Penny Marshall

One of the first pieces of international news I heard when I arrived in Amsterdam was that Penny Marshall had died. The news reports told us that Laverne was dead, but I always knew her as a director. As an actor, she was known for her TV show. Her movie roles were mostly bit parts and cameos. She was not a prolific director, but everything she did is worth watching.


Jumpin' Jack Flash
directed by Penny Marshall
starring Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, Annie Potts, Roscoe Lee Browne, Jonathan Pryce

Big
directed by Penny Marshall
written by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg
produced by James L Brooks & Robert Greenhut
starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Mercedes Ruehl

Awakenings
directed by Penny Marshall
written by Steven Zaillian
starring Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, John Heard, Max von Sydow, Anne Meara

A League of Their Own
directed by Penny Marshall
written by Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel
produced by Robert Greenhut
starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Anne Ramsay, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall

Renaissance Man
directed by Penny Marshall
produced by Robert Greenhut & Penny Marshall
starring Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, Cliff Robertson, Ed Begley Jr, Stacey Dash

The Preacher's Wife
directed by Penny Marshall
starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine

Getting Away with Murder
directed & written by Harvey Miller
produced by Penny Marshall
starring Dan Aykroyd, Lily Tomlin, Jack Lemmon, Bonnie Hunt

With Friends Like These...
directed & written by Philip Messina
produced by Robert Greenhut & Penny Marshall
starring Adam Arkin, David Strathairn, Jon Tenney, Robert Costanzo, Amy Madigan, Laura San Giacomo

Riding in Cars with Boys
directed by Penny Marshall
produced by James L Brooks
starring Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, Lorraine Bracco, James Woods, Sara Gilbert

Cinderella Man
directed by Ron Howard
produced by Ron Howard, Penny Marshall, Brian Grazer
starring Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti

Bewitched
directed by Nora Ephron
written by Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron
produced by Nora Ephron & Penny Marshall
starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Amy Sedaris, Richard Kind