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Carole Penny Marshall was an American actress, director, and producer. She came to notice in the 1970s 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.
Birth Name
Carole Penny Marshall
Born
Friday, 15 October 1943
Died
Monday, 17 December 2018
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
History of the Sitcom | Laverne DeFazio | 2021 |
Belushi | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2020 |
Music Box | Self | 2020 |
Mother's Day | Opening Mom Narrator (voice) / Opening Mom Narrator | 2016 |
Going to America | Herself - Famous Director / Self - Famous Director | 2015 |
Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | The Elder / The Elder (voice) | 2015 |
Staten Island Summer | Dolores | 2015 |
The Seventies | Self - Actor | 2015 |
The Odd Couple | Patty | 2015 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
History of the Sitcom | Laverne DeFazio | 2021 |
Belushi | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2020 |
Music Box | Self | 2020 |
Mother's Day | Opening Mom Narrator (voice) / Opening Mom Narrator | 2016 |
Going to America | Herself - Famous Director / Self - Famous Director | 2015 |
Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | The Elder / The Elder (voice) | 2015 |
Staten Island Summer | Dolores | 2015 |
The Seventies | Self - Actor | 2015 |
The Odd Couple | Patty | 2015 |
Mulaney | Tutti | 2014 |
Hollywood Game Night | Self - Panelist | 2013 |
Murder Police | Sylvia Goldenberg | 2013 |
Sam & Cat | Sylvia Burke | 2013 |
If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent | Self | 2013 |
Costas at the Movies | Self | 2013 |
Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
CBS This Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
Hollywood Icons and Innovators | Self | 2011 |
New Year's Eve | Penny Marshall (segment "Ahern Party") / Penny Marshall | 2011 |
Portlandia | Barbara | 2011 |
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Herself | 2011 |
The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | Sister Maria | 2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
The Life & Times of Tim | PR Executive | 2008 |
Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2008 |
Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
Blonde Ambition | Bolo Executive | 2007 |
Alice Upside Down | Mrs. Plotkin | 2007 |
Everybody Wants to Be Italian | Teresa the Florist | 2007 |
Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
The Bronx Is Burning | Self | 2007 |
On the Lot | Self - Judge | 2007 |
The Game | Doris Fox | 2006 |
My First Time | Self | 2006 |
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Herself / Self | 2006 |
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Penny Marshall / Self | 2006 |
Bones | Penny Marshall | 2005 |
Movies That Shook the World | Self | 2005 |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases | Self | 2005 |
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | Self | 2005 |
Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion | Self - Softball Team | 2005 |
The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
Entourage | Penny Marshall | 2004 |
Stateside | Lt. Chevetone | 2004 |
TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
Celebrity Poker Showdown | Self | 2003 |
I'm with Her | Penny Marshall | 2003 |
Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself | 2003 |
VH-1 Behind the Movie | Self | 2002 |
Saturday Night Live Christmas | Theresa DeCastiglione | 1999 |
Saturday Night Live 25 | Self - Audience Member | 1999 |
Jackie's Back! | Penny Marshall | 1999 |
Special Delivery | 1999 | |
The Roseanne Show | Self - Guest | 1998 |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
Nash Bridges | Iris Heller | 1996 |
Tracey Takes On... | Self | 1996 |
Get Shorty | Penny Marshall / Herself | 1995 |
Mad TV | Self | 1995 |
Carrie on Hollywood | Self | 1995 |
Carrie Fisher: The Hollywood Family | Self | 1995 |
Modern Marvels | Self | 1993 |
Frasier | Celeste | 1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself | 1993 |
Hocus Pocus | The Master's Wife | 1993 |
The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion | Self | 1993 |
HBO First Look | Self - Director | 1992 |
The Dennis Miller Show | Self - Guest star | 1992 |
Happy Days Reunion Special | (archive footage) | 1992 |
The Hard Way | Angie | 1991 |
The Howard Stern Show | Self - Guest | 1990 |
The Simpsons | Lucille Botzcowski / America's Most Armed and Dangerous Phone Caller | 1989 |
Bloopers Galore | Self | 1989 |
She's Having a Baby | Penny Marshall | 1988 |
Citizen Steve | Self / Self - Actress / Filmmaker | 1987 |
One Voice | Self - Audience Member | 1986 |
Movers & Shakers | Reva | 1985 |
Challenge of a Lifetime | Nora Schoonover | 1985 |
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self | 1985 |
The New Show | Various / Wilma Flintstone | 1984 |
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments | Self | 1983 |
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour | Laverne DeFazio / Laverne DeFazio (voice) | 1982 |
Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982 |
Laverne & Shirley in the Army | Laverne DeFazio | 1981 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
Bosom Buddies | Self | 1980 |
1941 | Miss Fitzroy | 1979 |
Carol Burnett & Company | Self | 1979 |
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self (archive footage) | 1979 |
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall | Laverne DeFazio / Self / Herself | 1979 |
More Than Friends | Matty Perlman | 1978 |
General Electric's All-Star Anniversary | Self | 1978 |
Mork & Mindy | Laverne Defazio | 1978 |
Taxi | Penny Marshall | 1978 |
The Barry Manilow Special | Self / Waitress | 1977 |
Blansky's Beauties | Laverne DeFazio | 1977 |
The Captain and Tennille | Self | 1976 |
The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1976 |
Good Heavens | Peggy Edwards | 1976 |
Laverne & Shirley | Laverne DeFazio / Laverne De Fazio | 1976 |
Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Fashion Show Host / Girl / Self | 1975 |
Let's Switch! | Alice Wright | 1975 |
How Come Nobody's on Our Side? | Theresa | 1974 |
Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | Janice Dreyfuss | 1974 |
Chico and the Man | Anita Cappuccino | 1974 |
Happy Days | Laverne DeFazio | 1974 |
Match Game | Herself - Panelist | 1973 |
The Couple Takes a Wife | Paula | 1972 |
The Crooked Hearts | Waitress | 1972 |
The Bob Newhart Show | Stewardess | 1972 |
The Super | Janice | 1972 |
Banacek | Receptionist | 1972 |
Evil Roy Slade | Bank Teller | 1972 |
Getting Together | Mona | 1971 |
The Feminist and the Fuzz | Liberation Lady | 1971 |
Where's Poppa? | Courtroom Spectator | 1970 |
The Odd Couple | Myrna | 1970 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Paula Kovacs / Toni | 1970 |
The Grasshopper | Plaster Caster | 1970 |
In Name Only | Bridesmaid | 1969 |
It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
Love, American Style | Mary Agnes (segment "Love and the Pick-Up") | 1969 |
Then Came Bronson | Claire | 1969 |
My Friend Tony | Janet | 1969 |
How Sweet It Is! | Tour Girl | 1968 |
The Savage Seven | Tina | 1968 |
That Girl | Joan / Assistant Librarian | 1966 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest | 1961 |
The Magical World of Disney | Mayor's Secretary | 1954 |
American Bandstand | Herself | 1952 |
The Jackie Gleason Show | Dancer | 1952 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Rodman | 2020 |
United States of Tara | 2009 |
Riding in Cars with Boys | 2001 |
According to Jim | 2001 |
The Preacher's Wife | 1996 |
Renaissance Man | 1994 |
A League of Their Own | 1993 |
A League of Their Own | 1992 |
Awakenings | 1990 |
Big | 1988 |
The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987 |
Jumpin' Jack Flash | 1986 |
Working Stiffs | 1979 |
Laverne & Shirley | 1976 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Bewitched | 2005 |
Cinderella Man | 2005 |
With Friends Like These | 1998 |
Getting Away with Murder | 1996 |
Renaissance Man | 1994 |
Calendar Girl | 1993 |
A League of Their Own | 1993 |
A League of Their Own | 1992 |
Awakenings | 1990 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |