Marion Ross Net Worth

Marion Ross's Quotes

• People have different opinions about this, but I'll use it to my advantage. If I call the plumber and he says, "I can't come right away", I'll say, "Did you ever watch Happy Days (1974)? I'm Mrs. C, you know". And not only does he get over here right away, but he brings his entire family.
• In those days, you would walk into the dining room at Paramount and there were all of these big portraits of all these big movie stars on the wall. Around the corner was Cecil B. DeMille. The dining room was filled with big movie stars. It's all gone now.

Interesting Facts about Marion Ross

1. She and her late companion, Paul Michael, co-starred in Southern California stage productions of "Over the River and Through the Woods", "Love Letters" and "The Last Romance".
2. She appeared on Broadway in 1987 with Jean Stapleton in a revival of "Arsenic and Old Lace".
3. At age 13, she changed the spelling of her name from "Marian" to "Marion" because she thought it would look better on a marquee.
4. She lives in the San Fernando Valley, California in a country-style home which she calls "Happy Days farm".
5. Mother of actor Jim Meskimen and actress Ellen Kreamer.
6. Mother-in-law of Tamra Meskimen.
7. She is the Associate Artist for the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California.
8. Older sister, Alicia, and younger brother, Gordon.
9. Best remembered by the public for her role as "Marion Cunningham" on the television series Happy Days (1974).
10. Raised in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the Albert Lea Civic Theatre was renamed the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center on June 7, 2008 in honor of the veteran actress. Her life partner Paul Michael sang "The Impossible Dream" during the dedication ceremony and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a proclamation declaring June 7th "Marion Ross Day".
11. In 1972, Marion was hired to play Marion Cunningham in an episode of the comedy series Love, American Style (1969) called "Love and the Happy Days". On the show, she was the mother of a teenager named Richie (played by Ron Howard) and the wife of Howard Cunningham (played by Harold Gould. Two years later, when the segment was developed into a television series called Happy Days (1974), Marion was invited back to play her part and so was Howard, while Gould was replaced by Tom Bosley.
12. She credits her late friend, character actress Sandra Gould, with helping her get the role in Happy Days (1974). She was invited to a dinner hosted by Gould and a casting person from "Happy Days" also was in attendance. Not long after the dinner Marion got a call from the studio.
13. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6420 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California in 2001.
14. She has played the same character (Marion Cunningham) in four different series: Love, American Style (1969), Happy Days (1974), Joanie Loves Chachi (1982) and Family Guy (1999).
15. Guest starred on the last 2 episodes of Touched by an Angel (1994).
16. Costarred with Clayton Moore, on the Lone Ranger TV series, and with John Hart, Moore's temporary replacement, as the Lone Ranger in an episode of Happy Days.
17. Although she herself never appeared in "Dark Shadows," many of her old friend actors did appear on the series during their early acting careers in New York. In a show of nostalgic support, Marion would occasionally attend the Dark Shadows Fan Festivals in their memory.
18. Friends with Erin Moran, Barbara Billingsley, and Gavin MacLeod.
19. In 2018, she officially announced her retirement from acting.
20. Had appeared in almost every episode of Happy Days (1974), with the exception of only 2 episodes, in the 1981-82 season.