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Penny Marshall

Penny Marshall

Actor · 1943–2018 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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.

Acted in 62

2000s

  1. 2007
  2. Alice Upside Down

    Mrs. Plotkin

  3. Everybody Wants to Be Italian

    Teresa the Florist

  4. On the Lot

    TV

  5. 2006

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Penny Marshall

  6. 2005
  7. 2004
  8. 2003

1990s

  1. 1999

    Saturday Night Live: Christmas

    Theresa DeCastiglione (archive footage)

  2. 1996
  3. 1995
  4. 1993

    The Odd Couple: Together Again

    Myrna

  5. 1991

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988
  3. 1985

    Movers & Shakers

    Reva

  4. 1984

    Love Thy Neighbor

    Linda Wilson

  5. 1982

    The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

    Laverne DeFazio (voice) · 26 episodes

  6. Lily for President?

    Laverne DeFazio

  7. 1981
  8. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. 1978

    More Than Friends

    Maddy Perlman

  3. 1977

    The Barry Manilow Special

    Waitress

  4. 1976

    Good Heavens

    TV

  5. 1975

    Let's Switch!

    Alice Wright

  6. 1974

    How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

    Theresa

  7. 1972

    The Couple Takes a Wife

    Paula

  8. The Crooked Hearts

    Waitress

  9. Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

    Secretary

  10. Evil Roy Slade

    Bank Teller (uncredited)

  11. 1971

    The Feminist and the Fuzz

    Liberation Lady

  12. 1970

    The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

    Mayor's Secretary

  13. The Grasshopper

    Plaster Caster Groupie

Directed 11

Produced 7

1990s

  1. 1998

    With Friends Like These

    Producer

  2. 1996

    Getting Away with Murder

    Producer

  3. 1994
  4. 1992
  5. 1990
Appearances26

2000s

  1. 2008

    Shatner's Raw Nerve

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 2006

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Self

  3. 2003
  4. ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Self

  5. 2002

    Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

    Self · 1 episode

1990s

  1. 1999

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Self

  2. 1996
  3. 1995

    Cinefile: Reel Women

    Self

  4. 1993

1980s

  1. 1987
  2. 1986

    Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

    Self

  3. 1985
  4. 1982

    Night of 100 Stars

    Self