How old was Cindy Williams in Laverne and Shirley?

Cindy Williams was born in 1947 in Van Nuys, California. She was 27 years old when Laverne and Shirley premiered in 1976. At the time of the show, Cindy Williams was playing the role of Shirley Feeney, a brewery worker living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Throughout the show's run, Williams' character remained the same age, while her co-star, Penny Marshall's Laverne DeFazio, aged from 22 to 27. The show ended in 1983, at which time Williams was 36 years old.

In the years since the show ended, Williams has continued to act, appearing in films such as The First Wives Club and television shows like The Drew Carey Show. Most recently, she was seen in an episode of Fox's hit show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine. As of 2019, Cindy Williams is 72 years old.