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Penny Marshall

Oct 15, 1943 - Dec 17, 2018 (75 years old) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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).

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The Simpsons
Lucille Botzcowski (voice)
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Bones
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Frasier
Celeste (voice)
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Love, American Style
Mary
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Toni
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Entourage
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Happy Days
Laverne DeFazio
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Intimate Portrait
Self
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The Bob Newhart Show
Stewardess
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Taxi
Penny Marshall

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