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Actor

Penny Marshall

Carole Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943 - December 17, 2018) was an American actress, producer and director. After playing several small roles for television, she was cast as Laverne DeFazio in the sitcom Laverne & Shirley. A ratings success, the show ran from 1976 until 1983, and Marshall received three Golden Globe award nominations for her performance. She progressed to directing films such as Big (1988), the first film directed by a woman to gross in excess of $100 million at the U.S. box office, Awakenings (1990), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, and A League of Their Own (1992). In more recent years, she produced Cinderella Man (2005) and Bewitched (2005). Description above from the Wikipedia article Penny Marshall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

October 15, 1943 (75 years old) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA Died December 17, 2018

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Movies

7

TV Shows

1979–2018

Career

Known For

Big

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Awakenings

New Year's Eve

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A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

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Mother's Day

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The Hard Way

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Filmography

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Everybody Wants to Be Italian

Everybody Wants to Be Italian

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

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Bewitched

Cinderella Man

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TV Shows

All TV shows

According to Jim

According to Jim

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United States of Tara

United States of Tara

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Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

Laverne & Shirley in the Army

Laverne & Shirley in the Army

Working Stiffs

Videos

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Tribeca Unscripted - Keeping Up with the Steins - Full Interview

Penny Marshall News

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Cindy Williams Dies Age 75

Cindy Williams Dies Age 75

Cindy Williams, who unusually for the time period went from appearing in Oscar-nominated movies to becoming a true star...

Moviefone · Jan 31, 2023

Penny Marshall, 'Laverne & Shirley' Star and 'A League of Their Own' Director, Dies at 75

Penny Marshall, 'Laverne & Shirley' Star and 'A League of Their Own' Director, Dies at 75

She also directed Tom Hanks classic 'Big.'

Katie Roberts · Dec 18, 2018

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