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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

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