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Marion Ross (born October 25, 1928) is an American
actress.

Born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, she grew up there,
and in nearby Waconia and Willmar. 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 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.

Ross enrolled in San Diego State College, 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 cinema.

Ross made her 1953 film debut in Forever Female,
starring Ginger Rogers and William Holden. She
found steady work in film, appearing in The Glenn
Miller Story (1954), Sabrina (1954), and Operation
Petticoat (1959). 

Her career on television began in 1953, when she
played the Irish maid on the series Life With
Father for two years. Her list of credits spans
the history of classic TV, from Burns and Allen
Show, Love Boat and Night Court. Ross's most
famous role was in the long-running series Happy
Days from 1974 to 1984, in which she played Marion
Cunningham, Ritchie and Joanie's mother.

Ross has acted on Broadway and in film, but she
adores doing TV. In recent years, she played
recurring roles as Drew Carey's mother, on The
Drew Carey Show; as Grandma Forman, on That '70s
Show; and as Lorelei's grandmother on The Gilmore
Girls.  She also frequently appears on Hollywood
Squares, and did voiceovers for Grandma
SquarePants on SpongeBob SquarePants.

Ross lives in Los Angeles with actor Paul Michael.
 Her two children also work in entertainment: Jim
Meskimens acting credits include How the Grinch
Stole Christmas, and Ellen Plummer is a
writer/producer on Friends.

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