# Cindy Williams has passed away at 75 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [January 31, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079 "2023-01-31T00:12:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/1 "2023-01-31T00:12:53Z")
Most people know her from Laverne and Shirley. [Her family has announced](https://apnews.com/article/television-tv-emily-hudson-penny-marshall-cindy-williams-5a9237089972dc449e2046702e82d7bd) she has passed away after a brief illness. Her career got an early boost with American Graffiti. I also recall her part in Coppola’s The Conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/2 "2023-01-31T03:11:34Z")
Schlameezal, schlamaazel to you, Cindy. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/3 "2023-01-31T03:26:04Z")
I always wanted to watch submarine races with her. RIP. 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/4 "2023-01-31T03:29:40Z")
That leaves Michael McKean as the only surviving cast member of _Laverne And Shirley._ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/5 "2023-01-31T05:02:21Z")
I will always remember Cindy and Ron Howard’s dance in American Graffiti. Very sweet moment in a great film. I saw joints interviews with Penny and Cindy. I thought it was wonderful they put aside bad feelings and were friends at the end. RIP Cindy Many nice comments from several former costars. > **[Ron Howard Mourns 'American Graffiti' Co-Star Cindy Williams' Death](https://www.etonline.com/ron-howard-mourns-american-graffiti-co-star-cindy-williams-death-exclusive-198240)** > > Williams died at the age of 75 Wednesday in Los Angeles. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/6 "2023-01-31T05:09:38Z")
Sad news She was just so _likeable_. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/7 "2023-01-31T11:37:48Z")
I posted this in the Game Room thread, but I think it is worth repeating: “To Laverne, If in heaven we don’t meet, hand in hand we’ll bear the heat. And if it ever gets too hot, Pepsi-Cola hits the spot.” Brian ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/8 "2023-01-31T17:58:22Z")
If you look at her pre-L&S work, particularly _The Conversation_ as well as _American Graffiti_ you’ll see that she had real potential as an actress with remarkably varied facial expressions and twitches. She got sidetracked into the sausage-grinder of sitcoms, but on the other hand, she probably made more money doing that than she ever would have as a dramatic actress. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/9 "2023-01-31T20:55:21Z")
I can imagine Cindy and Penny chanting “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated” through the streets of heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/10 "2023-02-01T00:41:36Z")
Vo-dee-o-dodo or Vo-dee-o? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/20xsPUnClK4/hqdefault.jpg "Laverne & Shirley - vo-dee-o-dodo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20xsPUnClK4) ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079/11 "2023-02-01T19:47:07Z")
There is a forgettable movie from the late 80s/early 90s called “Rude Awakening” where she screams the line “FUCK THE POOR!” And that memory of her always makes me smile.