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Marion Ross
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Marion Ross Biography
Birth Name:
Marian Ross
Birth Place:
Albert Lea, MN
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
10/25/1928, Scorpio
Profession:
Actor
Marion Ross Fast Facts:
An aspiring actress at 13, Ross changed the spelling of her first name from "Marian" to "Marion" because she thought it might look better on a marquee.
First acting job was at California's La Jolla Playhouse, where she worked under the tutelage of director Mel Ferrer.
Named San Diego State University's Most Outstanding Actress while attending school there.
Made her TV debut in 1953, playing an Irish maid in the family comedy
Life With Father
; also made her big-screen debut that year in the comedy
Forever Female
.
First Broadway appearance was as Asia Booth in a 1958 production of
Edwin Booth
.
Star-making role of Marion Cunningham on
Happy Days
was spun off from an appearance as Ron Howard's mother in a 1972 episode of
Love American Style
.
Was directed by her
Happy Days
son Howard in the 1977 crime comedy
Grand Theft Auto
.
Took on a rare dramatic TV role in 1991, playing grandmother Sophie Berger on the short-lived but critically acclaimed CBS drama
Brooklyn Bridge
.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 12, 2001.
Has landed guest-starring roles on a wide variety of series, including
The Love Boat
,
Night Court
,
That '70s Show
,
Gilmore Girls
and
Brothers & Sisters
.
Marion Ross Relationships:
Freeman Meskimen - Ex-husband
Alicia Erikson - Sister
Ellen - Mother
Gordon - Father
Jim Meskimen - Son
Paul Michael - Significant Other
Ellen Plummer - Daughter
Marion Ross Awards:
1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1979 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (Drama, 1950)
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