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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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Lucille Botzcowski (voice)
- Bones (2005) as Penny Marshall
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Fashion Show Host / Various
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Various Characters
- Frasier (1993) as Celeste (voice)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
- Entourage (2004) as Penny Marshall
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Toni
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Paula Kovacs
- Love, American Style (1969) as Mary
- Happy Days (1974) as Laverne DeFazio
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Taxi (1978) as Penny Marshall
- Nash Bridges (1996) as Iris Heller
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
- Laverne & Shirley (1976) as Laverne DeFazio
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Myrna
- Portlandia (2011) as Barbara
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self - Guest
- The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self - Guest