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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-10-15 (81 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).

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Known For

Acting

2020

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self (archive footage)
Belushi as Self (archive footage)

2016

Mother's Day as Opening Mom Narrator (voice)

2015

Going to America as Herself - Famous Director

2014

Mulaney as Tutti

2013

Sam & Cat as Sylvia Burke

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Laverne (archive footage)
New Year's Eve as Penny Marshall
Portlandia as Barbara

2008

2007

Alice Upside Down as Mrs. Plotkin
Blonde Ambition as Bolo Executive
Everybody Wants to Be Italian as Teresa the Florist

2006

2005

The Reichen Show as Self - Guest

2004

Stateside as Lt. Chevetone
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest

2003

1999

Jackie's Back! as Penny Marshall

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1995

Get Shorty as Herself (Uncredited)

1993

Hocus Pocus as The Master's Wife (uncredited)
Frasier as Celeste (voice)

1991

The Hard Way as Angie

1989

The Simpsons as Lucille Botzcowski (voice)

1988

She's Having a Baby as Penny Marshall (uncredited)

1987

Citizen Steve as Self - Actress / Filmmaker

1986

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
Challenge of a Lifetime as Nora Schoonover

1984

Love Thy Neighbor as Linda Wilson

1982

Lily for President? as Laverne DeFazio

1981

1980

1979

1941 as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)

1978

More Than Friends as Maddy Perlman
Taxi as Penny Marshall
Mork & Mindy as Laverne Defazio

1977

1976

Laverne & Shirley as Laverne DeFazio

1975

Let's Switch! as Alice Wright
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live as Self - Fashion Show Host / Various

1974

Happy Days as Laverne DeFazio
Dinah! as Self

1972

Evil Roy Slade as Bank Teller (uncredited)
The Crooked Hearts as Waitress
Banacek as Receptionist
The Bob Newhart Show as Stewardess

1971

The Feminist and the Fuzz as Liberation Lady

1970

The Grasshopper as Plaster Caster Groupie
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City as Mayor's Secretary

1969

In Name Only as Bridesmaid

1968

How Sweet It Is! as Tour Girl

1966

1962

1961

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Mayor's Secretary

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee

Production

2005

Cinderella Man as Producer
Bewitched as Producer

1998

1996

1992

A League of Their Own as Executive Producer

1990

Awakenings as Executive Producer

Directing

2009

2001

According to Jim as Director

1996

1994

Renaissance Man as Director

1992

1990

Awakenings as Director

1988

Big as Director

1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash as Director

1979

Working Stiffs as Director

1976

Laverne & Shirley as Director