Parker Posey

Other films include:. 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. Her big budget movie studio films include Scream 3 (2000), You've Got Mail (1998), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), and Blade: Trinity (2004). Ross lives in Los Angeles with actor Paul Michael. She has appeared in three of Christopher Guest's mock documentaries: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), and A Mighty Wind (2003). She is also seen frequently on Hollywood Squares, and does voiceovers for Grandma SquarePants on SpongeBob SquarePants. Her first lead role was in Party Girl (1995). In recent years, she played recurring roles as Drew Carey's mother on The Drew Carey Show and Grandma Forman on That '70s Show.

She attended Purchase College where she roomed with fellow actress Sherry Stringfield and, like Stringfield, her first role was on a soap opera; in Posey's case, it was on As the World Turns. Ross has acted on Broadway and in films, but she adores doing TV. She and her twin brother, Chris, were raised in Mississippi and Louisiana. She played as Marion Cunningham, Ritchie and Joanie's mother. She was born in Laurel, Mississippi and named by her father after the 1950s supermodel Suzy Parker. Marion Ross' most famous role was in the long-running series Happy Days from 1974 to 1984. Parker Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress best known for her many appearances in independent films. Her list of credits spans the history of classic TV, from Burns and Allen Show, Love Boat and Night Court.

Dazed and Confused (1993). Her career on television began in 1953 when she played the Irish maid on the series Life With Father for two years. Clockwatchers (1997). A steady stream of film work followed, including parts in The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Sabrina (1954), and Operation Petticoat (1959). The House of Yes (1997). In 1953, Ross made her big-screen debut in Forever Female where she appeared with Ginger Rogers. The Anniversary Party (2001). The director was impressed by her talent, and recommended that she try for work in Hollywood.

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002). After graduation in 1950, she performed in summer theater in La Jolla, California. Ross was named the school's most outstanding actress. After a year in Minneapolis, where she attended Southwest High School, her family moved to San Diego, California, and Marion enrolled in San Diego State College. After Marion completed her sophomore year in high school, she moved to Minneapolis and took a job as an au pair so she could take drama lessons at the MacPhail Center for the Arts.

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. She grew up in Waconia, Willmar and Albert Lea. Marion Ross born October 25, 1928 in Watertown, Minnesota) is an American actress.