If I failed, I had my excuse: I was an actress, not a director.
Two years later, her dramaAwakeningsearned a Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
And in 1992, she topped $100 million again withA League of Their Own.
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I wasnt perky, and it was the years of Sally Field andThe Flying Nun, she once said.
Unfortunately, the project never got off the ground.)
OverLaverne & Shirleys eight-year run, Marshall was nominated for three Golden Globes.
And in an indication of things to come, she directed four episodes.
