Penny Marshall who starred in the hit comedy Laverne & Shirley and then became a successful director, died on Monday night due to complications from diabetes, she was 75. Marshall earned fame for playing the wisecracking Laverne DeFazio on the Happy Days spinoff created by her brother, Garry Marshall. She went on to become one of Hollywood’s top female directors with films like, Big, A League of Their Own, and Riding in Cars With Boys. RIP
