Erin Moran stared in the Happy Days series as Joanie, Richie Cunningham’s younger sister. She’s the typical sister that keeps nosing around people’s business. Richie was endlessly getting into trouble because of her antics, and whenever she was around, you could bet she was probably up to something.
She dated a boy once who got her into a motorcycle gang. Wanting to be “in,” she started smoking to look cool until Fonzie (of all people!) checked her. Joanie was so full of energy that her character and Chachi’s would spin off into a new series Joanie Loves Chachi.
Marion Ross On Happy Days
Marion Ross played the matriarchal role of “Mrs. C,” mother of Richie and Joanie. Being the affable parent who is easy to lean on, it was impossible to imagine the show without her. In fact, she consistently appeared all throughout the series.
Mrs. C was a traditional homemaker. And like many real-life housewives, she got fed up of her routine role in the home. She would take a job as a waitress in the “Marion Rebels” episode, and she often got herself into situations mothers everywhere could relate with, and they loved her character for it.
Marion Ross' Career
Marion Ross’ character would always draw huge applause from the live audiences during the making of Happy Days. She was one of the sweetest characters ever conceived in television history. When all the lights went out for the Happy Days sitcom, she continued to appear in a number of films, though many were passing roles.
Her work in television, however, was lucrative. Marion’s performance in Brooklyn Bridge earned her two Emmy nominations. She continued to appear, even in modern shows such as That ’70s Show, Gilmore Girls, The Drew Carey Show, Two and a Half Men, and Hot in Cleveland. She has now broken the 90 years mark and is still going strong. What a legend.
Erin Moran's Career
Erin Moran’s ambition to become an actress was passionately supported by her mother. She had her first acting role when she was only five years old, in a TV commercial. And by the time she starred as Joanie in the TV series, Happy Days, Erin Moran must have had about ten acting credits to her name.
After the short-lived spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi, the show was canceled, and she returned to Happy Days for its season finale. Moran went on to star in movies like The Love Boat, and shows like Murder She Wrote, in the following years.
Roz Kelly On Happy Days
Happy Days was Roz Kelly’s first major opportunity to pursue her career in acting. She began with minor appearances as a traveling demolition driver, the older sister of Leather Tuscadero. Her early relationship with Fonzie clicked, and the show’s commercials would soon hint of her becoming Fonzie’s long-term girlfriend in the coming season.
However, Roz Kelly’s relationship with the rest of the cast and producers turned sour, and this caused her character to be dropped eventually; with it her chance of a lifetime as an actress. Prior to Happy Days, Roz worked as a staff photographer for New York Magazine.