pWotD Episode 3150: Penny Marshall <br /><br />Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.<br /><br />With 307,286 views on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 our article of the day is Penny Marshall.<br /><br />Carole Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943 &ndash; December 17, 2018) was an American actress, film director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom Laverne &amp; Shirley (1976&ndash;1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress &ndash; Television Series Musical or Comedy for her portrayal.<br /><br />Marshall made her directorial debut with Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) before directing Big (1988), which became the first film directed by a woman to gross more than $100 million at the U. S. box office. Her subsequent directing credits included Awakenings (1990) (which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture), A League of Their Own (1992), Renaissance Man (1994), The Preacher's Wife (1996), and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). She also produced Cinderella Man and Bewitched (both 2005), and directed episodes of the television series According to Jim and United States of Tara.<br /><br />This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:26 UTC on Wednesday, 17 December 2025.<br /><br />For the full current version of the article, see <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Marshall'>Penny Marshall on Wikipedia</a>.<br /><br />This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.<br /><br />Visit our archives at <a href='https://wikioftheday.com'>wikioftheday.com</a> and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.<br /><br />Follow us on Mastodon at <a href='http://masto.ai/@wikioftheday/'>@[email protected]</a>.<br /><br />Also check out <a href='http://curmudgeons-corner.com'>Curmudgeon's Corner</a>, a current events podcast.<br /><br />Until next time, I'm generative Niamh.<br />