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Penny Marshall is a Actor, Director and Producer American born on 15 october 1943 at New York City (USA)

Penny Marshall

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Birth name Carole Penelope Masciarelli
Nationality USA
Birth 15 october 1943 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 december 2018 (at 75 years)

Carole Penny Marshall (born October 15, 1943) is an American actress, director, and producer. After playing several small roles for television, she was cast as Laverne DeFazio on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley, which ran from 1976 until 1983, during which Marshall was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance three times.

She progressed to directing films such as Big (1988), the first film directed by a woman to gross in excess of $100 million at the U.S. box office; Awakenings (1990), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture; and A League of Their Own (1992). She produced Cinderella Man (2005) and Bewitched (2005), as well as episodes of According to Jim (2009). She recently directed two episodes of the Showtime series United States of Tara.

Biography

While attending the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Marshall met Michael Henry, a football player. She left college to marry him in 1961; they had a daughter, Tracy.
Marshall worked as a secretary and later as a tap dance teacher. The marriage lasted 3 years. On April 10, 1971, Marshall married actor/director Rob Reiner, who adopted her daughter and gave her his last name. Her marriage to Reiner lasted until 1981. In 2010, it was reported that Marshall had been diagnosed with lung cancer that had metastasized to her brain, but she revealed in 2012 that she was in remission.

Marshall has five grandchildren through her daughter, Tracy Reiner.

Best films

Big (1988)
(Director)
A League of Their Own (1992)
(Director)
Bewitched (2005)
(Producer)
Cinderella Man (2005)
(Producer)
Awakenings (1990)
(Director)

Usually with

Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall
(10 films)
Tracy Reiner
Tracy Reiner
(6 films)
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
(5 films)
Jerry Belson
Jerry Belson
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Penny Marshall (37 films)

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Director

Big
Big (1988)
, 1h44
Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children
Actors Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, David Moscow, Jared Rushton
Rating72% 3.6492353.6492353.6492353.6492353.649235
12-year-old Josh Baskin, who lives with his parents and infant sister in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, is told he is too short for a carnival ride called the Ring of Fire, while attempting to impress Cynthia Benson, an older girl. He puts a coin into an unusual antique arcade fortune teller machine called Zoltar Speaks, and makes a wish to be "big". It dispenses a card stating "Your wish is granted", but Josh is spooked to see it was unplugged the entire time.
Jumpin' Jack Flash, 1h40
Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Films about computing, Transport films, Road movies, Chase films, Gangster films
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Collins, John Wood, Carol Kane, Annie Potts
Rating59% 2.9517952.9517952.9517952.9517952.951795
Teresa "Terry" Doolittle (Whoopi Goldberg) transfers funds for the First National Bank in Manhattan, New York. She does not quite fit with the bank's corporate image, despite being a good employee and popular with her co-workers. She is often chastised by her no-nonsense boss James Page (Peter Michael Goetz).

Production

Cinderella Man, 2h24
Directed by Ron Howard, Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Historical, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Bruce McGill, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine
Roles Producer
Rating79% 3.99733.99733.99733.99733.9973
James J. Braddock is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring. This is both a relief and a burden to his wife, Mae; she cannot bring herself to watch the violence of his chosen profession, yet she knows they will have no good income without his boxing.
Bewitched
Bewitched (2005)
, 1h42
Directed by Nora Ephron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about television, Witches in film
Actors Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth
Roles Producer
Rating48% 2.4030552.4030552.4030552.4030552.403055
Jack Wyatt is a narcissistic actor who is approached to play the role of Darrin in a remake of the 1960s sitcom Bewitched, but insists that an unknown play Samantha. Isabel Bigelow is an actual witch who decides she wants to be normal and moves to Los Angeles to start a new life and becomes friends with her neighbor Maria. She goes to a bookstore to learn how to get a job after seeing an advertisement of Ed McMahon on TV. Jack happens to be at the same bookstore after attending some failed Samantha auditions. Jack spots Isabel and persuades her to audition. At the same time, while she's trying to settle into her new life, Isabel's intrusive father Nigel keeps appearing to convince her to return home, despite several rejections from Isabel.
Getting Away with Murder, 1h32
Directed by Harvey Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Lily Tomlin, Bonnie Hunt, Brian Kerwin, Jerry Adler
Roles Producer
Rating47% 2.3579652.3579652.3579652.3579652.357965
Jack Lambert's (Dan Aykroyd) neighbor Max Mueller (Jack Lemnon) is revealed on the TV news to be the escaped Nazi war criminal Karl Luger who was sentenced to death by the courts. Under the constant duress of the news media's allegations, Mueller plans to flee to South America.
Renaissance Man, 2h8
Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Military humor in film, Films about education, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Ed Begley Jr., Lillo Brancato, Stacey Dash
Roles Producer
Rating61% 3.09953.09953.09953.09953.0995
Bill Rago (DeVito) is a divorced advertising executive down on his luck. When he loses his job in Detroit, the unemployment agency finds him a temporary job: teaching a class at a nearby U.S. Army training base, Fort McClane.
Calendar Girl, 1h30
Directed by John Whitesell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds, Jerry O'Connell, Steve Railsback, Joe Pantoliano, Kurt Fuller
Roles Producer
Rating51% 2.5536252.5536252.5536252.5536252.553625
While Marilyn Monroe is enjoying her rise to stardom and iconic pop culture status, three childhood friends are happy enough to sneakily obtain racy pictures of her for their pubescent enjoyment. Once they mature (at least by age), Roy has his eyes set on joining the Military despite his strained relationship with his father. His buddy, Scott, has a prosthetic leg and is to be married soon to his darling significant other Becky, and his other pal, Ned, known affectionately as "Bleuer", works at a small town store and isn't initially as anxious to partake on this crazed notion as his friends.
A League of Their Own, 2h8
Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Feminist films, Sports films, Baseball films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Anne Ramsay
Roles Executive Producer
Rating72% 3.6492353.6492353.6492353.6492353.649235
In 1988, Dottie Hinson attends the opening of the new All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. She sees many of her former teammates and friends, prompting a flashback to 1943.
Awakenings
Awakenings (1990)
, 2h1
Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, Penelope Ann Miller
Roles Executive Producer
Rating77% 3.8998953.8998953.8998953.8998953.899895
In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a dedicated and caring physician at a local hospital in the New York City borough of The Bronx. After working extensively with the catatonic patients who survived the 1917–1928 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica, Sayer discovers certain stimuli will reach beyond the patients' respective catatonic states; actions such as catching a ball, hearing familiar music, and experiencing human touch all have unique effects on particular patients and offer a glimpse into their worlds. Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro) proves elusive in this regard, but Sayer soon discovers that Leonard is able to communicate with him by using a Ouija board.