American actress Cindy Williams, star of the sitcom Laverne & Shirley, dies at 75 – time.news

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The announcement of the children. She had also acted in the films «American Graffiti» and «The Conversation»

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne in the popular US sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died at the age of 75. She let her family know. Williams passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a short illness, her children Zak and Emily Hudson said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza Cranis. “The passing of our kind and hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us an insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” the statement read. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and our privilege. She was one of a kind about her, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a brilliant wit that everyone loved.’ Williams also starred in director George Lucas’ 1973 film American Graffiti and in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation the following year. But she was best known for “Laverne & Shirley,” the spin-off of “Happy Days” which aired on ABC from 1976 to 1983 and which at its peak was among the most popular shows on star-spangled TV. .

January 31, 2023 (change January 31, 2023 | 01:38)

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