Actress Penny Marshall dies after ‘complications from diabetes’

US actress Penny Marshall has died at the age of 75.

According to TMZ , she passed away at her Hollywood Hills home on Monday night after complications from diabetes.

Marshall was best known for her role in 1970s sitcom Laverne & Shirley and also had accomplishments in directing and comedy during her decade-spanning career.

She directed Tom Hanks in Big back in 1998, making her the first woman in history to direct a film that grossed more than $100 million.

Marshall also directed ‘A League of Their Own’ and Awakenings’ starring the late Robin Williams.

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