Marla Pennington

Marla Lynn Pennington (born March 5, 1954) is an American 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

(1954-03-05) March 5, 1954
Burbank, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1974–1989
SpouseThomas Patrick Rowan (1988-2021, his death)
Children2

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.

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
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
  1. "Small Wonder : Season 2 Episode 21 - YouTube". M.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. "'Small Wonder': The Strange True Story Behind the Weirdest Sitcom of the '80s". 4 September 2015.
  3. "Thomas Rowan Obituary (2022) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com.


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