Tom Hanks pays tribute to Penny Marshall

“A League of Their Own” and “Big” star Tom Hanks took to social media on Tuesday to pay tribute to director Penny Marshall.

“Goodbye, Penny. Man, did we laugh a lot! Wish we still could. Love you. Hanx,” he wrote after news broke of her passing.

Marshall, who passed away at age 75 on Monday due to diabetes complications, directed Hanks in both movies.

Geena Davis also paid tribute to Marshall on social media writing, “RIP Penny Marshall ❤️,” alongside a GIF from “A League of Their Own.”

“I’m terribly sad to hear the news about Penny passing,” Davis wrote in a statement. “My heart goes out to Tracy Reiner and her family. Penny brought so much joy to so many and will be sorely missed. I will be forever grateful to her for letting me be a part of ‘A League of Their Own.’”

Rosie O’Donnell posted a Kmart commercial she was in with Marshall in 1996.

“simply heartbroken,” she wrote alongside it.

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Tom Hanks pays tribute to Penny Marshall

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