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 (1988-2021, his death) |
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.
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]
Film | |||
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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 |
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