Cindy Williams, a beloved actress best known to American viewers as one-half of the successful 1970s television series Laverne & Shirley, died at 75. Her family announced Williams’ death on Monday night in a statement that made it clear that she had gone away the previous Wednesday.
“The departure of our wonderful, humorous mother, Cindy Williams, has given us overwhelming pain that could never properly be articulated,” the statement made on behalf of her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in part. Our joy and privilege have been getting to know and love her.
She was exceptional, lovely, giving, and adored by many. She also had a wonderful sense of humor and a sparkling attitude. She was brought to prominence after appearing in the 1973 film American Graffiti by director George Lucas, a role she followed the following year with the critically praised 1974 film The Conversation.
But the 1976–1983 television series Laverne & Shirley, a Happy Days spinoff, is where she rose to fame. Williams portrayed the stiff Shirley Feeney in a sitcom about two roommates who worked at a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s against Penny Marshall’s free-spirited Laverne DiFazio.
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She met Gary Marshall, a producer while trying out for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. To the delight of everyone who has ever watched the show, Marshall’s brother got her skipping down the street, yelling, “Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated.”
Although they have not provided any additional information, her family has stated that the actress had a brief illness.
Tweets about Cindy Williams Death:
I found out today that Cindy Williams had died on the 25th and they don't reveal a cause of death which means potentially people could say that it was covid. It's actually not natural to suddenly drop dead even if you're 75 there has to be a cause or a reason.
— Laurel Zito (@Noonlyrice) January 31, 2023
So sad to hear about the death of Cindy Williams, the co-star of “Laverne & Shirley” in the ‘70s. I was thrilled to meet her when she visited Good Day in 2019, along with Didi Conn, Adrian Zmed, and Donny Most. Let’s hope they’re serving milk & Pepsi in heaven.… pic.twitter.com/MOQPbWjDk3
— Sue Serio (@SueSerioFox29) January 31, 2023