Penny Marshall
Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA — Oct 15 1943• Died Dec 17 2018
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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…
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Bones
Penny Marshall
The Simpsons
Lucille Botzcowski (voice)
Frasier
Celeste (voice)
Nash Bridges
Iris Heller
Entourage
Penny Marshall
Love, American Style
Mary
Taxi
Penny Marshall
Happy Days
Laverne DeFazio
Intimate Portrait
Self
According to Jim
Directing
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Toni
Dinah!
Self
The Odd Couple
Myrna
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
The Bob Newhart Show
Stewardess
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne DeFazio
Portlandia
Barbara
That Girl
Sam & Cat
Sylvia Burke
Banacek
Receptionist
Bosom Buddies
Mork & Mindy
Laverne Defazio
United States of Tara
Directing
The Odd Couple
Patty
Chico and the Man
Hollywood Game Night
Self
Then Came Bronson
Claire
I'm with Her
Big
Directing
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mayor's Secretary
The Great American Dream Machine
Herself
Mulaney
Tutti
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
A League of Their Own
Directing
Awakenings
Directing
On the Lot
Hocus Pocus
The Master's Wife (uncredited)
1941
Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Get Shorty
Herself (Uncredited)
Mother's Day
Opening Mom Narrator (voice)
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
Janice Dreyfuss
Good Heavens
The Hard Way
Angie
Bewitched
Production
New Year's Eve
Penny Marshall
Cinderella Man
Production
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Riding in Cars with Boys
Directing
Getting Together
Working Stiffs
Directing
Renaissance Man
Directing
The Preacher's Wife
Directing
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
The Elder (voice)
Laverne & Shirley in the Army
Laverne DeFazio
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Directing
How Sweet It Is!
Tour Girl
She's Having a Baby
Penny Marshall (uncredited)
Let's Switch!
Alice Wright
Citizen Steve
Self - Actress / Filmmaker
Blonde Ambition
Bolo Executive
Jackie's Back!
Penny Marshall
Evil Roy Slade
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Stateside
Lt. Chevetone
The Feminist and the Fuzz
Liberation Lady
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
Laverne DeFazio (voice)
In Name Only
Bridesmaid
With Friends Like These
Production
The Grasshopper
Plaster Caster Groupie
Staten Island Summer
Dolores
Getting Away with Murder
Production
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self (archive footage)
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Mayor's Secretary
Alice Upside Down
Mrs. Plotkin
Movers & Shakers
Reva
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
Lily for President?
Laverne DeFazio
Love Thy Neighbor
Linda Wilson
The Savage Seven
Tina
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Penny Marshall
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Laverne (archive footage)
Everybody Wants to Be Italian
Teresa the Florist
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Self
Challenge of a Lifetime
Nora Schoonover
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Odd Couple: Together Again
Myrna
The Crooked Hearts
Waitress
Cinefile: Reel Women
Self
The Couple Takes a Wife
Paula
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
Theresa
More Than Friends
Maddy Perlman
Going to America
Herself - Famous Director
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Secretary
If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent
Self
The Barry Manilow Special
Waitress