Marla Lynn Pennington (born March 5, 1954) is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Joan Anderson[1] Lawson on Small Wonder, her last acting role to date.
Marla Pennington-Rowan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marla Lynn Pennington March 5, 1954 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–1989 |
| Spouse | Thomas Patrick Rowan (1988-2021, his death) |
| Children | 2 |
Her other television credits include Soap, Diff'rent Strokes, Magnum, P.I., Charlie's Angels, Happy Days, The Incredible Hulk, and General Hospital. Pennington's film credits include National Lampoon's Class Reunion, and The Day of the Locust.
While Small Wonder was her last acting role, she appeared in a brief reunion with her co-stars on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet on January 14, 2009. She provided commentary to the Small Wonder season 1 DVD set, released in February 2010.[citation needed]
In 2015, she talked about the show's 30th anniversary and explained that she had left acting after Small Wonder to have her son, Dan, and daughter, Kat, with her husband, entertainment lawyer Tom Rowan, son of comedian Dan Rowan (of Rowan and Martin fame), but wanted to get back into acting.[2] In 2021, her husband died, leaving her a widow.[3]
Filmography edit
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Jim the World's Greatest | Jan | Alternative title: Story of a Teenager |
| 1982 | National Lampoon's Class Reunion | Mary Beth | Alternative title: Class Reunion |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner | Jane Benson | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Jenny Warren | Episode: "Bullseye" |
| 1976–1979 | General Hospital | Samantha Livingston Chandler #2 | Unknown episodes |
| 1979 | How the West Was Won | Blossom | Episode: "Luke" |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Girl | Television movie | |
| 1979–1981 | Soap | Leslie Walker | 17 episodes |
| 1980 | The Incredible Hulk | Miriam Charles | Episode: "Deathmask" |
| 1981 | Magnum, P.I. | Carol Ann Little | Episode: "Billy Joe Bob" |
| 1982 | Happy Days | Cynthia Brannigan | Episodes: "A Touch of Classical" "Hi Yo, Fonzie Away" |
| 1983 | Herndon | Laura | Television movie |
| 1984 | Diff'rent Strokes | Nurse Joan Fleming | 1 episode |
| 1985–1989 | Small Wonder | Joan Lawson | 96 episodes |
References edit
- ^ Small Wonder : Season 2 Episode 21, retrieved 2023-11-30
- ^ "'Small Wonder': The Strange True Story Behind the Weirdest Sitcom of the '80s". 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Thomas Rowan Obituary (2022) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com.
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