What happened to Penny Marshall?
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What happened to Penny Marshall?
The director of Awakenings, A League of Their Own, & Big.
Her last major movie in 2001
Now she is directing episodes of United States of Tara and According to Jim? Did she get blackballed?
Her last major movie in 2001
Now she is directing episodes of United States of Tara and According to Jim? Did she get blackballed?
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Re: What happened to Penny Marshall?
Well, she was a producer on some movies as recent as 2005, like Cinderella Man and Bewitched. (Maybe the latter hurt her career?) She's 67 now, so it's possible that she's just semi-retired.
On the other hand, there are rumors that she's been battling cancer.
On the other hand, there are rumors that she's been battling cancer.
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Re: What happened to Penny Marshall?
She may be fat, but it looks to me like she did things right.
She started working regularly as an actress in her 20s.
By the time she was 40, she had starred on one of TVs most popular shows.
Soon after that, she started directing movies and made seven (three of them are good).
Now, she's in her 60s, and apparently she didn't piss away all her money, so she doesn't have to work, and only occasionally does so when it's for a friend.
Good for her.
She started working regularly as an actress in her 20s.
By the time she was 40, she had starred on one of TVs most popular shows.
Soon after that, she started directing movies and made seven (three of them are good).
Now, she's in her 60s, and apparently she didn't piss away all her money, so she doesn't have to work, and only occasionally does so when it's for a friend.
Good for her.
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Re: What happened to Penny Marshall?
# Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
# The Preacher's Wife (1996)
# Renaissance Man (1994)
# A League of Their Own (1992)
# Awakenings (1990)
# Big (1988)
# Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
None of those are bad, Flash is borderline but the others are all good films 3 of which are something to be proud of no matter who the dir was.
# The Preacher's Wife (1996)
# Renaissance Man (1994)
# A League of Their Own (1992)
# Awakenings (1990)
# Big (1988)
# Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
None of those are bad, Flash is borderline but the others are all good films 3 of which are something to be proud of no matter who the dir was.
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Re: What happened to Penny Marshall?
She may be fat, but it looks to me like she did things right.
She started working regularly as an actress in her 20s.
By the time she was 40, she had starred on one of TVs most popular shows.
Soon after that, she started directing movies and made seven (three of them are good).
Now, she's in her 60s, and apparently she didn't piss away all her money, so she doesn't have to work, and only occasionally does so when it's for a friend.
Good for her.
She started working regularly as an actress in her 20s.
By the time she was 40, she had starred on one of TVs most popular shows.
Soon after that, she started directing movies and made seven (three of them are good).
Now, she's in her 60s, and apparently she didn't piss away all her money, so she doesn't have to work, and only occasionally does so when it's for a friend.
Good for her.
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Re: What happened to Penny Marshall?
Another here.
Also a strange coincidence. Yesterday I drank two things that I drink somewhat rarely, milk and pepsi. Not together mind you, but weird that the one day of my life that those are my two choices I stumble into her thread.
Also a strange coincidence. Yesterday I drank two things that I drink somewhat rarely, milk and pepsi. Not together mind you, but weird that the one day of my life that those are my two choices I stumble into her thread.
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Re: What happened to Penny Marshall?
Never liked her. Didn't know she did Big and A League of Their Own...so I guess I do like her work on those. Beyond that...don't really care about her. HATE HATE her voice...
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That said, personally, I was always a "Shirley" fan.