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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 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.
Penny Marshall was an American actress and filmmaker who transitioned from a celebrated sitcom career to become a trailblazing director, notably being the first woman to direct a film that grossed over $100 million at the U.S. box office.
She is recognized for starring in the classic sitcom Laverne & Shirley and for directing hit feature films such as Big, Awakenings, and A League of Their Own. Explore her filmography on Mood.