Penny Marshall

As a teen, formed a tap-dancing troupe which won Ted Mack's Amateur Hour and appeared on The Jackie Gleason Show . First screen appearance was in the 1968 biker flick The Savage Seven ; also in '68 appeared with James Garner and Debbie Reynolds in How Sweet It Is! which was scripted by her brother, Garry Marshall. Appeared with an unknown Farrah Fawcett in a 1970s Head & Shoulders TV commercial. Big break came when brother Garry cast her as a secretary on his sitcom  The Odd Couple  and… Show more later in two of his other ABC series:  Happy Days  and Laverne & Shirley .  Was given the directorial reins on Whoopi Goldberg's 1986 movie Jumpin' Jack Flash, even though her directing experience was limited to a few TV episodes. Became the first woman to direct a $100 million-grossing film with Big ; other directorial efforts include the Oscar-nominated Awakenings and A League of Their Own . Is an avid collector of sports memorabilia. ~ Rovi

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