Penny Marshall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

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 Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Sam & Cat

    Sam & Cat

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Mork & Mindy

    Mork & Mindy

  • Stateside

    Stateside

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • 1941

    1941

  • Hocus Pocus

    Hocus Pocus

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Blonde Ambition

    Blonde Ambition

  • Movers & Shakers

    Movers & Shakers

  • Cinefile: Reel Women

    Cinefile: Reel Women

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Going to America

    Going to America

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • Shatner's Raw Nerve

    Shatner's Raw Nerve

  • Citizen Steve

    Citizen Steve

  • In Name Only

    In Name Only

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Alice Upside Down

    Alice Upside Down

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • The Great American Dream Machine

    The Great American Dream Machine

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • Evil Roy Slade

    Evil Roy Slade

  • Let's Switch!

    Let's Switch!

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • I'm with Her

    I'm with Her

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Mulaney

    Mulaney

  • Good Heavens

    Good Heavens

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Laverne & Shirley in the Army

    Laverne & Shirley in the Army

  • On the Lot

    On the Lot

  • More Than Friends

    More Than Friends

  • Getting Together

    Getting Together

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

    Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

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

    Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

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

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

  • Staten Island Summer

    Staten Island Summer

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

  • How Sweet It Is!

    How Sweet It Is!

  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

  • Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

    Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

  • The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

  • Everybody Wants to Be Italian

    Everybody Wants to Be Italian

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

  • The Grasshopper

    The Grasshopper

  • ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

  • The Feminist and the Fuzz

    The Feminist and the Fuzz

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

    The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

  • Lily for President?

    Lily for President?

  • The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

    The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

  • The Savage Seven

    The Savage Seven

  • Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

  • The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

    The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

  • How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

    How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

  • The Couple Takes a Wife

    The Couple Takes a Wife

  • The Odd Couple: Together Again

    The Odd Couple: Together Again

  • Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

    Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

  • Challenge of a Lifetime

    Challenge of a Lifetime

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

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

  • The Barry Manilow Special

    The Barry Manilow Special