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Television|Cindy Williams, Star of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies astatine 75
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/arts/television/cindy-williams-dead.html
The show, successful which Williams and Penny Marshall played roommates who worked successful a Milwaukee brewery, was a spinoff of ‘Happy Days’ and became a staple of 1970s television.
Jan. 30, 2023Updated 9:22 p.m. ET
Cindy Williams, the histrion champion known for her relation connected the 1970s slapstick sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” died connected Wednesday successful Los Angeles. She was 75.
Ms. Williams died aft a little illness, her assistant, Liza Cranis, said by telephone Monday, adding that she had passed distant “peacefully.” No origin was given.
With Penny Marshall, Ms. Williams starred successful the sitcom, which ran from 1976 to 1983 and was a spinoff of the tv amusement “Happy Days.” It followed 2 young azygous women moving astatine a Milwaukee brewery successful the 1950s. Ms. Williams played Shirley Feeney, an upbeat and demure complement to Ms. Marshall’s brash Laverne.
“Laverne & Shirley,” ran for 8 seasons and, for respective years, was among the highest-rated shows successful the country. Ms. Williams appeared successful much than 150 episodes but near successful the last play of the show, pursuing sizeable on-set hostility betwixt herself and Ms. Marshall. Ms. Marshall died successful 2018, besides astatine the property of 75.
Ms. Williams is survived by her children, Emily and Zak Hudson, who, successful a connection connected Monday, described their parent arsenic “one of a kind,” noting their mother’s consciousness of wit and “glittering spirit.” They added, “We person ever been, and volition remain, SO arrogant of her.”
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Before Ms. Williams debuted successful the relation that would astir specify her career, she was formed successful the 1973 George Lucas movie “American Graffiti.” For her portrayal of Laurie successful the film, she earned a information for a Best Supporting Actress from the British Academy Film Awards. The pursuing year, she was formed successful the Francis Ford Coppola movie “The Conversation.” Both “American Graffiti” and “The Conversation” garnered Best Picture nominations astatine the Academy Awards.
Later successful her career, Ms. Williams besides guest-starred connected well-known tv shows specified arsenic “Law and Order: SVU” and “7th Heaven” and earned respective signifier credits, including a little stint connected Broadway arsenic Mrs. Tottendale successful “The Drowsy Chaperone.”
But she was champion known for “Laverne & Shirley,” a bid that was spun disconnected from a 1975 occurrence of “Happy Days.” The deed drama tracked 2 unusual shot young roommates who worked arsenic brewery assembly-line workers successful 1950s Milwaukee.
Born successful the Van Nuys vicinity of Los Angeles, Ms. Williams became funny successful acting during precocious schoolhouse and attended Los Angeles City College, wherever she majored successful theatre arts, according to biographies provided by Ms. Cranis. She worked astatine a pancake house, arsenic good astatine Hollywood’s Whisky a Go Go nightclub, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Her aboriginal tv roles included parts connected “Room 222,” “Nanny and the Professor” and “Love, American Style.”
She wrote a memoir successful 2017 and completed a nationalist theatre circuit of a one-woman show: “Me, Myself and Shirley” past year. In the show, she chronicled her beingness successful Hollywood, arsenic good arsenic her narration with Ms. Marshall.
“You couldn’t gaffe a playing paper successful betwixt us, due to the fact that we conscionable were successful rhythm,” she said past twelvemonth in an interrogation with NBC. “I couldn’t person done it with anyone else.”
“I deliberation the champion portion of the show, to beryllium honest, is the audience,” Ms. Williams said. “I get a large footwear erstwhile the assemblage laughs astatine things.”
Sheelagh McNeill contributed research.
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