Farrah Fawcett
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| Birth Place & Date | February 2, 1947 |
| Medium | Television, film |
| Appeared in | Charlie's Angels |
| Official website | Farrah Fawcett Official Website |
| Important fansites | Farrah Fawcett's fan site |
Farrah Fawcettt was an American actress and iconic figure of the 1970s. She rose to widespread fame after appearing in Charle's Angels in 1976 as Jill Munroe. Her hairstyle would be emulated by many for years and she was an international sex symbols in the 1970s and 1980s. In her later life, she raised awareness for the lesser-known form of cancer she had been fighting for several years before passing away on June 25, 2009.
[edit] Starring in...
Below is a partial list of movies and television shows that Farrah Fawcett has been in.
[edit] Movies
- Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)
- Myra Breckinridge (1970)
- Logan's Run (1976)
- Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
- An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
- Sunburn (1979)
- Saturn 3 (1980)
- The Cannonball Run (1981)
- Extremities (1986)
- See You in the Morning (1989)
- Man of the House (1995)
- The Apostle (1997)
- The Lovemaster(1997)
- Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me (1997)
- The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) - voice
- The Flunky (2000)
- Dr. T & the Women (2000)
- The Cookout (2004)
- A Wing & a Prayer: Farrah's Fight for Life (2008)
[edit] Television
- The Flying Nun
- Harry O
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Charlie's Angels
- The Burning Bed (tv movie)
- Chasing Farrah
- Farrah's Story
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- On March 21, 1976, Charlie's Angels debuted as a movie of the week, with Fawcett in the role of Jill Munroe. The movie did extremely well in the ratings, prompting the network to approve production of further episodes. The series formally began airing on September 22, 1976. Farrah quickly emerged as the fan favorite on the series, earning a People's Choice Award for Favorite Performer in a New TV Program.[1]
- Fawcett left the show after only one season, although her fame was still spreading rapidly and she was quickly becoming a pop culture icon. Cheryl Ladd replaced her on the show, portraying Jill's younger sister Kris Munroe. Due to contractual obligations, however, Farrah would return for several guest appearances in the third and fourth seasons of the series.
- After a number of commercial flops, Farrah would begin to be recognized as a serious actor first for her theatrical appearance in 1983 in William Mastrosimone's Extremities and then in the 1984 television movie "The Burning Bed".
- Farrah appeared in the December 1995 issue of Playboy magazine after two decades of refusing to appear nude . It would become the best-selling issue of the magazine for the 1990s, selling over four million copies worldwide.
- Farrah was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006 and soon began treatment including surgery and chemotherapy.[2] Her three year battle with the disease would be documented in the tv-special "Farrah's Story", first airing on May 19, 2009.
- Despite her efforts to beat the disease, news would report Farrah's passing on the morning of June 25, 2009.[3]
- "Today was a seminal moment in Internet history. We've never seen anything like it in terms of scope or depth. Historically, celebrity news prompts a worldwide outpouring with several key consumer behaviors – searching, sharing and reacting to the news followed by online tributes has become the modern way to mourn. Princess Diana was the first notable Internet example. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett are the latest. [4]
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[edit] Fandom
[edit] InsaneJournal
As of June 25, 2009, there were no communities dedicated specifically to Farrah Fawcett. No one listed her as an interest.
[edit] LiveJournal
As of June 25, 2009, there were no communities dedicated specifically to Farrah Fawcett. There were 8 communities which listed her as an interest but they were focused on hot women or productions that Farrah Fawcett had been involved with.
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There is active community writing Real Person Fic based on Farrah Fawcett. If there is a community, it is very underground. The fan fiction community that exists around her would be based on the television shows she appeared in. That community is also small.
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