Cindy Williams, who play Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom. “Laverne & Shirley,” has di. She was 75. Her death was confirm by a family spokesperson. Liza Cranis, who said Williams “pass away peacefully after a short illness” on Los Angeles.
Williams’ crits includ the films
American Graffiti” and “The Conversation.” But she was by far best known for playing Shirley Feeney on the ABC sitcom “Laverne & Shirley.” The show, a spinoff of. Happy Days,” was one of the most popular shows on television in its prime. It ran from 1976 to 1983.
“Laverne & Shirley” was known almost as much for its opening telegram database theme as the show itself. Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipp together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invok piece of nostalgia.
Williams play the straitlac on the show about a pair of roommates that work at a. Milwaukee bottling factory in the 1950s and 60s. Marshall, whose brother, Garry Marshall, co-creat the series, di in 2018.
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Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness i took kirsty to this centre that could never truly be express. Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege,” said a statement releas by her children. “She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possess a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone lov.”
Actors Cindy Williams (left) and Penny Marshall sit on their sofa laughing in a still from the television sitcom “Laverne & Shirley.”
Williams was born in Van Nuys, California, and began her cell phone data acting in the early 1970s by appearing in commercials, including for. Foster Grant sunglasses and TWA, according to her bio on the Hollywood Walk of Fame website.
She receiv her star, along with Marshall, in 2004 in a “rare and fun double ceremony,” the. Walk of Fame said in a statement inviting fans to place flowers on Williams’ star starting Tuesday at noon.