Appreciation: Penny Marshall broke ground as a director, but on TV she was loved as `Laverne`
(LA Times Dodgers)

In terms of historical importance, Penny Marshall`s career as a film director - her `Big` was the first picture by a woman to gross more than $100 million at the U.S. box office - overshadows her work as an actress, mostly in television. Yet millions unaware that she ever directed a movie will...