Cindy Williams

Cindy Williams holds a warm spot for me because Shirley Feeney on Laverne & Shirley was the kind of role that defined an era of television comedy, and her timing in it still reads as sharp. What I find easy to overlook is that she also turned up in serious films like American Graffiti and The Conversation, so the sitcom fame undersells her range. Earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame felt earned, not ceremonial. Losing her in 2023 closed a real chapter in American comedy. On the facts here, I read her as a genuine character actress who happened to become a household name.

Name (English)

Cindy Williams

Name (Japanese)

シンディ・ウィリアムズ

Reading

しんでぃ・うぃりあむず

Born

August 22, 1947 – January 25, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Van Nuys, California, United States

Occupation

film actor / television actor / voice actor / film producer / actor

High school

Birmingham High School

University

Los Angeles City College

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy%20Williams
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266820

Tags

• California
• film actor
• television actor
• voice actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.