Laverne and Shirley

Her co-star, Penny Marshall, (Laverne Defazio), died in 2018. Williams died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children — Zak and Emily ...

Laverne & Shirley was about a pair of roommates who worked at a Milwaukee bottling factory in the 1950s and 60s. - She was best known for starring as Shirley Wilhelmina Feeney on Happy Days (1975-79) and on Laverne & Shirley (1976-83) Cindy Williams — who starred in the popular TV sitcom Laverne & Shirley opposite Penny Marshall — has died, aged 75.

Cindy Williams, who was one of America's most recognisable actors in the 1970s and '80s, passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness.

He was previously married to Goldie Hawn and is also the father of actor Kate Hudson. Williams was married to singer Bill Hudson of musical group the Hudson Brothers from 1982 until 2000. In the past three decades Williams made guest appearances on dozens of TV series including 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. “Cindy could touch her tongue to her nose, and we used it in the show. Her family moved to Dallas soon after she was born, but returned to Los Angeles where she would take up acting while attending Birmingham High School and major in theatre arts at LA City College. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, ...

He was previously married to Goldie Hawn and is also the father of actor Kate Hudson. Williams was married to singer Bill Hudson of musical group the Hudson Brothers from 1982 until 2000. Her part in Lucas' “American Graffiti” would become a defining role. “Happy Days," starring her “American Graffiti” co-star Ron Howard, would premiere the following year. Her family moved to Dallas soon after she was born, but returned to Los Angeles, where she would take up acting while attending Birmingham High School and a major in theater arts at LA City College. “Cindy could touch her tongue to her nose and we used it in the show. “Cindy scoots by me to make her entrance and with a glorious grin, says: ‘Show’s cookin’!’ Amen. Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipped along together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.” In 1982, Williams became pregnant and wanted her working hours curtailed. “Singing this song with so much gratitude for both of you ladies,” Dawson tweeted. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege.

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular 1970s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died.

You have to keep your sense of humour,” she said of her career’s highs and lows in the TV Party interview. “If we walk into a room together and if there’s something unique in the room, we’ll see it at the same time and have the same comment about it. Laverne & Shirley was known almost as much for its opening theme as the show itself. to make the studio audience laugh out loud, then we figured it would translate to the audience at home,” Williams said once in a TVParty.com interview. “So, if it made us laugh out loud at rehearsal, then we knew it was good to go. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege.

Cindy Williams was best known for her role as Shirley Feeney in the popular American 1970s sitcom.

The sitcom ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983. "Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. The show was among the most popular on TV at the time and earned Williams a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a TV series for her portrayal of the cheerful Shirley Feeney.