EPISODE · Jan 30, 2023 · 21 MIN
THE LEGACY OF QUEENS EPISODE 64: PENNY MARSHALL(actress, director and producer)
from THE QUEENS NEW YORKER · host Jason DeCanio
Carole Penny Marshall[1] (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018)[1] was an American actress, director and producer. She is 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.[2] 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, A League of Their Own (1992), Renaissance Man (1994), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). She also produced Cinderella Man (2005) and Bewitched (2005), and directed episodes of the TV series According to Jim and United States of Tara. PICTURE: By ABC - eBay, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75306994 WATCH AND SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q
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