Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress identified finest for taking part in the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, in accordance with a press release from her household, offered to CNN by a consultant. She was 75.

Williams died after a brief sickness, mentioned the assertion from her youngsters Zak and Emily Hudson, offered to CNN by household spokesperson and Williams’ private assistant Liz Cranis.

“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” their assertion learn. “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.”

Williams had credit spanning six a long time, nevertheless it was her position on “Happy Days” spin-off “Laverne & Shirley” that endeared her to thousands and thousands and made her a family title.

On the sequence, she starred reverse the late Penny Marshall as one half of a dynamic pal duo whose adventures powered the present, which ran for eight seasons from 1976-1983.

Born in Van Nuys, California, Williams’ curiosity in appearing all through highschool lead her to learning Theatre Arts at Los Angeles City College. Some of Williams’ first skilled appearing credit embody a 3-episode arc on the 1969 sequence “Room 222,” and appearances in “Nanny and the Professor” and “Love, American Style” within the early 1970’s.

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