Biography
Her image - impossibly fresh-faced, toothsome and glowing with confidence and casual sex appeal - boosted her fledgling acting career and was almost as critical to her superstardom as her bouncy turn as one of a trio of "three little girls who went to the police academy " in Aaron Spelling's camp action series "Charlie's Angels" (ABC, 1976-1981). At the peak of her fame and after only one season, she shockingly departed the series in 1977 with …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared as a contestant on "The Dating Game" | ||
| Began modeling career as an undergraduate | ||
| Made stage debut as Jill in "Butterflies Are Free" at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater in Jupiter, FL | ||
1967 | Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting career | |
1969 | First TV appearances in "I Dream of Jeannie" (NBC) | |
1969 | Made feature acting debut in "Love Is a Funny Thing" | |
1970 | Played a small role in the outrageous sex farce, "Myra Breckinridge" | |
1971 | Had featured role in the ABC movie, "The Feminist and the Fuzz" | |
1973 | Co-starred in the ABC TV-movie, "The Great American Beauty Contest" | |
1974 | Guest-starred in four episodes of "The Six Million Dollar Man" (ABC) | |
1976 | Debuted as series regular Jill Munroe on the ABC series, "Charlie's Angels"; left after one season and replaced by Cheryl Ladd (who portrayed Jill's younger sister Kris) | |
1976 | Released best-selling swimsuit poster that went on to sell a still-unrivaled 12 million copies | |
1978 | Played first leading role in a feature film in "Somebody Killed Her Husband" | |
1983 | Made Off-Broadway debut in "Extremities" | |
1984 | Earned critical praise as a battered wife in "The Burning Bed" (NBC); garnered first Emmy nomination | |
1986 | Played the title role in "Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story" (ABC) | |
1989 | Had lead in the ABC miniseries, "Small Sacrifices"; received second Emmy nomination | |
1989 | Played lead in biopic "Margaret Bourke-White" (TNT) | |
1989 | Returned to feature films to appear in "See You in the Morning" | |
1991 | Starred opposite Ryan O'Neal in the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Good Sports" | |
1994 | Co-starred in the above average TV-movie, "The Substitute Wife" (NBC) | |
1995 | Posed for Playboy magazine | |
1995 | Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
1995 | Returned to features after a six-year absence, co-starring with Chevy Chase in "Man of the House" | |
1996 | Had lead role in the Western "Dalva" (ABC) | |
1997 | Appeared in the pay-per-view special, "Farrah Fawcett: All of Me"; later released on video | |
1997 | Posed for a second time in Playboy magazine at age 50 | |
1997 | Received critical praise for her role as Robert Duvall's straying spouse in "The Apostle" | |
2000 | Cast as Richard Gere's disturbed wife in "Dr. T & the Women" | |
2000 | Starred opposite Sam Shepard as a middle-aged married couple in the TNT movie, "Baby" | |
2001 | Had leading role as the mother of a Downs Syndrome child in "Jewel" (CBS) | |
2001 | Played the recurring role of Judge Simmons in the ABC sitcom, "Spin City" | |
2002 | Had a recurring role on the CBS series, "The Guardian"; earned an Emmy nomination for her Guest-Starring role | |
2004 | Cast in the comedy "The Cookout"; scripted by and co-starring Queen Latifah | |
2005 | Appeared as herself in the reality series, "Chasing Farrah" (TV Land) | |
2009 | Documented her on-going battle with cancer in the television documentary "Farrah's Story" (NBC); earned a posthumous Emmy nomination for Outstanding Nonfiction Special | |
Awards
1976 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Charlie's Angels |
1984 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Burning Bed |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in The Burning Bed |
1986 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story |
1986 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Extremities |
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story |
1989 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Small Sacrifices |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Miniseries or Special in Small Sacrifices |
1998 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in The Apostle |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in The Guardian |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special in Farrah's Story |