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Penny Marshall

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Carole Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018) was an American actress, director and producer. She is known for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her portrayal.Marshall made her directorial debut with Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) before directing Big (1988), which became the first film directed by a woman to gross more than $100 million at the U.S. box office. Her subsequent directing credits included Awakenings (1990), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, A League of Their Own (1992), Renaissance Man (1994), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). She also produced Cinderella Man (2005) and Bewitched (2005), and directed episodes of the television series According to Jim and United States of Tara.

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Credits

Born
15 Oct 1943
Died
17 Dec 2018 (aged 75)
Production Places
United States of America

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

26422

Wikidata

Q237659

VIAF

96946374

LOC Auth

n91051592

WorldCat

lccn-n91051592

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