Dave Pell has my favorite short bio of Penny Marshall, who passed away today at 75.

She directed Big and Awakenings. She “was the first woman to direct a film that grossed more than $100 million, the first woman to direct two films that grossed more than $100 million, and she was only the second woman director to see her film Oscar-nominated for best picture.” But before all that, she was Laverne.