While still starring on Laverne & Shirley, Marshall began directing — first episodes of her own sitcom, and then other shows along with movies.
One of the signature filmmakers and TV comedians of the last 50 years has left us: Penny Marshall, star of — and later director and producer of — films and television has died.
She was only 75 years old. Marshall’s big break came as a cast member on the TV sitcom version of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple — which was produced by her brother, Garry Marshall.
Those films plus Laverne & Shirley make for an incredible legacy, though, and make her passing a huge loss for movie and television fans everywhere.