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Film & Television
Penny Marshall
1943–2018Bronx, NYItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Laverne & Shirley
Biography
Laverne & Shirley; directed Big and A League of Their Own; born Carole Penny Marscharelli. First female director to gross $100M+ (Big, 1988); A League of Their Own (1992) a feminist landmark
Notable For
- Laverne & Shirley
- directed Big and A League of Their Own
- born Carole Penny Marscharelli
Honors & Recognition
- First female director to gross $100M+ (Big, 1988)
- A League of Their Own (1992) a feminist landmark
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Specialty
- Acting/Directing
- Years
- 1943–2018
- Birth Place
- Bronx, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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