Everything about Penny Marshall totally explained
Penny Marshall (born
October 15,
1942) is an
American Golden Globe-nominated actress, producer and director. She was the first woman to direct two films that grossed over $100 million each (
Big and
A League of Their Own).
Biography
Early life
Marshall was born
Carole Penny Marshall in
The Bronx,
New York City, the daughter of Marjorie Irene (
née Ward), a tap dance teacher who ran a tap dance school, and Anthony Wallace Marshall, a director of
industrial films and later a producer. She is the sister of actor/director/TV producer
Garry Marshall and Ronny Hallin, a TV producer. Her father was of Italian descent, his family having come from
Abruzzo, and her mother was of English and Scottish descent; her father changed his last name from "Marscharelli" to "Marshall" before Penny was born. She is a graduate of
Walton High School in
New York City and attended the
University of New Mexico.
Career
Marshall first gained prominence as a television actress with a recurring guest role on
The Odd Couple from 1971 - 1975. She then played the role of the wise-cracking brewery worker
Laverne De Fazio in the popular
TV sitcom Laverne and Shirley from 1976 - 1983. While on
Laverne and Shirley, she made two guest star appearances on
Mary Tyler Moore as Mary's neighbor in her new apartment building, Paula Kovacks. Also made one guest star on
Taxi playing herself in the role.
She has directed several successful feature
motion pictures since the mid-1980s, including
Big (first film directed by a woman to gross over USD $100 million),
Awakenings starring
Robin Williams and
Robert De Niro, and
A League of Their Own, which starred
Geena Davis,
Tom Hanks,
Madonna and
Rosie O'Donnell. She has also lent her voice to the evil nanny on the first produced
episode of
The Simpsons, Ms. Botz, and played a cameo role as herself in HBO's hit series
Entourage.
In April 2007, it was announced that Marshall would reunite with her
Laverne & Shirley co-star
Cindy Williams for a
TV Land network reality series in which the ladies would play themselves and live in Marshall's house, where the show would be filmed.
Personal life
Marshall was married to actor and director
Rob Reiner (1971 -1981). She has one daughter from her first marriage to Michael Henry, actress Tracy Reiner, who took her stepfather's name. Marshall is an avid collector of sports memorabilia and a season ticket holder for the
Los Angeles Clippers and
Los Angeles Lakers. She is also a diehard fan of the
New York Yankees.
Filmography
As actress
As director
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Big (1988)
Awakenings (1990)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Renaissance Man (1994)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)Further Information
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