Portrait of Penny Marshall

Penny Marshall

Acting

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.

Born: October 15, 1943

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

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
Going to America

as Herself - Famous Director

2015
2015
2014
Mulaney

as Tutti

2013
Sam & Cat

as Sylvia Burke

2011
New Year's Eve

as Penny Marshall

2011
Portlandia

as Barbara

2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as Laverne (archive footage)

2007
Blonde Ambition

as Bolo Executive

2007
Alice Upside Down

as Mrs. Plotkin

2007
Everybody Wants to Be Italian

as Teresa the Florist

2005
The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

2005
2004
Entourage

as Penny Marshall

2004
Stateside

as Lt. Chevetone

1999
Jackie's Back!

as Penny Marshall

1996
1995
Get Shorty

as Herself (Uncredited)

1993
Frasier

as Celeste (voice)

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
1985
1984
Love Thy Neighbor

as Linda Wilson

1982
Lily for President?

as Laverne DeFazio

1981
1979
1941

as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)

1978
More Than Friends

as Maddy Perlman

1978
Mork & Mindy

as Laverne Defazio

1978
Taxi

as Penny Marshall

1976
Laverne & Shirley

as Laverne DeFazio

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
Dinah!

as Self

1974
Happy Days

as Laverne DeFazio

1972
1972
1972
Banacek

as Receptionist

1972
Evil Roy Slade

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

1971
The Feminist and the Fuzz

as Liberation Lady

1970
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

as Mayor's Secretary

1970
1970
1970
The Grasshopper

as Plaster Caster Groupie

1969
In Name Only

as Bridesmaid

1969
1968
How Sweet It Is!

as Tour Girl

1968
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mayor's Secretary

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee