Laverne and Shirley

Cindy Williams, who rose to great fame as the eternally optimistic Shirley Feeney on the Happy Days spin-off Laverne & Shirley, died Wednesday after a brief ...

In the final season of Laverne & Shirley, in 1982-83, Williams, then pregnant with her first child, left the show and filed a $20 million lawsuit against Paramount after they expected her to work on her scheduled due date. After the first two episodes in that final season, Williams unceremoniously exited. Once Happy Days took off, ABC developed the first of its three spin-off series, Laverne & Shirley, centered on the Shotz Brewery bottle cappers and best friends, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney. In 1973, Williams scored a huge theatrical hit care of American Graffiti and opposite her soon-to-be Happy Days co-star Ron Howard. In 1970, she began appearing as a guest star on numerous TV series, including My World and Welcome to It, Barefoot in the Park, Nanny and the Professor, and the high school drama Room 222. Born Cynthia Williams on August 22, 1947 in Van Nuys, California, Williams started her professional career in a string of TV commercials, including TWA and Foster Grant sunglasses.

Cindy Williams, an actress best remembered for her long-running TV role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” died ...

In the past three decades, Ms. He was previously married to Goldie Hawn and is also the father of actor Kate Hudson. Her marriage to singer Bill Hudson of musical group the Hudson Brothers ended in divorce. The characters of Laverne and Shirley made their first TV appearance as dates of Henry Winkler’s Fonzie before they got their own show. She appeared in the film “Travels With My Aunt” (1972), directed by George Cukor. Her mother was a waitress, and her father was an electronics technician who uprooted the family to Texas for several years to try farming before returning to Southern California. When her demands weren’t met, she walked off the set and filed suit against its production company. Lander Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipped together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia. That opening would become as popular as the show itself. “Cindy could touch her tongue to her nose, and we used it in the show. Ms.

Actor Cindy Williams, who played the straitlaced Shirley to Penny Marshall's more libertine Laverne on Laverne & Shirley, died in Los Angeles on Wednesday ...

She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved." "Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died, her family said Monday.

Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 80s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the ...

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Cindy Williams, the actress best known for her role on the 1970s slapstick sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 75.

Ms. Williams and Ms. In 2013, Ms. In reality, the actress had hoped to work with the show to hide and accommodate her pregnancy. Laverne and Shirley’s high jinks were reminiscent of Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz on “I Love Lucy,” but for this classic comedy duo, Shirley was (usually) the calmer and dreamier of the pair. Williams went on to perform in commercials for deodorant and [sunglasses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92FMBVKqc7Y), some of which never aired, she said [in an interview](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/cindy-williams?clip=84310#interview-clips) with the Television Academy. “That was the sadness of those characters to me,” Ms. 22, 1947, Cynthia Jane Williams became interested in acting during high school and attended Los Angeles City College, where she majored in theater arts, according to biographies provided by Ms. “I always saw her as having this fear,” she added, noting that while Shirley’s desires were never explicitly played out onscreen, both Laverne and Shirley strove for the comforts of modern life. Williams played Shirley Feeney, an upbeat and demure complement to Ms. Williams debuted in the role that would most define her career, she was cast in the 1973 George Lucas film “American Graffiti.” For her portrayal of Laurie in the film, she earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress from the British Academy Film Awards. [Penny Marshall](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/obituaries/penny-marshall-dead.html?searchResultPosition=6), Ms.

Cindy Williams was best known for her role as Shirley Feeney in the popular American 1970s sitcom.

The sitcom ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983. "Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. The show was among the most popular on TV at the time and earned Williams a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a TV series for her portrayal of the cheerful Shirley Feeney.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, ...

He was previously married to Goldie Hawn and is also the father of actor Kate Hudson. Williams was married to singer Bill Hudson of musical group the Hudson Brothers from 1982 until 2000. Her part in Lucas' “American Graffiti” would become a defining role. “Happy Days," starring her “American Graffiti” co-star Ron Howard, would premiere the following year. Her family moved to Dallas soon after she was born, but returned to Los Angeles, where she would take up acting while attending Birmingham High School and a major in theater arts at LA City College. “Cindy could touch her tongue to her nose and we used it in the show. “Cindy scoots by me to make her entrance and with a glorious grin, says: ‘Show’s cookin’!’ Amen. Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipped along together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.” In 1982, Williams became pregnant and wanted her working hours curtailed. “Singing this song with so much gratitude for both of you ladies,” Dawson tweeted. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege.

The sitcom star also had roles in films such as George Lucas's American Graffiti and Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation.

Laverne & Shirley was known almost as much for its opening theme as the show itself. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.” “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege.

Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 1980s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the ...

Her part in Lucas' “American Graffiti” would become a defining role. He was previously married to Goldie Hawn and is also the father of actor Kate Hudson. Williams was married to singer Bill Hudson of musical group the Hudson Brothers from 1982 until 2000. “Happy Days," starring her “American Graffiti” co-star Ron Howard, would premiere the following year. “Cindy could touch her tongue to her nose and we used it in the show. Her family moved to Dallas soon after she was born, but returned to Los Angeles, where she would take up acting while attending Birmingham High School and a major in theater arts at LA City College. “Cindy scoots by me to make her entrance and with a glorious grin, says: ‘Show’s cookin’!’ Amen. Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipped along together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.” In 1982, Williams became pregnant and wanted her working hours curtailed. “Singing this song with so much gratitude for both of you ladies,” Dawson tweeted. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege.

Laverne & Shirley actress Cindy Williams died on Jan. 25 in Los Angeles at age 75, her family confirmed in a statement, describing her as "kind" and ...

"I think the best part of the show, to be honest, is the audience. She also embarked on one-woman show, Me, Myself and Shirley, in 2022, where she recalled some of the best memories of creating Laverne & Shirley. However, Marshall—who [died in 2018 at age 75](https://www.eonline.com/news/997671/penny-marshall-star-of-laverne-shirley-dead-at-age-75)—clarified in 2016 to [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/penny-marshall-talks-cancer-abortion-reconciling-with-laverne-shirley-co-star-in-new-memoir) that they had reconciled. The love was so strong that Happy Days creator [Garry Marshall](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjlu-7i6_D8AhX_FjQIHemBCUEQFnoECAwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eonline.com%2Fnews%2Fgarry_marshall&usg=AOvVaw2Yl4SYkNwlt_odTRQhFtyG) create spin-off Laverne & Shirley, which ran from 1976 to 1982. I get a big kick when the audience laughs at things because I remember doing them." They continued, "We have always been, and will remain, SO proud of her for many things…her lifelong mission to rescue animals, her prolific artistry, her faith, and most of all, her ability to make the world laugh! "We had things in common with everybody. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved." "Because we played everyday people. "Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. We struggled to pay the rent, the electric bill, the gas bill. May that laughter continue in everyone, because she would want that.