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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

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

Also Known As

Carole Penny Marshall

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

Acting

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as

Self (archive footage)

Hocus Pocus

1993

Hocus Pocus

as

The Master's Wife (uncredited)

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as

Laverne (archive footage)

Citizen Steve

1987

Citizen Steve

as

Self - Actress / Filmmaker

Alice Upside Down

2007

Alice Upside Down

as

Mrs. Plotkin

Lily for President?

1982

Lily for President?

as

Laverne DeFazio

The Grasshopper

1970

The Grasshopper

as

Plaster Caster Groupie

Let's Switch!

1975

Let's Switch!

as

Alice Wright

The Hard Way

1991

The Hard Way

as

Angie

Blonde Ambition

2007

Blonde Ambition

as

Bolo Executive

The Feminist and the Fuzz

1971

The Feminist and the Fuzz

as

Liberation Lady

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

as

Mayor's Secretary

Evil Roy Slade

1972

Evil Roy Slade

as

Bank Teller (uncredited)

New Year's Eve

2011

New Year's Eve

as

Penny Marshall

Mother's Day

2016

Mother's Day

as

Opening Mom Narrator (voice)

Challenge of a Lifetime

1985

Challenge of a Lifetime

as

Nora Schoonover

Going to America

2015

Going to America

as

Herself - Famous Director

She's Having a Baby

1988

She's Having a Baby

as

Penny Marshall (uncredited)

Love Thy Neighbor

1984

Love Thy Neighbor

as

Linda Wilson

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

as

Self (archive footage)

How Sweet It Is!

1968

How Sweet It Is!

as

Tour Girl

The Crooked Hearts

1972

The Crooked Hearts

as

Waitress

Get Shorty

1995

Get Shorty

as

Herself (Uncredited)

1941

1979

1941

as

Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)

More Than Friends

1978

More Than Friends

as

Maddy Perlman

Belushi

2020

Belushi

as

Self (archive footage)

Everybody Wants to Be Italian

2007

Everybody Wants to Be Italian

as

Teresa the Florist

In Name Only

1969

In Name Only

as

Bridesmaid

Jackie's Back!

1999

Jackie's Back!

as

Penny Marshall

Stateside

2004

Stateside

as

Lt. Chevetone

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

as

Self - Guest

Happy Days

Happy Days

as

Laverne DeFazio

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

as

Laverne DeFazio

Sam & Cat

Sam & Cat

as

Sylvia Burke

Frasier

Frasier

as

Celeste (voice)

Portlandia

Portlandia

as

Barbara

Taxi

Taxi

as

Penny Marshall

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

as

Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Fashion Show Host / Various

Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy

as

Laverne Defazio

Banacek

Banacek

as

Receptionist

Mulaney

Mulaney

as

Tutti

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Lucille Botzcowski (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing