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'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75 (NPR)

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday.

"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.

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'Laverne & Shirley' star Cindy Williams dead at 75 (CNN)

Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, according to a ...

“May that laughter continue in everyone, because she would want that,” the statement said. Williams also had roles in acclaimed films “Travels with My Aunt” by George Cukor’ in 1972 and “The Conversation” from director Francis Ford Coppola in 1974. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”

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Cindy Williams Dead: Laverne & Shirley Star Was 75 (Hollywood Reporter)

Cindy Williams, who appeared in two Oscar best picture nominees before starring as Shirley Feeney on Laverne & Shirley, has died. She was 75.

Ricco (1975), The First Nudie Musical (1976), Big Man on Campus (1989), Bingo (1991) and Stealing Roses (2012). The Blob (1972), directed by [Larry Hagman](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/larry-hagman/); her character was eaten by the monster in a Glendale drainpipe in that one. The groom, however, has a rash over 98 percent of his body, so he’s wrapped head to toe in bandages and can’t say a word during the ceremony (he blinks his “I do”). [“The Mummy’s Bride,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTSh4jPdiFY) Shirley reveals that she is marrying an Army medic named Walter Meeney. “I thought I was going to come back and they’d hide [her baby bump] behind benches, couches, pillows, and that wasn’t it,” she said in 2015 [on the Today show](https://www.today.com/popculture/cindy-williams-reveals-real-reason-she-left-laverne-shirley-t25226). [said in a 2013 interview](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/cindy-williams?clip=chapter1#interview-clips) for the TV Academy Foundation website The Interviews. [Fred Silverman](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/fred-silverman-dead-legendary-television-programmer-was-82-982205/). Williams credited Laverne & Shirley‘s success to the fact that “we made sure the joke was always on us, we never made fun of anyone else. After a settlement, she was written out of the series, and Laverne went at it alone, without her best friend, for the final 20 episodes. (On Oscar night, American Graffiti and The Conversation lost out to The Sting and The Godfather Part II, respectively.) on Tuesdays, went on to become the highest-rated series for the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”

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Cindy Williams, best known for her role as Shirley in 'Laverne ... (NBC News)

LOS ANGELES — Actor Cindy Williams, best known for her role in the "Laverne & Shirley" TV sitcom, has died at 75, her family said Monday.

"May that laughter continue in everyone, because she would want that," they said in the statement. Penny Marshall landed her breakthrough role in the mid-'70s with his help. "Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege," the statement said.

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Cindy Williams Dead: 'Laverne & Shirley' Star Was 75 (Variety)

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley in the popular sitcom 'Laverne & Shirley,' has died. She was 75.

After the success of “Laverne & Shirley,” Williams returned to sitcoms in the ’90s, starring in “Normal Life” and “Getting By,” which was made by “Laverne & Shirley” producers Thomas L. Williams’ other film and TV credits include “Bingo,” “Meet Wally Sparks,” “The Biggest Fan,” “Strip Mall,” “For Your Love,” “7th Heaven,” “8 Simple Rules” and “Girlfriends.” In 2013, Williams and Marshall reunited for an episode of Nickelodeon’s “Sam & Cat,” in which they play the creators of a ’70s sitcom. “Cindy was really looking forward to promoting her new project, the short form musical series, “Sami,” which will premiere in April on Amazon Prime,” Kimmel said in a statement to Variety. Williams also scored a role in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation” in 1974, starring alongside Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford and Robert Duvall. After scoring several commercial spots, Williams transitioned to television in the early ’70s with small roles on shows like “Room 222,” “Barefoot in the Park,” “Nanny and the Professor” and “Love, American Style.” But Williams truly broke out in George Lucas’ 1973 coming-of-age film “American Graffiti” as Laurie Henderson, which earned her a BAFTA nomination for best actress in a supporting role. Williams scored her big break in 1975, when she and Penny Marshall were cast in ABC’s “Happy Days” as Shirley and her best friend Laverne DeFazio, who went on a double date with Richie (Ron Howard) and Fonzie (Henry Winkler).

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