Penny Marshall
Acting
Born October 15, 1943 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Simpsons
Bones
The Mike Douglas Show
Saturday Night Live
Frasier
Entourage
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Golden Globe Awards
Love, American Style
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Taxi
Nash Bridges
Happy Days
Celebrity Family Feud
Intimate Portrait
Dinah!
The Tony Danza Show
Laverne & Shirley
The Bob Newhart Show
Portlandia
The Reichen Show
The Odd Couple
That Girl
Mork & Mindy
Chico and the Man
Sam & Cat
Hollywood Game Night
Banacek
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Odd Couple
1941
Hocus Pocus
Then Came Bronson
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Bosom Buddies
I'm with Her
The Great American Dream Machine
The Captain and Tennille
Shatner's Raw Nerve