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3 unusual facts about Shannon Farnon


Shannon Farnon

While playing 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 famous role, Wonder Woman in Super Friends.

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.

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.



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