Actress Cindy Williams, Who Played Shirley in “Laverne & Shirley,” Dies at 75
Monday, January 30, 2023
Cindy Williams, the actress best known for her role in the 1970s slapstick sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died. She was 75.
“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” the family statement read. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAlong with Penny Marshall, Williams starred in the sitcom which ran from 1976 to 1983 and was a spinoff of the television show “Happy Days.” It followed two young single women working at a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s.
Williams played Shirley Feeney.
Marshall, who played Laverne, died in December 2018 due to complications from diabetes at her home in Hollywood Hills.
“Our family is heartbroken over the passing of Penny Marshall. Penny was a girl from the Bronx who came out West, put a cursive ‘L’ on her sweater and transformed herself into a Hollywood success story. We hope her life continues to inspire others,” the Marshall family had said in a statement to the New York Post at Marshall's passing.
