Penny Marshall

About

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.

Known for

The SimpsonsSeries • 1989BonesSeries • 2005FrasierSeries • 1993EntourageSeries • 2004Love, American StyleSeries • 1969Happy DaysSeries • 1974TaxiSeries • 1978Nash BridgesSeries • 1996According to JimSeries • 2001The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970Laverne & ShirleySeries • 1976The Bob Newhart ShowSeries • 1972Hocus PocusMovie • 1993The Odd CoupleSeries • 1970PortlandiaSeries • 2011That GirlSeries • 1966Mork & MindySeries • 1978Sam & CatSeries • 2013AwakeningsMovie • 1990United States of TaraSeries • 2009New Year's EveMovie • 2011The Odd CoupleSeries • 2015BanacekSeries • 1972Cinderella ManMovie • 2005