Marla Pennington
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Marla Lynn Pennington 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. Pennington also provided commentary to the Small Wonder season 1 DVD
set, released in February 2010.
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actress. She is best known for her role as Joan Lawson on Small Wonder, her last acting role to date.
Her other television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
credits include Soap
Soap (TV series)
Soap is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981.The show was created as a parody of daytime soap operas, presented as a weekly half-hour prime time comedy. Similar to a soap opera, the show's story was presented in a serial format and included melodramatic plot elements such...
, Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986...
, Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
, Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
, Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
, The Incredible Hulk, and General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. Pennington's film credits include National Lampoon's Class Reunion
National Lampoon's Class Reunion
National Lampoon's Class Reunion is a 1982 comedy film, directed by Michael Miller and written by John Hughes...
, and The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Waldo Salt is based on the 1939 novel of the same title by Nathanael West...
.
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
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet is an American syndicated morning talk show. Produced by Fox, the show first aired on January 22, 2007 to a number of markets originally through Fox and MyNetworkTV, most in the Fox Television Stations Group...
on January 14, 2009. Pennington also provided commentary to the Small Wonder season 1 DVD
DVD
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set, released in February 2010.
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 Lucas Tanner Lucas Tanner is an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who became an english teacher at the fictional Harry S. Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis... |
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 How the West Was Won (TV series) How the West Was Won is an American western television series that featured an all star cast that included: James Arness, Eva Marie Saint, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, G. W. Bailey, Trisha Noble, William Shatner, Jack Elam, Woody Strode, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Kiley, Lloyd Bridges,... |
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 | Unknown episodes |
| 1984 | Diff'rent Strokes | Nurse Joan Fleming | 1 episode |
| 1985–1989 | Small Wonder | Joan Lawson | 96 episodes |