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Biography of Penny Marshall - Actress
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Penny Marshall (October 15, 1942) is an United States|American actress, producer and director. She was born Carole Penelope Masciarelli in The Bronx, New York City|New York. She is the sister of writer, producer and director Garry Marshall. Penny played the role of the wise-cracking brewery worker Laverne DeFazio in the popular television|TV situation comedy|sitcom Laverne and Shirley from (1976 in television|1976-1983 in film|1983). Marshall was married to actor and director Rob Reiner (1971-1979). She has directed several successful feature film|motion pictures since the mid-1980s, including Big, Awakenings and A League of Their Own. She is a graduate of Walton High School in New York City. ==Filmography== As Actress: *The Savage Seven (1968) *How Sweet It Is! (1968) *The Grasshopper (1970) *The Christian Licorice Store (1971) (scenes deleted) *How Come Nobody's on Our Side? (1975) *1941 (1979) *Movers & Shakers (1985) *She's Having a Baby (1988) (Cameo) *Hocus Pocus (movie)|Hocus Pocus (1993) *Get Shorty (1995) (Cameo) *One Vision (1998) (documentary) *Special Delivery (1999 film)|Special Delivery (1999) *Stateside (2004) 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) ==External links== *http://imdb.com/name/nm0001508/ IMDb entry for Penny Marshall US-actor-stub

