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

  • Bones

    Bones

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Sam & Cat

    Sam & Cat

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Mork & Mindy

    Mork & Mindy

  • Hocus Pocus

    Hocus Pocus

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • I'm with Her

    I'm with Her

  • How Sweet It Is!

    How Sweet It Is!

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Everybody Wants to Be Italian

    Everybody Wants to Be Italian

  • 1941

    1941

  • Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

  • Stateside

    Stateside

  • The Grasshopper

    The Grasshopper

  • Movers & Shakers

    Movers & Shakers

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Shatner's Raw Nerve

    Shatner's Raw Nerve

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • The Couple Takes a Wife

    The Couple Takes a Wife

  • Blonde Ambition

    Blonde Ambition

  • Mulaney

    Mulaney

  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

  • Good Heavens

    Good Heavens

  • Staten Island Summer

    Staten Island Summer

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Citizen Steve

    Citizen Steve

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Alice Upside Down

    Alice Upside Down

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

    How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

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

    Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

  • The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

    The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • 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

  • The Savage Seven

    The Savage Seven

  • Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

  • The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

  • Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

    Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

  • Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

    Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

  • The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

    The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

  • The Feminist and the Fuzz

    The Feminist and the Fuzz

  • Evil Roy Slade

    Evil Roy Slade

  • Cinefile: Reel Women

    Cinefile: Reel Women

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

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

  • Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

    Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

  • Challenge of a Lifetime

    Challenge of a Lifetime

  • Let's Switch!

    Let's Switch!

  • On the Lot

    On the Lot

  • The Great American Dream Machine

    The Great American Dream Machine

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

  • More Than Friends

    More Than Friends

  • In Name Only

    In Name Only

  • Getting Together

    Getting Together

  • Laverne & Shirley in the Army

    Laverne & Shirley in the Army

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

    The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • Lily for President?

    Lily for President?

  • The Odd Couple: Together Again

    The Odd Couple: Together Again

  • The Barry Manilow Special

    The Barry Manilow Special

  • Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

  • Going to America

    Going to America