Biography
Though her directorial output received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, she made her way into the record books by becoming the first female filmmaker to helm two movies that reached the $100 million mark at the box office.
Born Carole Penny Marshall in The Bronx, NYC, on Oct. 15, 1942, Marshall's original family name was Marsciarielli, but her father - an industrial film director and television producer - changed his surname years …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Published memoir My Mother Was Nuts | |
2012 | Guest starred on IFC comedy series "Portlandia" | |
2010 | Directed "Women Without Men"; also co-starred with Lorraine Bracco and Dyan Cannon | |
2009 | Helmed two episodes of "According to Jim" (ABC), starring Jim Belushi | |
2006 | Helmed a series of Dove shorts headlined by Felicity Huffman; premiered at dovenight.com | |
2006 | Appeared in Albert Brooks' "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" | |
2004 | Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (August) | |
2004 | Played Lt. Chevetone in the drama "Stateside," starring Carrie Fisher and Rachael Leigh Cook | |
2001 | Directed the comedy-drama "Riding in Cars With Boys," starring Drew Barrymore | |
1996 | Helmed "The Preacher's Wife," a remake of the 1942 film "The Bishop's Wife"; Marshall's version starred Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston | |
1996 | Signed three-year, first-look deal with Universal Pictures | |
1995 | Began appearing with Rosie O'Donnell in a series of TV commercials for K-Mart | |
1994 | Suffered what may have been a heart attack | |
1992 | Helmed "A League of Their Own" about the women's national baseball league; film starred Geena Davis and Hanks, and featured Rosie O'Donnell and Madonna in supporting roles | |
1990 | Feature executive producing debut, "Awakenings"; film earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination | |
1988 | Directed Tom Hanks to his first Oscar nomination in "Big" | |
1986 | Feature directorial debut, Whoopi Goldberg comedy vehicle "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | |
1982 | Asked by Paramount to direct feature film "Joy of Sex," starring John Belushi; Belushi was then found dead in 1982; film eventually made by Martha Coolidge two years later | |
1979 | Directed four episodes of "Laverne and Shirley" toward the end of its run | |
1979 | Made TV directing debut on an episode of the sitcom "Working Stiffs" (CBS) | |
1976 | Co-starred as tough-talking Laverne opposite Cindy Williams' perky Shirley on hit ABC sitcom "Laverne and Shirley," a spin-off of "Happy Days" | |
1975 | Debuted Laverne DeFazio character on ABC's "Happy Days" | |
1971 | Played recurring role of Myrna Turner on ABC sitcom "The Odd Couple" | |
1968 | Appeared in films "How Sweet It Is" and "The Savage Seven" | |
1967 | Made TV debut on "The Danny Thomas Hour" (NBC) | |
| Played one season of summer stock in Durango, CO in the mid-1960s | ||
| Performed as a teenager on "The Jackie Gleason Show" (CBS) | ||
| Competed on and won "Ted Mack's Amateur Hour" with friends at age 14 | ||
Awards
1979 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Laverne and Shirley |
1978 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Laverne and Shirley |
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Laverne and Shirley |