Penny Marshall
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-10-15 (75 years old)
Deathday
2018-12-17
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 produc...
Acting
1985
as Self (archive footage)
1993
as Myrna
1993
as The Master's Wife (uncredited)
2011
as Laverne (archive footage)
2006
as Penny Marshall
1987
as Self - Actress / Filmmaker
2007
as Mrs. Plotkin
1982
as Laverne DeFazio
1970
as Plaster Caster Groupie
1972
as Secretary
1972
as Paula
1975
as Alice Wright
1991
as Angie
2007
as Bolo Executive
1971
as Liberation Lady
1970
as Mayor's Secretary
1968
as Tina
2015
as Dolores
2015
as The Elder (voice)
1972
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
2011
as Penny Marshall
1979
2016
as Opening Mom Narrator (voice)
1985
as Nora Schoonover
2015
as Herself - Famous Director
1977
as Waitress
1988
as Penny Marshall (uncredited)
1984
as Linda Wilson
1974
as Theresa
2020
as Self (archive footage)
1968
as Tour Girl
1985
as Reva
1972
as Waitress
1995
as Herself (Uncredited)
1979
as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)
1978
as Maddy Perlman
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2007
as Teresa the Florist
1969
as Bridesmaid
1995
as Self
1982
as Self
2006
1999
as Penny Marshall
2004
as Lt. Chevetone
Production
2005
as Producer
1988
as Director
1986
as Director
1990
as Director
1990
as Executive Producer
1992
as Director
1996
as Director
2001
as Director
1994
as Director
2005
as Producer
1996
as Producer
1998
as Producer
1992
as Executive Producer
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