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 54% Lizzie Ruth Seaton (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Proud and Profane Joan (Character) - 1956
89% 89% Sabrina Spiller's girlfriend (uncredited) (Character) - 1954
89% 80% The Glenn Miller Story Polly Haynes (uncredited) (Character) - 1954

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Very Very Best of the '70s Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2018-2019
No Score Yet 63% The Odd Couple Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Best Friends Whenever Grandma Rita (Guest Star) 2016
75% 86% Chasing Life Lynn Carver (Guest Star) 2014-2015
No Score Yet 89% Hot in Cleveland Olga (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Instant Mom Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
65% 66% Two and a Half Men Older Lady (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 78% Major Crimes Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
23% 52% Anger Management Dr. Murphy (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 88% The Middle Ms. Dunlap (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Handy Manny Mrs. Lopart (Guest Voice) 2007-2008 2010 2012
67% 64% Up All Night Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 72% SpongeBob SquarePants Grandma SquarePants (Guest Voice),
Gramma (Guest Star) 		2001 2007 2010-2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2011
No Score Yet 98% Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Grandma Moonbeam (Guest Voice) 2010
84% 73% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
79% 84% Brothers & Sisters Ida Holden (Guest Star) 2007 2009-2010
81% 88% Nurse Jackie Renata Thurber (Guest Star) 2010
89% 77% The New Adventures of Old Christine Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Out of Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Marion Cunningham (Guest Voice) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sex, Love & Secrets Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet 88% Gilmore Girls Lorelei "Trix" Gilmore (Guest Star) 2001 2003-2005
No Score Yet 71% King of the Hill Ms. Wakefield (Guest Voice) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Drew Carey Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1997-2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1995 1998 2003
No Score Yet 97% The Wild Thornberrys Unknown (Guest Voice) 2000
No Score Yet 82% That '70s Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1998-1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Law Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
14% No Score Yet Love Boat: The Next Wave Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Early Edition Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Afterschool Special Unknown (Character) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Promised Land Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
43% No Score Yet Burke's Law Frances Farnsworth (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet The John Larroquette Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
100% No Score Yet Brooklyn Bridge Sophie Berger (Character) 1991-1993
No Score Yet 68% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sister Kate Unknown (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown (Character) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Boat Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Glitter Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happy Days Marion Cunningham (Character) 1974-1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joanie Loves Chachi Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Password 79 Guest 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Petrocelli Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Muriel Enright (Guest Star) 1969 1971 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marcus Welby, M.D. Dr. Helen Cartwright (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Longstreet Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Louise Johnson (Guest Star) 1970
78% No Score Yet The Brady Bunch Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Felony Squad Miss Wilkins (Guest Star) 1967-1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Marian Eckhardt (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Novak Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		1964
92% 86% The Outer Limits Agnes Benjamin (Character) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Route 66 Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thriller Unknown (Character) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dante Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Father Knows Best Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Helen Harvey (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Thin Man Drucilla (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Ranger Virginia Thorpe (Guest Star) 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Burns and Allen Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Letter to Loretta Unknown (Character) 1954