Cindy Williams

About

American actress who starred as Shirley Feeney on the series Laverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1983. She also portrayed Laurie Henderson in the hit 1973 coming of age film American Graffiti.

Before Fame

She debuted as an actress through a variety of commercials for Foster Grant sunglasses. She made her big screen debut in the 1970 Roger Corman film Gas-s-s-s.

Trivia

She co-produced the 1990s Steve Martin comedies Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II.

Family Life

She married Bill Hudson in 1982, and the couple had a daughter in 1982 and a son in 1986 before separating in 2000.

Associated With

She auditioned for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, George Lucas' follow-up film to American Graffiti. Lucas, however, ended up casting Carrie Fisher for the part.