Exclusive Mother’s Day Interview: Marion Ross’ Top Five TV Mom’s

Marion Ross knows about motherhood. For her portrayal of Mrs. Cunningham, the devoted and lovable mother of three, on Happy Days, where she spent 11 years, she once said, “I played myself - a very compulsive, sweet person.” Fancast asked Ross to name her top 5 all-time TV moms.

1) Carol Brady: (Florence Henderson) The Brady Bunch

2) Marie Barone: (Dorris Roberts) Everybody Loves Raymond

3) Shirley Partridge: (Shirley Jones) The Partridge Family

4) Kitty Forman: (Debra Jo Rupp) That 70’s Show

5) Evelyn Harper: (Holland Taylor) Two and a Half Men