Penny Marshall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-10-15

Day of death

2018-12-17 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Penny Marshall

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bones

    Bones

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Hocus Pocus

    Hocus Pocus

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Mork & Mindy

    Mork & Mindy

  • Sam & Cat

    Sam & Cat

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • 1941

    1941

  • The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

    The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

  • Staten Island Summer

    Staten Island Summer

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • I'm with Her

    I'm with Her

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

  • Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

    Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

  • Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

  • The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

    The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

  • Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery

    Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery

  • Mulaney

    Mulaney

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • Good Heavens

    Good Heavens

  • Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

    Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

  • The Feminist and the Fuzz

    The Feminist and the Fuzz

  • Shatner's Raw Nerve

    Shatner's Raw Nerve

  • The Savage Seven

    The Savage Seven

  • Challenge of a Lifetime

    Challenge of a Lifetime

  • On the Lot

    On the Lot

  • The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

  • Stateside

    Stateside

  • Cinefile: Reel Women

    Cinefile: Reel Women

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Getting Together

    Getting Together

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

    How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

  • Let's Switch!

    Let's Switch!

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent

    If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent

  • Blonde Ambition

    Blonde Ambition

  • Alice Upside Down

    Alice Upside Down

  • Evil Roy Slade

    Evil Roy Slade

  • How Sweet It Is!

    How Sweet It Is!

  • Movers & Shakers

    Movers & Shakers

  • The Great American Dream Machine

    The Great American Dream Machine

  • Laverne & Shirley in the Army

    Laverne & Shirley in the Army

  • Citizen Steve

    Citizen Steve

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

  • In Name Only

    In Name Only

  • The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

    The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

  • Going to America

    Going to America

  • Everybody Wants to Be Italian

    Everybody Wants to Be Italian

  • The Barry Manilow Special

    The Barry Manilow Special

  • Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

  • More Than Friends

    More Than Friends

  • The Couple Takes a Wife

    The Couple Takes a Wife

  • The Grasshopper

    The Grasshopper

  • Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

    Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • The Odd Couple: Together Again

    The Odd Couple: Together Again

  • Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

  • Lily for President?

    Lily for President?