Penny Marshall

On October 15, 1943, Penny Marshall was born in a performing arts family in the Bronx, New York. After graduating from high school, Penny entered The University of New Mexico , majoring in mathematics and psychology. It didn't take long for her to fall in love with the school's football star Michael Henry, and she was pregnant soon after.

Before the age of 20, Penny gave up her studies and had her first marriage. Unfortunately, this marriage only lasted less than three years. Sadly, Penny took her daughter Tracy back to her home in New York, where she joined her brother Gary, and played some supporting roles in some of the TV works led by the latter   .

In 1976, she starred in " Laverne & Shirley ", playing two female assembly line workers in the brewery   . It has been nominated for the best actress in a TV drama musical comedy for 3 times. Subsequently, she successfully got the attention of major film companies. 

In the 1980s, she began directing films. 

In 1986, he filmed the comedy "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and successfully became popular with Whoopi Goldberg, who was still unknown in the film and television industry at the time .

In 1988, she collaborated with Tom Hanks to film the famous science fiction film "Grow Up". The film takes a child's sudden turn into an adult overnight, telling the complex and changeable world of adults and the innocence and kindness of children. The film earned more than 100 million U.S. dollars in box office in North America, and Penny Marshall also became the first female director in history with a single film box office of more than 100 million U.S. dollars. Become the forerunner of the female Hollywood director who does her part.

In 1990, Penny Marshall filmed " Awakenings ". 

Carol Penny Marshall’s father, Anthony Marshall, is a film director and producer, and his mother is a tap dance teacher. Sister Ronnie, who is a few years older than Penny, is a TV producer , and her brother Garry Marshall , who is nine years older than her , has directed the famous director of blockbuster films such as "Beautiful Girl" and "Princess Diary". He died in 2016.   .

Penny's second husband is the famous director Rob Reiner , who has directed films such as "Walk with Me", "When Harry Meets Sally" and "Yihai Xiongfeng"   .

Penny Marshall is the forerunner of the female Hollywood director who does her part. Although the number of works is small, as a woman who has turned from an actor to a director, Penny Marshall's achievements in Hollywood are enough to attract the attention of the world   . (1905 Film Online Review)

From TV drama actress to commercial film director, Penny Marshall has achieved great success across both the film and television sectors   . (The Paper Online Review)