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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-08-22

Day of Death

2023-01-25 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Cynthia Jane Williams

Cindy Williams

Biography

Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams (August 22, 1947 - January 25, 2023) was an American actress best known for starring in the television situation-comedy series Laverne & Shirley, in the role of "Shirley Feeney". Although praised for her portrayal of Shirley, she left the show after the 2nd episode of the show's eighth and final season. She is also known for her role as Laurie Henderson in the classic film American Graffiti. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cindy Williams, 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)

American Graffiti

1973

American Graffiti

as

Laurie Henderson

Suddenly, Love

1978

Suddenly, Love

as

Regina Malloy

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as

Shirley (archive footage)

UFOria

1984

UFOria

as

Arlene Stewart

Rude Awakening

1989

Rude Awakening

as

June Margolin

More American Graffiti

1979

More American Graffiti

as

Laurie Bolander

Spaceship

1983

Spaceship

as

Annie McHugh

Bingo

1991

Bingo

as

Natalie Devlin

Mr. Ricco

1975

Mr. Ricco

as

Jamison

The Leftovers

1986

The Leftovers

as

Heather Drew

Andy's Funhouse

1979

Andy's Funhouse

as

Herself

The Stepford Husbands

1996

The Stepford Husbands

as

Dr. Caroline Knox

Tricks of the Trade

1988

Tricks of the Trade

as

Catherine

Ruminations

2018

Ruminations

as

Self

Strawberry Summer

2012

Strawberry Summer

as

Ruth Yates

Earth Angel

1991

Earth Angel

as

Judith

Big Man on Campus

1989

Big Man on Campus

as

Diane Girard

The Migrants

1974

The Migrants

as

Betty

Stealing Roses

2012

Stealing Roses

as

Rose

Menu for Murder

1990

Menu for Murder

as

Connie Mann

Save the Dog!

1988

Save the Dog!

as

Becky

Mascot Prep

2008

Mascot Prep

as

Additional Voice

Drive, He Said

1971

Drive, He Said

as

Manager's Girlfriend

Help Wanted: Kids

1986

Help Wanted: Kids

as

Lisa Burke

Meet Wally Sparks

1997

Meet Wally Sparks

as

Emily Preston

Beware! The Blob

1972

Beware! The Blob

as

Randy's Girlfriend

A Dream of Christmas

2016

A Dream of Christmas

as

Jayne (the angel)

When Dreams Come True

1985

When Dreams Come True

as

Susan Matthews

Delphine and Carole

2020

Delphine and Carole

as

Self (archive footage)

Drive

Drive

as

House Mother

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

as

Shirley Feeney

Getting By

Getting By

as

Cathy Hale

8 Simple Rules

8 Simple Rules

as

Mary Ellen

Sam & Cat

Sam & Cat

as

Janice Dobbins

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Cindy Williams (uncredited)

The Funny Side

The Funny Side

as

Teenage Wife

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus

as

Gerri Poveri (voice)

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

as

Self - Panelist

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as

Carol Janssen

Laugh-In

Laugh-In

as

Guest Performer (uncredited)

Happy Days

Happy Days

as

Shirley Feeney

Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria

as

Connie Carlucci

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Vice Principal Val

Just Like Family

Just Like Family

as

Lisa Burk

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing