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Marian Ellen Ross was born on the 25th October 1928 in Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota USA, and is an actress probably still best known for her appearance in the role of Marion Cunningham in the ABC sitcom entitled “Happy Days” (1974-1984). She has also starred in other TV and film titles, including “Sabrina” (1954), “Honky” (1971), “The Evening Star” (1996), etc. Besides those, Marion is also recognized as a voice artist. Her career has been active since 1954.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Marion Ross is, as of mid-2016? It has been estimated according to authoritative sources that Marion’s net worth is over $10 million, accumulated through her career in the entertainment industry as both an actress and a voice artist.

Marion Ross was born to Gordon and Ellen Ross, and spent her childhood time divided between Waconia, Willmar, and Albert Lea. When she was 13 years old, she decided to change her name from Marian to Marion. While high school, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she became a student of drama at the MacPhail Center for the Arts, and parallel with that she attended Southwest High School. As her family in the following year moved to San Diego, California, she matriculated from Point Loma High School. Upon that, she enrolled at San Diego State University, where she was named as the best actress, thanks to her acting skills. Right after graduation in 1950, she began to perform in a theater in La Jolla, California.

Subsequently, Marion’s television career began when she made her debut appearance in the 1953 film “Forever Female”, starring alongside such actors as William Holden and Ginger Rogers. She began increasing her popularity and establishing her net worth, as she was chosen in the same year for the role of Nora in the TV series “Life With Father” (1953-1955). In the following years she appeared in a number of titles, including “The Glenn Miller Story” (1954), “Lust For Life” (1956), and “Operation Petticoat” (1959).

The next big role came two years later, as she began to appear regularly in the role of Susan Green in the CBS series “The Gertrude Berg Show” (1961-1962). She continued to star in TV series during the 1960s, including in “Death Valley Days” (1961-1967), “Insight” (1964-1971), and “Paradise Bay” (1965-1966), increasing her net worth by a large margin. However, her breakout role came in 1974, when she was cast in the part of Marion Cunningham in the TV series “Happy Days”, for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Later, she reprised her role in its spin-off series “Joanie Loves Chachi” and “Family Guy”.

The next decade didn’t change too much for her, as she also had a number of roles in such titles as “Skyward” (1980) playing Natalie Ward, “Sins Of The Father” (1985) in the role of Caroline Harris, and in “Sister Kate” (1989) as Sister Agnes. In 1991, Marion began starring in the drama CBS series “Brooklyn Bridge” which ran until 1993, produced by David Goldberg. Before the 2000s, Marion also appeared in such titles as “Touched By An Angel” (1995-2003), “The Evening Star” (1996), “The Drew Carey Show” (1997-2004), and “That ’70s Show” (1998-1999), all of which contributed to her net worth.

To speak further of her accomplishments as an actress, in the first decade of the new millennium, she featured in such films and TV series as “Ladies And The Champ” (2001) playing Margaret Smith, “Gilmore Girls” (2001-2005) as Lorelai ‘Trix’ Gilmore, “Brothers & Sisters” (2007-2010) in the role of Ida Holden. In 2006, she became a regular in the TV series “Handy Manny”, increasing further her net worth.

Most recently, Marion guest-starred in “Grey’s Anatomy” (2010), “The Middle” (2013), and “Two And A Half Men” (2014). Furthermore, she is to appear in the film “Gloria Dais” (2016), which will also increase her net worth.

Apart from her successful career as a television actress, Marion is also known as a voice artist, as she provided her voice in such popular titles as “King Of The Hill” (2004) and “SpongeBob SquarePants” (2001-2011) among others, adding a lot to her net worth.

Regarding her personal life, Marion Ross was married to Freeman Herman Meskiman, Jr. from 1950 to 1968; they are the parents of two children – Jim Meskimen and Ellen Plummer – both of whom are involved in the entertainment industry. Later, she was in a relationship with actor Paul Michael from 1988 until his death in 2011. Her current residence is in Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego, California.

IMDB Wikipedia $10 million 1.64 m 1928 1928-10-25 Actor Actress Albert Lea Alicia Ross American David Goldberg Ellen Hamilton Ellen Plummer Freeman Meskimen Ginger Rogers Gordon Ross Jim Meskimen Marion Ross Net Worth Marion Rossi Minnesota October 25 San Diego State University United States Waconia Watertown William Holden Willmar

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1. Red hair and blue eyes

Marion Rossi Quotes

• 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.
• 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.

Marion Rossi Important Facts

• 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.
• Guest starred on the last 2 episodes of Touched by an Angel (1994).
• 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).
• She is a registered Democrat.
• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6420 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California in 2001.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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”.
• Best remembered by the public for her role as “Marion Cunningham” on the television series Happy Days (1974).
• Older sister, Alicia, and younger brother, Gordon.
• She is the Associate Artist for the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California.
• Mother-in-law of Tamra Meskimen.
• Mother of actor Jim Meskimen and actress Ellen Kreamer.
• She lives in the San Fernando Valley, California in a country-style home which she calls “Happy Days farm”.
• At age 13, she changed the spelling of her name from “Marian” to “Marion” because she thought it would look better on a marquee.
• She appeared on Broadway in 1987 with Jean Stapleton in a revival of “Arsenic and Old Lace”.
• 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”.

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