Shannon Farnon
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Shannon Farnon is an American actress and voice actress. She is best known as being the first actress to voice Wonder Woman
in a Hanna-Barbera
production.
Born into a show business family, she is the daughter of Brian Farnon and Rita Oehmen, and sister of Charmian Carr
and Darleen Carr
. Her birthname is Sharon Farnon.
Farnon, while a teenager, went to theater art classes in Toronto
and years later worked on commercial spots. The actress starred in film, TV, commercials and cartoons, however her first role came in 1965 in an uncredited role in Burke's Law
. She went on to star in supporting roles in multiple other television series, but she was most active in the voice-over field in commercials. While doing a live-action commercial in 1973 for Flintstone vitamins she was approached by voice director Wally Burr
to play what was to be her most famous role, Wonder Woman
in Super Friends
. She accepted.
From 1973 to 1983, the voice actress portrayed the heroine in Super Friends
, Challenge of the Super Friends
and The All-New Super Friends Hour
. However in 1984, Farnon's prominent character was recast in The Legendary Super Powers Show, when the role was given to Constance Caufield and later to B.J. Ward. This case has often been given as an example of injustice in the television and animation industry.
Shannon Farnon voiced Wonder Woman on many Cartoon Network
promos and went on to appear in several films and TV series, but since 2005, her acting appearances have been infrequent. She has married and has children.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
in a Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
production.
Born into a show business family, she is the daughter of Brian Farnon and Rita Oehmen, and sister of Charmian Carr
Charmian Carr
Charmian Carr is an American actress and singer. She is mainly known for her role as Liesl, the eldest Von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music where she starred with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, and Kym...
and Darleen Carr
Darleen Carr
Darleen Carr is an American actress best known for a recurring role in the 1981–82 television series Bret Maverick opposite James Garner...
. Her birthname is Sharon Farnon.
Farnon, while a teenager, went to theater art classes in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and years later worked on commercial spots. The actress starred in film, TV, commercials and cartoons, however her first role came in 1965 in an uncredited role in Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Burke's Law is a detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud...
. She went on to star in supporting roles in multiple other television series, but she was most active in the voice-over field in commercials. While doing a live-action commercial in 1973 for Flintstone vitamins she was approached by voice director Wally Burr
Wally Burr
Wally Burr is an American voice actor and director. He was best known as the voice director for the Generation 1 cartoon and The Transformers: The Movie. Aside from voicing some incidental characters, he has also filled in roles for regular voice actors who were unavailable for taping. He is also...
to play what was to be her most famous role, Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
in Super Friends
Super Friends
Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup...
. She accepted.
From 1973 to 1983, the voice actress portrayed the heroine in Super Friends
Super Friends
Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup...
, Challenge of the Super Friends
Challenge of the Super Friends
Challenge of the Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Warner Bros. Television and is based on the Justice League and...
and The All-New Super Friends Hour
The All-New Super Friends Hour
The All-New Super Friends Hour is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 10, 1977, to September 2, 1978, on ABC...
. However in 1984, Farnon's prominent character was recast in The Legendary Super Powers Show, when the role was given to Constance Caufield and later to B.J. Ward. This case has often been given as an example of injustice in the television and animation industry.
Shannon Farnon voiced Wonder Woman on many Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
promos and went on to appear in several films and TV series, but since 2005, her acting appearances have been infrequent. She has married and has children.