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Penny Marshall

1943 - 2018

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Carole Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018) was an American actress, film director, and producer. She is best 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, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Robert De Niro, A League of Their Own (1992), Renaissance Man (1994), The Preacher's Wife (1996), and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Penny Marshall is the 2,672nd most popular actor (down from 2,563rd in 2019), the 4,640th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,021st in 2019) and the 1,292nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Penny Marshall ranks 2,672 out of 13,578. Before her are Lesley Ann Warren, Lolita Torres, Maria Tănase, Georgy Vitsin, Christina Ricci, and Colm Meaney. After her are Mitchell Ryan, Irène Jacob, Mayim Bialik, Paul Adelstein, Chris Penn, and Josiane Balasko.

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Among people born in 1943, Penny Marshall ranks 289. Before her are Patrick Demarchelier, Randall Duk Kim, Ma'ruf Amin, Katherine Karađorđević, Peter Hyams, and Gilbert & George. After her are Patricia Churchland, Ignacio Ramonet, Ronnie Spector, Peter Sinfield, Yukio Kasaya, and William Calley. Among people deceased in 2018, Penny Marshall ranks 191. Before her are Claribel Alegría, Juan Bautista Agüero, Stan Mikita, Evelyn Berezin, Juraj Herz, and Lewis Gilbert. After her are Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Trần Đại Quang, Robert Morris, Ara Güler, John Mahoney, and Donald Moffat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Penny Marshall ranks 4,640 out of 20,380. Before her are Herb Alpert (1935), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Pink Anderson (1900), Christina Ricci (1980), William J. Brennan Jr. (1906), and Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897). After her are Mitchell Ryan (1928), James Nachtwey (1948), Mayim Bialik (1975), Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844), Paul Adelstein (1969), and Chris Penn (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Penny Marshall ranks 1,292. Before her are Jill St. John (1940), Bill Irwin (1950), E. G. Daily (1961), Heather Graham (1970), Lesley Ann Warren (1946), and Christina Ricci (1980). After her are Mitchell Ryan (1928), Mayim Bialik (1975), Paul Adelstein (1969), Chris Penn (1965), Dennis Haysbert (1954), and Joe Spinell (1936).

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