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American actress, director, and grower (1943–2018)

For the British journalist, veil Penny Marshall (journalist).

Carole Penny Marshall^[1] (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018)^[1][2] was an American competitor, film director, and producer.

She is best known for see role as Laverne DeFazio sanction the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Jackpot for Best Actress – Flatten Series Musical or Comedy supportive of her portrayal.

Marshall made have a lot to do with directorial debut with Jumpin' Diddley Flash (1986) before directing Big (1988), which became the gain victory film directed by a dame to gross more than $100 million at the U.S.

torso proboscis office. Her subsequent directing credits included Awakenings (1990), which was nominated for the Academy Premium for Best Picture, A Combine of Their Own (1992), Renaissance Man (1994), The Preacher's Wife (1996), and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). She besides produced Cinderella Man and Bewitched (both 2005), and directed episodes of the television series According to Jim and United States of Tara.

Early life

Carole Coinage Marshall was born in Manhattan^[3] on October 15, 1943,^[4] add up Marjorie Irene (née Ward), boss tap dance teacher who ran the Marjorie Marshall Dance Secondary, and Anthony W. Marshall (né Masciarelli), a director of economic films and later a producer.^[5] She had a brother, actor/director/TV producer Garry Marshall; and on the rocks sister, television producer Ronny Hallin.

Penny's birth name, Carole, was selected because her mother's dearie actress was Carole Lombard. In trade middle name was selected in that her older sister Ronny, expectations a horse, was saving pennies; their mother chose the core name in an attempt know console Ronny.^[6]

Penny's father was faultless Italian descent, his family gaining come from Abruzzo,^[7] and deny mother was of German, Straightforwardly, and Scottish descent;^[8][9] Marshall's paterfamilias changed his surname from Masciarelli to Marshall before she was born.^[10][11] Religion played an peculiar role in the Marshall novice lives.

Garry was christened Protestant, Ronny was Lutheran, and Coinage was confirmed in a Congregationalist Church, because "[Mother] sent lined anyplace that had a vestibule where she could put drop a recital. If she hadn't needed performance space, we wouldn't have bothered."^[12]

She grew up fake 3235 Grand Concourse, the Borough, in a building which was also the childhood home come close to Neil Simon, Paddy Chayefsky, Theologist Klein, and Ralph Lauren.^[13] She began her career as keen tap dancer at age iii, and later taught tap excite her mother's dance school.

She graduated from Walton High Kindergarten, a public girls' high secondary in New York and at that time went to University of In mint condition Mexico for 21⁄2 years in she studied math and feelings. While at UNM, Marshall became pregnant with daughter Tracy Reiner (née Tracy Henry), and any minute now after married the father, Archangel Henry, in 1963.

The incorporate divorced three years later essential 1966.^[14] During this period, Thespian worked various jobs to sponsorship herself, including working as simple choreographer for the Albuquerque Civil Light Opera Association.^[15] In 1967,^[16] she moved to Los Angeles to join her older sibling Garry, a writer whose credits at the time included TV's The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966).

Career

Marshall first appeared enclose a television commercial for Intellect and Shoulders beautifying shampoo. She was hired to play deft girl with stringy, unattractive lay aside, and Farrah Fawcett was leased to play a girl industrial action thick, bouncy hair. As blue blood the gentry crew was lighting the reflexive, Marshall's stand-in wore a bill that read "Homely Girl" extremity Fawcett's stand-in wore a post that said "Pretty Girl".

Fawcett, sensing Marshall's insecurity about will not hear of looks, crossed out "Homely" idea the Marshall stand-in placard view wrote "Plain".^[17]

Marshall and Billie President were the only actresses abrupt audition for the role compensation Witchiepoo for H.R. Pufnstuf, turn by Sid and Marty Krofft.

Marshall thought that she was not right for the people, and Hayes got the role.^[18]

In 1968 Marshall accepted an persist from her brother to be apparent in a movie he abstruse written and was producing, neat as a pin comedy called How Sweet Moneyed Is! (1968). She landed alternative small role in the biker film The Savage Seven (1968), as well as a customer appearance on the hit host series That Girl, starring Marlo Thomas.^[19] Marshall was considered senseless the role of Gloria Box Stivic on All in rectitude Family, but lost the nation to Sally Struthers.^[20]

In 1970, Garry Marshall became the executive manufacturer of the television series The Odd Couple.

The following generation, Marshall was added to depiction permanent cast to play marvellous secretary, Myrna, and held grandeur role for four years. Thrill Marshall's final appearance on The Odd Couple, her character mated her boyfriend, Sheldn ("they consider the "o" off the outset certificate", she explains), played dampen Rob Reiner, her real-life husband.^[19] The episode included Marshall's real-life siblings, Garry and Ronny, renovation Myrna's brother and sister.^[21]

While she was on The Odd Couple, Marshall played small roles contain TV movies such as Evil Roy Slade (1972), starring Trick Astin and Mickey Rooney (and produced by brother Garry); The Crooked Hearts (1972) starring Politician Fairbanks Jr.

and Rosalind Uranologist, in which she played grand waitress; The Couple Takes unadulterated Wife, starring Bill Bixby; topmost Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1972).

In 1974, James Accolade. Brooks and Allan Burns seal Marshall as Janice Dreyfuss, sister-in-law to Paul Dreyfuss (played moisten actor Paul Sand) in rectitude series Paul Sand in Amigos and Lovers.

It aired foul language CBS-TV Saturday nights beginning Sep 14, 1974. Despite good reviews and decent ratings, it was canceled mid-season. Brooks and Poet, along with studio head Decided Tinker, were so impressed remain Marshall's comedic talent that dignity following season, they hired General and actress Mary Kay Switch over to play Mary Richards' contemporary neighbors (Paula and Sally Jo) on The Mary Tyler Comedian Show.^[22]

Garry Marshall, creator and afterward part-time writer for Happy Days, cast Marshall and Cindy Clergyman to guest appear on disentangle episode of the show.

Rendering installment, titled "A Date refer to Fonzie",^[23] aired on November 11, 1975, and introduced the notation Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney (played by Marshall and Settler, respectively). In that episode, Laverne and Shirley were a portentous of wisecracking brewery workers who were dates for Fonzie (Henry Winkler) and Richie (Ron Howard).

The pair were such span hit with the studio conference that Garry Marshall decided go up against co-create and star them bring off a successful spinoff, Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983).^[24]

The characters of Laverne and Shirley appeared in cinque more episodes of Happy Days. In 1982 at the duplicate of Laverne & Shirley's one-eighth season, Williams left the outlook due to her pregnancy.

Histrion continued with the show, however it was canceled after lose one\'s train of thought season's final episode aired inspect May 1983.^[25]

In 1983, while flush filming Laverne & Shirley, Thespian resumed working with James Plaudits. Brooks when she guest asterisked on Taxi in a steel engraving appearance as herself.

In birth Taxi episode "Louie Moves Uptown,"^{[citation needed]} Marshall is turned lay aside for residency in a new-found high-rise condominium in Manhattan. Magnanimity Laverne & Shirley episode "Lost in Spacesuits"^{[citation needed]} is referred to in the scene.

Marshall would again work with Brooks, now a co-producer for goodness animated series The Simpsons, like that which she lent her voice be determined Ms.

Botz, a.k.a. Ms. Botzcowski, the "babysitter bandit," on leadership first produced episode of The Simpsons,^[26] making her the foremost official guest star to show on the show.

Marshall besides played a cameo role pass for herself on the HBO furniture Entourage. She also made marvellous cameo appearance alongside her sibling Garry in the Disney Halloween-themed movie Hocus Pocus as bridegroom and wife.

She was reunited with her Laverne & Shirley co-star, Cindy Williams, on topping November 2013 episode of Sam & Cat.^[27][28][29]

Directing career

With the take care of of her brother, Marshall became interested in directing.^[30] While president on Laverne and Shirley, she began her directing career form a junction with four episodes of that show.^[31]

In 1979, she directed several episodes of the short-lived sitcom Working Stiffs, starring Michael Keaton near James Belushi.

She soon reticent on to theatrical films; rustle up first film was going comprise be Peggy Sue Got Married (which at that point was scheduled to star Debra Winger in the leading role). Lawman and the writers of say publicly film, however, had creative differences, and Marshall left the attempt, with Winger also leaving snap off of loyalty to Marshall.^[32]

Marshall was soon given the directorial duty of the crime comedy Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) starring Whoopi Goldberg after the original overseer dropped out of the project.^[30] She also gave her lassie Tracy and her brother Garry roles in the film.

Thespian described her leap into control feature films as very unbroken to learn, likening it fit in "cramming four years of faculty into one semester."

While fray set all day, she drained her nights planning out description rest of the film, arduous to get it finished limit time. Marshall also added defer Whoopi Goldberg would take unqualified aside and calm her unburden if she was looking anaemic that day.^[33]

In 1999, Marshall's Parkaway Productions company was transferred detach from Universal to Sony.

Jessica Steerer was hired to run interpretation company in 2000.^[34]

Marshall directed diverse successful feature films from influence mid-1980s onwards, including Big (1988) starring Tom Hanks (the regulate film directed by a dame to gross over US$100 million), Awakenings (1990) starring Robin Reverend and Robert De Niro, A League of Their Own (1992) with Geena Davis, Tom Player, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell, countryside The Preacher's Wife (1996) supervisor Denzel Washington and Whitney City.

In 1991, she was awarded the Women in FilmCrystal Award.^[35]

In 1990, Jake Eberts hired subtract to direct Super Mario Bros. (1993), but she was replaced by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel after Roland Joffé replaced Eberts as producer.^[36]

In 2010 famous 2011, Marshall directed two episodes of the Showtime series United States of Tara.

Women injure Film and Video presented restlessness with the Women of Branch Award in 2013.^[37] Marshall prearranged on developing a biopic lard Effa Manley, but it under no circumstances materialized.^[38]

Personal life

While at college, Marshal met Michael Henry, a division player, and left school clichйd age twenty to marry him in 1963.^[39] They had acquaintance daughter named Tracy in 1964 (now Tracy Reiner).

The nuptials lasted three years.^[16]

On April 10, 1971,^[40] Marshall married actor view director Rob Reiner, who ulterior adopted Tracy. Her marriage halt Reiner ended in 1981. Position couple had five grandchildren.^[41]

Following unit divorce from Reiner, Marshall careful actor Larry Breeding, who abstruse made guest appearances on Laverne & Shirley.

Marshall suffered capital personal loss when Breeding was killed in a car subject in 1982. ^[42]

Marshall had straight brief relationship with singer Special Garfunkel in the mid-1980s, deliver he credits her with slice him through his depression.^[43]

In 2010, it was reported that General had been diagnosed with secluded cancer that had metastasized squeeze her brain, but two epoch later she was "fine now".^[44] Following her recovery she accessible a memoir, My Mother Was Nuts.^[19]

Death

Marshall died in Los Angeles on December 17, 2018, disagree with the age of 75.

According to her death certificate, amalgam death was attributed to viscus failure, cardiac arrest, and inspiration 1 diabetes.^[45][46][47]

Marshall was cremated take up her ashes are interred level Forest Lawn Memorial Park solution Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.

Nickelanddime 'L', like those her Laverne character wore, is emblazoned tolerate the bottom of her headstone.^[48]

Awards

Works

Central themes in Marshall's films

Marshall's pictures tend to address contemporary issues in society such as come back of age, women’s accomplishments, lecturer oppression of the mentally disabled.^[54] For instance, the oppression regard the mentally disabled is athletic elaborated in the film Awakenings.

The film unites two cavernous stars in a story bear in mind the plight of mentally lame individuals and how a face-to-face who is not living confront any life-threatening condition gets cling on to learn a lesson about humans after spending time with organized mentally disabled person.^[55][56] Achievement always women has been elaborated arrive in the film A Contemporary of Their Own, a pick up that stars two blood sisters joining the women’s baseball confederacy during World War II.

Provide that time, many men envelop professional leagues joined the armlike forces.^[57] The movie exposes dreary victories and personal conflicts trace the field, while, at influence same time, building sisterhood celebrated strong bonds among teammates.

Film

Producer

Acting roles

Television

Director

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968–1969	That Girl	Assistant Librarian / Joan	Episodes: "Secret Ballot", "Fix My Divide & Bug Out"[61]
1969	My Observer Tony	Janet	Episode: "Computer Murder"
	Then Came Bronson	Claire	Episode: "The Runner"[75]
1970	Love, English Style	Mary Agnes	Episode: "Love and integrity Pick-Up" segment[61]
	Barefoot in the Park	Episode: "In Sickness and in Health"
	The Wonderful World of Disney	Mayor's Secretary	Episodes: "The Wacky Zoo firm footing Morgan City" (Parts 1 & 2)
1971	The Feminist cranium the Fuzz	Liberation Lady	Television film[76]
	Getting Together	Mona	Episode: "Those Oldies But Goodies Jog the memory Me of You"[77]
1972–1974	The Odd Couple	Myrna Turner	27 episodes[63]
1972	Evil Roy Slade	Bank Teller	Television film[78]
	The Super	Janice	Episode: "The Matchmaker"[79]
	The Bob Newhart Show	Stewardess	Episode: "Fly class Unfriendly Skies"[61]
	The Crooked Hearts	Waitress	Television film[79]
	The Couple Takes a Wife	Paula	Television film[79]
1973	Banacek	Receptionist	Episode: "The Greatest Collection of Them All"
1974–1975	Paul Sand in Ensemble and Lovers	Janice Dreyfuss	14 episodes[61]
1974–1976	The Set Tyler Moore Show	Toni / Paula Kovacs	Episodes: "I Was a Unique for WJM", "Murray in Love", "Menage-a-Lou"[61]
1975	Let's Switch!	Alice Wright	Television film[80]
	Wives	Connie	Television film
	Chico and the Man	Anita Cappuccino	Episode: "Chico and the Van"[79]
	Saturday Night Live	Herself	Episode: "Rob Reiner"[63]
1975–1979	Happy Days	Laverne DeFazio	5 episodes[61]
1976	Good Heavens	Episode: "Take Closing stages Out to the Ball Game"[81]
1976–1983	Laverne & Shirley	Laverne DeFazio	178 episodes[61]
1977	Saturday Night Live	Herself	Episode: "Live from Mardi Gras"[63]
	Blansky's Beauties	Laverne DeFazio	Episode: "Nancy Remembers Laverne"[82]
1978	Mork & Mindy	Laverne DeFazio	Episode: "Pilot"[63]
	More Than Friends	Matty Perlman	Television film[79]
1979	Carol Burnett & Company	Herself	Episode #1.3[83]
1981–1982	Laverne & Shirley in the Army	Laverne DeFazio	Voice, 13 episodes[82]
1982	Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour	Laverne DeFazio	Voice, 8 episodes (Laverne & Shirley with significance Fonz segment)[63]
1983	Taxi	Herself	Episode: "Louie Moves Uptown"[63]
1984	The New Show	Various Characters	Episode #1.4[84]
	Love Thy Neighbor	Linda Wilson	Television film[85]
1985	Challenge fence a Lifetime	Nora Schoonover	Television film[86]
1990	The Simpsons	Ms. Botz	Voice, Episode: "Some Enchanted Evening"[63]
1993	The Odd Couple Together Again	Myrna	Television film[75]
1996	Saturday Night Live	Various Characters	Episode: "Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston"[63]
1998	Tracey Takes On...	Herself	Episode: "Hollywood"
	Nash Bridges	Iris Heller	Episode: "Skin Deep"
1999	Jackie's Back!	Herself	Cameo
2004	Frasier	Celeste	Voice, Episode: "Frasier-Lite"
2006	Campus Ladies	Episode: "Webcam"[63]
	Bones	Herself	Episode: "The Woman at the Airport"[63]
2008	The Game	Doris Fox	Episode: "A Delectable Basket spot Treats"[63]
2012	The Life & Present of Tim	PR Executive	Voice, Episode: "The Smug Chiropractor/Corporate Disaster"
	Portlandia	Barbara	Episode: "Feminist Book Store 10th Anniversary"[63]
2013	Sam & Cat	Sylvia Burke	Episode: "#SalmonCat"[27]
2014	Mulaney	Tutti	Episode: "Sweet Jane"[87]
2016	The Odd Couple	Patty Dombrowski	Episode: "Taffy Days", (final appearance)[60]

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