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 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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-10-15 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Acting

2020

Belushi as Self (archive footage)

2020

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self (archive footage)

2016

Mother's Day as Opening Mom Narrator (voice)

2015

The Odd Couple as Patty

2015

Staten Island Summer as Dolores

2015

Going to America as Herself - Famous Director

2014

Mulaney as Tutti

2013

Sam & Cat as Sylvia Burke

2011

Portlandia as Barbara

2011

New Year's Eve as Penny Marshall

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Laverne (archive footage)

2008

Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self

2007

On the Lot as Not available

2007

Blonde Ambition as Bolo Executive

2007

Alice Upside Down as Mrs. Plotkin

2007

Everybody Wants to Be Italian as Teresa the Florist

2005

Bones as Not available

2005

The Reichen Show as Self - Guest

2004

The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest

2004

Entourage as Not available

2004

Stateside as Lt. Chevetone

2003

I'm with Her as Not available

1999

Jackie's Back! as Penny Marshall

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1996

Nash Bridges as Not available

1995

Get Shorty as Herself (Uncredited)

1993

Frasier as Celeste (voice)

1993

Intimate Portrait as Self

1993

Hocus Pocus as The Master's Wife (uncredited)

1991

The Hard Way as Angie

1989

The Simpsons as Lucille Botzcowski (voice)

1988

She's Having a Baby as Penny Marshall (uncredited)

1987

Citizen Steve as Self - Actress / Filmmaker

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)

1985

Challenge of a Lifetime as Nora Schoonover

1985

Movers & Shakers as Reva

1984

Love Thy Neighbor as Linda Wilson

1982

The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour as Laverne DeFazio (voice)

1982

Night of 100 Stars as Self

1982

Lily for President? as Laverne DeFazio

1981

Laverne & Shirley in the Army as Laverne DeFazio

1980

Bosom Buddies as Not available

1979

1941 as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)

1978

Mork & Mindy as Laverne Defazio

1978

Taxi as Penny Marshall

1978

More Than Friends as Maddy Perlman

1977

The Barry Manilow Special as Waitress

1976

Laverne & Shirley as Laverne DeFazio

1976

Good Heavens as Not available

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Fashion Show Host / Various

1975

Let's Switch! as Alice Wright

1974

Happy Days as Laverne DeFazio

1974

Chico and the Man as Not available

1974

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers as Janice Dreyfuss

1974

Dinah! as Self

1972

The Bob Newhart Show as Stewardess

1972

Banacek as Receptionist

1972

Evil Roy Slade as Bank Teller (uncredited)

1972

The Crooked Hearts as Waitress

1971

Getting Together as Not available

1971

The Feminist and the Fuzz as Liberation Lady

1970

The Odd Couple as Myrna

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Paula Kovacs

1970

The Grasshopper as Plaster Caster Groupie

1970

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City as Mayor's Secretary

1969

Then Came Bronson as Not available

1969

In Name Only as Bridesmaid

1968

How Sweet It Is! as Tour Girl

1968

The Savage Seven as Tina

1966

That Girl as Not available

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Mayor's Secretary

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self
Crew

2009

United States of Tara Director

2005

Cinderella Man Producer

2005

Bewitched Producer

2001

According to Jim Director

1996

The Preacher's Wife Director

1994

Renaissance Man Director

1992

A League of Their Own Director

1992

A League of Their Own Executive Producer

1990

Awakenings Director

1990

Awakenings Executive Producer

1988

Big Director

1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash Director

1979

Working Stiffs Director

1976

Laverne & Shirley Director