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Penny Marshall

Penny Marshall

ActorDirectorProducer Oct 15 (died age 75) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 1944–2020 (76 year career)
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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 of…

Known For

Awakenings
Film

Awakenings

Director
Big
Film

Big

Director
Cinderella Man
Film

Cinderella Man

Producer
Hocus Pocus
Film

Hocus Pocus

The Master's Wife (uncredited)
A League of Their Own
Film

A League of Their Own

Director
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
Film

Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

The Elder (voice)
Get Shorty
Film

Get Shorty

Herself (Uncredited)
New Year's Eve
Film

New Year's Eve

Penny Marshall

Filmography

Acting (93)

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Movies (47)

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Belushi

Belushi

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Mother's Day

Mother's Day

2016

as Opening Mom Narrator (voice)

6.0
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

2015

as The Elder (voice)

8.0
Staten Island Summer

Staten Island Summer

2015

as Dolores

5.6
Going to America

Going to America

2015

as Herself - Famous Director

4.0
If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent

If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent

2013

as Self

7.6
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

as Penny Marshall

5.9
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011

as Laverne (archive footage)

Blonde Ambition

Blonde Ambition

2007

as Bolo Executive

4.5
Alice Upside Down

Alice Upside Down

2007

as Mrs. Plotkin

5.7
Everybody Wants to Be Italian

Everybody Wants to Be Italian

2007

as Teresa the Florist

6.5
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

2006

as Penny Marshall

4.8
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006

as Self

6.5
Stateside

Stateside

2004

as Lt. Chevetone

5.0
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003

as Self

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

as Penny Marshall

6.5
Get Shorty

Get Shorty

1995

as Herself (Uncredited)

6.5
Cinefile: Reel Women

Cinefile: Reel Women

1995

as Self

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

as The Master's Wife (uncredited)

7.0
The Odd Couple: Together Again

The Odd Couple: Together Again

1993

as Myrna

10.0
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1991

as Angie

6.1
She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Penny Marshall (uncredited)

5.9
Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987

as Self - Actress / Filmmaker

5.9
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

1986

as Self

7.0
Challenge of a Lifetime

Challenge of a Lifetime

1985

as Nora Schoonover

3.5
Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

1985

as Reva

3.6
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

as Self (archive footage)

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1984

as Linda Wilson

2.7
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Lily for President?

Lily for President?

1982

as Laverne DeFazio

1941

1941

1979

as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)

5.8
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

1979

as Self

More Than Friends

More Than Friends

1978

as Maddy Perlman

The Barry Manilow Special

The Barry Manilow Special

1977

as Waitress

8.0
Let's Switch!

Let's Switch!

1975

as Alice Wright

8.0
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

1974

as Theresa

5.8
The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

1972

as Waitress

7.8
Evil Roy Slade

Evil Roy Slade

1972

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

6.2
The Couple Takes a Wife

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972

as Paula

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

1972

as Secretary

The Feminist and the Fuzz

The Feminist and the Fuzz

1971

as Liberation Lady

4.5
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

1970

as Plaster Caster Groupie

4.8
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

as Mayor's Secretary

6.0
In Name Only

In Name Only

1969

as Bridesmaid

How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

1968

as Tour Girl

7.4
The Savage Seven

The Savage Seven

1968

as Tina

4.7

Television (46)

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

as Self

7.8
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

2015

as Patty

5.8
Mulaney

Mulaney

2014

as Tutti

4.1
Sam & Cat

Sam & Cat

2013

as Sylvia Burke

7.6
Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night

2013

as Self

6.5
Portlandia

Portlandia

2011

as Barbara

7.0
Shatner's Raw Nerve

Shatner's Raw Nerve

2008

as Self

4.0
Pioneers of Television

Pioneers of Television

2008

as Self

6.0
On the Lot

On the Lot

2007
5.8
Bones

Bones

2005

as Penny Marshall

8.2
The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

2005

as Self - Guest

4.8
Entourage

Entourage

2004

as Penny Marshall

7.4
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

as Self - Guest

6.1
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

5.6
I'm with Her

I'm with Her

2003
6.6
Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

1996

as Iris Heller

6.7
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self - Guest

3.9
Frasier

Frasier

1993

as Celeste (voice)

7.7
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993

as Self

4.5
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

as Lucille Botzcowski (voice)

8.0
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

1982

as Laverne DeFazio (voice)

8.5
Laverne & Shirley in the Army

Laverne & Shirley in the Army

1981

as Laverne DeFazio

8.7
Bosom Buddies

Bosom Buddies

1980
6.4
Taxi

Taxi

1978

as Penny Marshall

7.2
Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy

1978

as Laverne Defazio

7.0
Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley

1976

as Laverne DeFazio

7.2
The Captain and Tennille

The Captain and Tennille

1976

as Self - Guest

5.5
Good Heavens

Good Heavens

1976
5.5
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Girl / Self

7.0
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

as Self

6.7
Happy Days

Happy Days

1974

as Laverne DeFazio

7.6
Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

1974
5.8
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

1974

as Janice Dreyfuss

5.0
The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

1972

as Stewardess

7.5
Banacek

Banacek

1972

as Receptionist

8.6
The Great American Dream Machine

The Great American Dream Machine

1971

as Herself

Getting Together

Getting Together

1971
5.0
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

as Toni

7.6
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

1970

as Myrna

7.8
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

as Mary

6.1
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969

as Claire

4.8
That Girl

That Girl

1966
6.2
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Mayor's Secretary

7.8
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self

7.2