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Marla Pennington-Rowan | |
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| Born | Marla Lynn Pennington March 5, 1954 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–1989 |
| Spouse | Thomas Patrick Rowan (m. 1988;died 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
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.
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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 1988, Pennington married entertainment lawyer Tom Rowan, son of comedian Dan Rowan (of Rowan and Martin fame) with whom she had a son, Dan, and a daughter, Kat. Upon Small Wonder ending in 1989, she retired from acting to devote time to her family. [2] Rowan died in 2021, leaving Pennington a widow. [3]
