Penny Marshall, who starred on the ABC ratings sensation 'Laverne & Shirley' before shattering records as a top-grossing female director in Hollywood, has died. She was 75.
00:20In 1976, Penny entered into the hearts of millions of Americans, playing blue collar, milk and Pepsi drinking,
00:27L initial in every sweater wearing, Laverne DeFazio, on the Happy Days massive spinoff, Laverne and Shirley.
00:33The broad physical comedy co-starred Sidney Williams and was the number one show for two out of its eight season run on ABC.
00:48Flash forward to 1988, Penny jumped from the small screen to behind the big screen,
00:53directing Tom Hanks in a star making Turning Big, making Marshall the first woman director to helm a film grossing more than $100 million at the box office.
01:02With the 1990 medical drama Awakenings, Marshall became the second woman ever to helm a Best Picture Oscar nominee.
01:08What do you mean, some of us?
01:10Do it.
01:15Okay, some of them are going home.
01:17Hey, how did you do that?
01:18In 1992, Penny directed another box office blockbuster with A League of Their Own, a comedy about the All-American Girls Baseball League starring Gina Davis, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell.
01:29Rosie took to Twitter to mourn her good friend, posting their 1996 Kmart commercial and tweeting simply heartbroken, hashtag RIP Penny.
01:38Penny's ex-husband Rob Reiner, all in the family's meathead and director of A Few Good Men, tweeted,
01:43For more on the death of the unforgettable Penny Marshall, her career and Hollywood's reaction, head on over to THR.com.
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