Penny Marshall, Filmmaker And ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star, Dies At 75

Penny Marshall played Laverne in Laverne

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Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET

Penny Marshall, who became a household name as Laverne in the TV sitcom Laverne & Shirley and went on to direct several popular movies, has died at the age of 75.

Marshall died Monday night at her Los Angeles home from complications of diabetes, family publicist Michelle Bega tells NPR.