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Penny Marshall played Laverne DeFazio in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley from 1976 to 1983. Marshall received three Golden Globe award nominations for her performance. Five years later, directed Big (1988), the first film directed by a woman to gross in excess of $100 million at the U.S. box office. She has also directed:

  • Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) - Gross revenue $29,000,000
  • Big (1988) - Gross revenue $151,668,774 (worldwide)
  • Awakenings (1990) which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture
  • A League of Their Own (1992) - Gross revenue $132,440,069
  • Renaissance Man (1994) - Gross revenue $24,332,324
  • The Preacher's Wife (1996) - Gross revenue $48,102,795 (domestic)
  • Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
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Penny Marshall. The movie was Big (1988). She was also the first female director to have 2 movies gross over $100 million in the US. The second movie was A League of Their Own (1992).

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