Farrah Fawcett
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Farrah Fawcett is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and legendary sex symbol of the 1970s, then an iconic actress in the 1980s, changing the cultural landscape of how televison actresses appeared on film.
In 1976, Fawcett played the character of Jill Munroe for one year in the successful TV series Charlie's Angels. Fawcett achieved critical praise and her first of three Emmy Award nominations as a serious actress for her role as a battered wife in the 1984 television movie The Burning Bed. She also won acclaim in the stage and movie version of Extremities, in which she played a rape victim who turns the tables on her attacker. She then played a predatory role in another miniseries, Small Sacrifices, receiving a second Emmy nomination. Her third Emmy nomination came in 2004 for her work in The Guardian. Fawcett has been nominated for several awards including Golden Globe Awards.
In August 2006, Fawcett took part in the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner act.
Public Name: Farrah Fawcett
Birth Name: Farrah Leni Fawcett
Date of Birth: February 2, 1947
Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Texas
Filmography
- The Cookout, 2004
- Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, 2003 (TV)
- "The Guardian", 2002-2003 TV Episodes
- "Spin City", 2002 TV Episodes
- Jewel, 2001 (TV)
- Baby, 2000 (TV)
- Dr T and the Women, 2000
- "Ally McBeal", 1999 TV Episode
- Silk Hope, 1999 (TV)
- The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, 1998 (voice)
- The Lovemaster, 1997
- The Apostle, 1997
- "Johnny Bravo", 1997 TV Episode (voice)
- Dalva, 1996 (TV)
- Man of the House, 1995
- Children of the Dust, 1995 (TV)
- The Substitute Wife, 1994 (TV)
- Criminal Behavior, 1992 (TV)
- "Good Sports", 1991 TV Series
- Small Sacrifices, 1989 (TV)
- Margaret Bourke-White, 1989 (TV)
- See You in the Morning, 1989
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, 1987 (TV)
- Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, 1986 (TV)
- Extremities, 1986
- Between Two Women, 1986 (TV)
- The Burning Bed, 1984 (TV)
- The Red-Light Sting, 1984 (TV)
- The Cannonball Run, 1981
- Murder in Texas, 1981 (TV)
- "Charlie's Angels", 1976-1980 TV Episodes
- Saturn 3, 1980
- Sunburn, 1979
- Somebody Killed Her Husband, 1978
- "The Six Million Dollar Man", 1974-1976 TV Episode
- Logan's Run, 1976
- Murder on Flight 502, 1975 (TV)
- "S.W.A.T.", 1975 TV Episode
- "Harry O", 1975 TV Episode
- "Apple's Way", 1974 TV Episode
- "Marcus Welby, M.D.", 1974 TV Episode
- "McCloud", 1974 TV Episode
- The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, 1974 (TV)
- "The Girl with Something Extra", 1973 TV Episode
- The Six Million Dollar Man, 1973 (TV)
- The Great American Beauty Contest, 1973 (TV)
- "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law", 1971 TV Episode
- Inside O.U.T., 1971 (TV)
- The Feminist and the Fuzz, 1971 (TV)
- "The Young Rebels", 1970 TV Episode
- "The Partridge Family", 1970 TV Episode
- Myra Breckinridge, 1970
- "The Flying Nun", 1969-1970 TV Episodes
- "I Dream of Jeannie", 1969 TV Episodes
- Three's a Crowd, 1969 (TV)
- "Mayberry R.F.D.", 1969 TV Episode
- Un homme qui me plaît, 1969
Awards
- People's Choice Award Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program 1977






