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Shannon Farnon is a Actor born on 28 november 1941
Shannon Farnon (born November 28, 1941) is a Canadian 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, a musician and conductor and Rita Oehmen, a singer and actress, and sister of Charmian Carr and Darleen Carr. She was raised in Chicago, Illinois.
Farnon, while a teenager, went to theater art classes in Toronto and years later worked on commercial spots. The actress starred in film, television, commercials and cartoons, however her first role was 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 playing a mother in a live-action commercial in 1973 for Flintstone vitamins she was approached by voice director Wally Burr to audition for what was to be her most long-running famous role, Wonder Woman on Super Friends.
From 1973 to 1983, the voice actress portrayed the Amazonian superheroine on Super Friends, Challenge of the Super Friends, The All-New Super Friends Hour, The World's Greatest Super Friends and the revival of Super Friends.
Farnon did voice several incidental characters, such as Lois Lane and Hawkgirl on some of the series and also played the role of Kim Butler in Valley of the Dinosaurs in 1974, but mainly she did the voice of Wonder Woman.
However in 1984, her prominent character was recast in Super Friends: 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. Mary McDonald-Lewis voiced the Amazonian superheroine in an episode of Superman.
Shannon Farnon voiced Wonder Woman on many Cartoon Network promos and went on to appear in several films and television series, but since 2005, her acting appearances have been infrequent. She has voiced various commercials, including Betty Crocker, Nivea, Kodak, National World War II Memorial, Oil of Olay, Scotchgard and Cartoon Network spoofs of The Super Friends.
She was married to William Wells 1966-1975 and had twins, Jeremy and Julie born in 1971. Jeremy died from a skiing accident at the age 24. This info can be found in her sister Charmian's book, Forever Lisel.
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Birth 28 november 1941 (83 years)
Born into a show business family, she is the daughter of Brian Farnon, a musician and conductor and Rita Oehmen, a singer and actress, and sister of Charmian Carr and Darleen Carr. She was raised in Chicago, Illinois.
Farnon, while a teenager, went to theater art classes in Toronto and years later worked on commercial spots. The actress starred in film, television, commercials and cartoons, however her first role was 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 playing a mother in a live-action commercial in 1973 for Flintstone vitamins she was approached by voice director Wally Burr to audition for what was to be her most long-running famous role, Wonder Woman on Super Friends.
From 1973 to 1983, the voice actress portrayed the Amazonian superheroine on Super Friends, Challenge of the Super Friends, The All-New Super Friends Hour, The World's Greatest Super Friends and the revival of Super Friends.
Farnon did voice several incidental characters, such as Lois Lane and Hawkgirl on some of the series and also played the role of Kim Butler in Valley of the Dinosaurs in 1974, but mainly she did the voice of Wonder Woman.
However in 1984, her prominent character was recast in Super Friends: 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. Mary McDonald-Lewis voiced the Amazonian superheroine in an episode of Superman.
Shannon Farnon voiced Wonder Woman on many Cartoon Network promos and went on to appear in several films and television series, but since 2005, her acting appearances have been infrequent. She has voiced various commercials, including Betty Crocker, Nivea, Kodak, National World War II Memorial, Oil of Olay, Scotchgard and Cartoon Network spoofs of The Super Friends.
She was married to William Wells 1966-1975 and had twins, Jeremy and Julie born in 1971. Jeremy died from a skiing accident at the age 24. This info can be found in her sister Charmian's book, Forever Lisel.
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The Forbidden Dance (1990)
, 1h37Directed by Greydon Clark
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Musical films
Actors Laura Harring, Sid Haig, Truman Linden Chiles, Shannon Farnon, Richard Lynch, Steven Williams
Roles Katherine Anderson
Rating40%
Nisa (Laura Harring) is the princess of a northern Brazilian tribe who comes to Los Angeles to stop an American corporation from destroying her rainforest home. With her is tribal shaman Joa (Sid Haig), who uses black magic to get past the company guards and see the chairman of the corporation, resulting in his arrest.
Leo and Loree (1980)
, 1h37Directed by Jerry Paris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Don Most, David Huffman, Linda Purl, Jerry Paris, Shannon Farnon, Allan Rich
Roles Christina Harper
Rating52%
Against a Crooked Sky (1975)
, 1h29Directed by Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Richard Boone, Henry Wilcoxon, Clint Ritchie, Shannon Farnon, Brenda Venus, Norman Walker
Roles Molly Sutter
Rating54%
The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken down, drunk prospector to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister.