Occupation Actress Years active 1974-1989 | Name Marla Pennington Role Actress | |
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Full Name Marla Lynn Pennington Similar People Dick Christie, Jerry Supiran, Emily Schulman, Tiffany Brissette, Don Coscarelli | ||
Marla Lynn Pennington (born March 5, 1954) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Joan 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.
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 Dan Rowan), but wanted to get back into acting again.
Filmography
Actress
1985
Small Wonder (TV Series) as
Joan Lawson
- Thy Neighbor's Wife (1989) - Joan Lawson
- See No Evil (1989) - Joan Lawson
- The Strike (1989) - Joan Lawson
- The Tattletale (1989) - Joan Lawson
- Vicki Doolittle (1989) - Joan Lawson
- Minnesota Vicki (1989) - Joan Lawson
- Hooray for Hollyweird! (1989) - Joan Lawson
- More About L.E.S. (1989) - Joan Lawson
- Kid-O-Grams (1989) - Joan Lawson
- Radio Days (1989) - Joan Lawson
- Riches to Rags (1989) - Joan Lawson
- The Jailbirds (1989) - Joan Lawson
- Tag, You're It (1988) - Joan Lawson
- No Laughing Matter (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Mommie Dearest (1988) - Joan Lawson
- My Favorite Martian (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Togetherness (1988) - Joan Lawson
- The Sheik (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Love at First Byte (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Come Fly with Me (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Rashomon (1988) - Joan Lawson
- The Gang's All Here (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Double Dates (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Divided We Stand (1988) - Joan Lawson
- When You Hear the Beep (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Safety First (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Book-It (1988) - Joan Lawson
- The Rock Band (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Big J, the D.J. (1988) - Joan Lawson
- I'll Drink to That (1988) - Joan Lawson
- The Russians Are Coming (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Ronald McDonald House (1988) - Joan Lawson
- For Sale by Robot (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Bye Bye Brindles (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (1988) - Joan Lawson
- Oooga Mooga (1987) - Joan Lawson
- The Bank Job (1987) - Joan Lawson
- The Fats of Life (1987) - Joan Lawson
- TV or Not TV (1987) - Joan Lawson
- The Bad Seed (1987) - Joan Lawson
- The Lawsonville Horror (1987) - Joan Lawson
- The Promotion (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Read My Lips (1987) - Joan Lawson
- It's Okay to Say No (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Bride and Groom (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Whodunit? (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Everyone Into the Pool (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Woodward and Bernstein (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Double Wedding (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Vicki Goodwrench (1987) - Joan Lawson
- The Cat's Meow (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Wally the Wimp (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Look into My Eyes (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Victor/Vicki-toria (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Little Miss Shopping Mall (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Matchmaker, Matchmaker (1987) - Joan Lawson
- The Personality Kid (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Top Secret (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Moving Up (1987) - Joan Lawson
- Neighborhood Watch (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Thanksgiving Story (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Shoplifter (1986) - Joan Lawson
- You Gotta Have Heart (1986) - Joan Lawson
- P-P Paula (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Who's the Boss? (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Older Woman (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Crazy Like a Fox (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Home Sweet Homeless (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Here Comes the Judge (1986) - Joan Lawson
- My Mother the Teacher (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Money, Money, Money (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Chewed Out (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Grandparents (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Real Facts of Life (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Show Biz (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Like Father, Like Son (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Good Ol' Lou (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Company Takeover (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Robot Nappers (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Substitute Father (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Love Story (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Camping Trip (1986) - Joan Lawson
- The Burrito Story (1986) - Joan Lawson
- Brainwashed (1985) - Joan Lawson
- Ted's New Boss (1985) - Joan Lawson
- Child Genius (1985) - Joan Lawson
- The Adoption (1985) - Joan Lawson
- Slightly Dishonorable (1985) - Joan Lawson
- The Bully (1985) - Joan Lawson
- The Lie (1985) - Joan Lawson
- Spielberg, Jr. (1985) - Joan Lawson
- Sibling Rivalry (1985) - Joan Lawson
- The Suitor (1985) - Joan Lawson
- The Sitter (1985) - Joan Lawson
- The Neighbors (1985) - Joan Lawson
- Vicki's Homecoming (1985) - Joan Lawson
1984
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as
Nurse Joan Fleming
- Tonsils (1984) - Nurse Joan Fleming
1983
Herndon (TV Movie) as
Laura
1982
Private Benjamin (TV Series) as
Harmony
- Tank's Soldier (1982) - Harmony
1982
Class Reunion as
Mary Beth McFadden
1982
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Cynthia Brannigan / Countess Cynthia
- Hi Yo, Fonzie Away (1982) - Cynthia Brannigan
- A Touch of Classical (1982) - Cynthia Brannigan / Countess Cynthia
1981
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
Carol Ann Little
- Billy Joe Bob (1981) - Carol Ann Little
1979
Soap (TV Series) as
Leslie Walker
1980
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) as
Miriam Charles
- Deathmask (1980) - Miriam Charles
1979
Buffalo Soldiers (TV Movie) as
Girl
1979
How the West Was Won (TV Series) as
Blossom
- Luke (1979) - Blossom
1976
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Samantha Livingston Chandler
- Episode dated 27 November 1978 (1978) - Samantha Livingston Chandler
- Episode dated 29 May 1978 (1978) - Samantha Livingston Chandler
- Episode #1.3763 (1977) - Samantha Livingston Chandler
- Episode #1.3731 (1977) - Samantha Livingston Chandler
- Episode dated 15 January 1976 (1976) - Samantha Livingston Chandler
1976
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) as
Jenny Warren
- Bullseye (1976) - Jenny Warren
1975
Jim, the World's Greatest as
Jan
1974
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) as
Jane Benson
- Cheers (1974) - Jane Benson
Self
2009
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 January 2009 (2009) - Self
1986
The 28th Annual Strawberry Festival Parade (TV Movie) as
Self
Archive Footage
1983
Imps* as
American Mom (segment "Moms")
References
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