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Cindy Williams, the actress beloved for her role as Shirley on the 1970s sitcom Laverne & Shirley died on Wednesday at 75. She died after a brief illness, according to Williams’ personal assistant.

Williams starred alongside Penny Marshall in the Happy Days spinoff. The show followed the two young women who worked together at a Milwaukee brewery. She received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a comedy for Laverne & Shirley. It was one of the highest-rated shows in the country for several years of its eight-season run.

Sad to hear the passing of Cindy Williams.

If there is an afterlife, may you and Penny be pouring a Shotz beer and Milk and Pepsi with Garry, David, Eddie and Phil. pic.twitter.com/MYERLOgZsG

— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) January 31, 2023

The show propelled Williams in her career as an actress, going on to secure dozens of roles on the big and small screen.

Cindy Williams, best known for her role as Shirley Feeney on Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, has passed away at age 75. Williams began acting in 1969 at the age of 22, when she appeared in several episodes of the comedy-drama series Room 222. Williams would hit her big break in 1973 when she starred as Laurie Henderson in American Graffiti, which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Though Williams would only star as Shirley in five episodes of the classic sitcom Happy Days, she would become a major pop culture icon in the series' spinoff show, Laverne & Shirley.

In a statement obtained by The Associated Press, it was confirmed that Williams passed away on January 25 after a battle with a brief illness. Neither the illness nor the exact cause of death have yet been released. The statement was given by Williams' surviving children, Emily and Zak Hudson.

Hollywood is mourning the loss of Cindy Williams, the optimistic foil to Penny Marshall’s Laverne in the hit 1970s sitcom Laverne & Shirley. Williams died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a brief illness, her family told The Associated Press.

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“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” reads the statement from her children, Emily and Zak Hudson.

After news of Williams’ death, Hollywood shared their thoughts on social media remembering the star.

Ron Howard remembered his frequent on-screen partner. “Her unpretentious intelligence, talent, wit & humanity impacted every character she created & person she worked with,” he wrote on Twitter.

Cindy Williams, who starred in the smash Happy Days spinoff Laverne & Shirley after appearing in two Best Picture Oscar nominees — George Lucas’ American Graffiti and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation — has died. She was 75. Her family told the Associated Press today that the actress died Wednesday after a brief illness.

“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” reads the statement from her children, Emily and Zak Hudson, relayed through a spokesperson. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”

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Synopsis: Miles Fowler makes horror movies. Cheap, perverted, blood-soaked schlock-fests that few see and fewer enjoy. Wallowing in obscurity and desperate to make a name for himself, Miles happens upon a bizarre opportunity when he’s the sole witness to a brutal, real-life murder. Sensing...

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Come Back to Me Trailer: “Sarah (Walder) and Josh McLaren (Passmore) are a young married couple living in suburban Las Vegas. Shortly after a car accident, Sarah begins to suffer a series of disturbing memory lapses and frequent blackouts that seem to be increasing in intensity. Unsure of what is happening, and feeling as though she is losing her mind, Sarah comes to learn she is pregnant. To add to her shock, she subsequently discovers that her husband is sterile. As her marriage and world begin to fall apart,...

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Douglas Rath directs. Zak Hudson, Anthony Bravo, and Janelle Odair star.

Synopsis

Miles Fowler makes horror movies. Cheap, perverted, blood-soaked schlock-fests that few see and fewer enjoy.

Wallowing in obscurity and desperate to make a name for himself, Miles happens upon a bizarre opportunity when he’s the sole witness to a brutal, real-life murder. Sensing a once-in-a-lifetime chance at artistic (and financial) glory, the z-level auteur decides to build his next project around his new “discovery” – serial killer Nick. But when he finds that Nick is in no way ready for his closeup, Miles must resort to that grandest of Hollywood traditions: blackmail.

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