Cindy Williams, an actress best remembered for her long-running TV role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” died Jan. 25 in Los Angeles. Early in her career, Ms. Williams had supporting but notable screen roles in George Lucas’s nostalgic comedy-drama “American Graffiti” (1973) and Francis Ford Coppola’s paranoia thriller “The Conversation” (1974). Ms. Williams’ and Marshall’s chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel” as they skipped together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia. In 1982, Ms. Williams became pregnant and wanted her working hours curtailed. Ms. Williams had two children, but a complete list of survivors was not immediately available.

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2023 10:24 UTC