‘Laverne & Shirley’ actress Cindy Williams dies at 75

According to a statement from her family, Cindy Williams, who portrayed Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne in the hit television series “Laverne & Shirley” in the 1970s and 1980s, passed away on Monday at the age of 75.

Following a brief illness, Williams passed away suddenly in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to a statement from her children, Zak, and Emily Hudson.

The family added, “The loss of our sweet, funny mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us overwhelming pain that could never properly be described.”