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Post by teleadm on Oct 26, 2018 20:43:10 GMT
Happy 90th Birthday Marion Ross!!! Born on October 25, 1928 in Albert Lea, Minnesota The one and only Marion Cunningham Well She actually have over 190 movies and television roles behind her.  Early role in Teacher's Pet 1958, with Clark OT: That's all I do for the moment, pls fill in the gaps! |
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Post by petrolino on Oct 26, 2018 20:53:21 GMT
Hi teleadm, nice to see you. 
Especially on the birthday of Mrs C!! 
"Now the seasoned actress has decided the time has come to retire. In a recent interview, she announced her decision formally and it's got 'Happy Days' fans like us finding our eyes a little misty, recalling all those poignant moments her character was the central nerve for.
But before Ross become Mrs. C, she built her career playing bit parts on major shows. We saw her early on in 1954 giving manicures on 'The George Burns' and 'Gracie Allen Show', then again in '54 on 'The Lone Ranger'. Young and pretty, with expressive eyes that could well with tears or pool with meaning, Ross' roles got bigger and bigger leading up to her cast member role on 'Happy Days'.
In what is arguably Ross' most impressive dramatic performance, she appeared on 'Perry Mason' in 1959, a duplicitous wealthy woman who tries to persuade Perry Mason that she is not an accomplice in the episode's murder. In "The Case of the Romantic Rogue," we get to see Ross burst onscreen, raising her voice to scream at Mason, "Leave me alone!" Spoiler alert: He does not.
That same year, we saw Ross morph into an anxious school teacher, perceived as too strict because she's simply that nervous. It takes a pep talk from Donna Stone on 'The Donna Reed Show' to right the first-time teacher's approach to instruction. It's especially fun to see a young Mrs. C, whose bright green eyes helped steer Richie to the right decision every time, sporting a bookish pair of glasses.
Once the 1960s started, Ross' career took off, with notable appearances on multiple episodes of a range of popular shows like 'The Untouchables', 'The Loretta Young Show' and 'Rawhide'. Below, check her out in the Rawhide episode "The Woman Trap," as part of a group of women the drovers encounter along the road (who they naturally first believe to be a hallucination). Although many now tend to think of Ross by her matronly stereotype, she did not yet have that struggle at casting calls then.
To get a feel for Ross' versatility as an actress, get comfy and watch these classic episodes back to back. On 'Father Knows Best', she plays a meddlesome swim coach who unwittingly misleads Kathy as to what big news her dad's cooking up in the episode "Jim's Big Surprise."
- MeTV Staff
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Post by petrolino on Oct 27, 2018 2:23:38 GMT
Ron Howard, Marion Ross & Henry Winkler
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