Farrah Fawcett
Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2, 1947 in Corpus Christi , Texas , † June 25, 2009 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American actress , best known for the crime series Charlie's Angels . It was considered a sex symbol in the 1970s .
Life
Early years
Farrah Fawcett was the younger of the two daughters of Pauline Alice Evans (1914-2005) and James William Fawcett (1917-2010), who worked in the oil business. As a child, Ferrah (her name was later changed to Farrah ) demonstrated athletic skills that her father encouraged. She attended the John J. Pershing Middle School in Houston , now best known for her commitment to the fine arts , and graduated from WB Ray High School in 1965. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and was a member of the Delta Delta Delta female fraternity . In 1969 she was discovered by a talent scout.
Career
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Fawcett starred in TV commercials and had guest appearances on various television series. She also starred in two movies until 1976. She made her film debut in the French production The Man I Like (1969) alongside Jean-Paul Belmondo. In the satire Myra Breckinridge - Man or Woman? (1970) she played alongside well-known actors such as Raquel Welch , John Huston and Mae West . There were also supporting roles in some television films.
In 1976 a photo of her in a red swimsuit was taken , which became a huge sales success as a poster and is considered the best-selling poster to date. In the same year she had her breakthrough with the television series Drei Engel für Charlie (1976–1981), which was also shown on German-language television. Fawcett left Charlie's Angels after the first season in order to devote himself to more demanding roles, especially in movies. She was replaced by Cheryl Ladd , who played her sister on the series. Fawcett has been sued for breach of contract by the show's producer, Aaron Spelling . The agreement provided, among other things, that Fawcett had to complete six guest appearances in seasons three and four of the series by 1980.
In 1976 Fawcett was initially seen in a small role alongside Michael York in the Oscar-winning hit movie Escape to the 23rd Century . Due to the legal dispute with Aaron Spelling, a rendezvous with a corpse at the side of Jeff Bridges did not follow until two years later - here Fawcett was named for the first time on an equal footing as the leading actress on the movie poster. However, the film was a flop at the box office. In 1979 Fawcett starred alongside Art Carney and Joan Collins in the crime comedy Hot Hell Acapulco and a year later in the science fiction film Saturn City alongside Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel . Both films received bad reviews and again flopped at the box office. Fawcett's cinema career was about to end. In 1979 People magazine called them “cash poison” in an article. In addition, there was a nomination for the Golden Raspberry, which was awarded for the first time, as the worst actress in Saturn City .
At least commercially, things went better in 1981: Fawcett played one of the leading roles in the comedy Hell's On The Highway, which grossed over 70 million dollars in the US alone. The miniseries Divorce Grounds - Murder , which is based on a true murder case, was also welcomed in the same year . Fawcett stayed true to the true crime genre in the years that followed. She has also made several very successful biopics and dramas based on true stories for television. In particular, the highly acclaimed portrayal in the television film The Burning Bed , the literary adaptation of Faith McNulty 's non-fiction book The Burning Bed , which tells the true story of Francine Hughes, who killed her husband after years of domestic violence , ensured that Fawcett's reputation as a serious actress rose . She received both an Emmy and a Golden Globe nomination for this.
In the thriller Extremities , she played a rape victim who becomes the perpetrator.
In December 1995, she posed naked for Playboy , helping it to its highest edition in the 1990s.
Fawcett was nominated four times for an Emmy and six times for the Golden Globe , but never received an award. In 1995 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her television work .
Ten years after her death, People Magazine dedicated a 96-page special to her in June 2019 with the title Remembering Farrah - Her Beautiful Life 1947-2009 .
family
Farrah Fawcett was married from July 28, 1973 to February 16, 1982 to Lee Majors , from whom she was separated from 1979. During their marriage, she was known as the Farrah Fawcett majors. From 1980 to 1997 she lived with Ryan O'Neal , a close friend of the majors; their son is Redmond O'Neal (* 1985). In 1998 she was seriously injured by her new significant other, filmmaker James Orr , when he proposed to her, which she refused.
Sickness and death
On September 29, 2006, it was announced that she had been diagnosed with an anal tumor . In November 2006, she began chemotherapy , which initially appeared to be successful. In May 2007 a relapse was discovered.
On June 25, 2009, the actress succumbed to cancer. Shortly before her death, Ryan O'Neal proposed to her. They wanted to get married as soon as possible. The wedding never came back. Farrah Fawcett was buried in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles .
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: The Charming Jeannie ( I Dream Of Jeannie , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1969: The man I like (Un homme qui me plaît)
- 1970: The Partridge Family ( The Partridge Family , TV series)
- 1970: Myra Breckinridge - man or woman? (Myra Breckinridge)
- 1974, 1976: The Six Million Dollar Man ( The Six Million Dollar Man , TV series, four episodes)
- 1976: Escape to the 23rd Century (Logan's Run)
- 1976-1981: Charlie's Angels (Charlie's Angels) - TV Show
- 1978: Rendezvous with a Corpse (Somebody Killed Her Husband)
- 1979: Hot Hell Acapulco (Sunburn)
- 1980: Saturn City (Saturn 3)
- 1981: All hell breaks loose on the highway (The Cannonball Run)
- 1984: The Burning Bed ( The Burning Bed , TV movie)
- 1986: The Separation ( Between Two Women , TV movie)
- 1986: Extremities
- 1986: Persecuted and hunted ( Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story , TV movie)
- 1987: Poor Little Rich Girl - The story of Barbara Hutton ( Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story , TV movie)
- 1989: Second Luck (See You in the Morning)
- 1989: Schrei am Abgrund ( Small Sacrifices , TV movie)
- 1994: A Wife for My Husband (The Substitute Wife)
- 1995: (No) a father wanted (Man of the House)
- 1997: Apostle! (The Apostle)
- 2000: Dr. T and the Women
- 2002–2003: The Guardian ( The Guardian , TV series)
- 2004: The Cookout
- 2006: So noTORIous
Awards
- 1980: Golden Bravo Otto (Best TV Actress)
- 1986: Jupiter (best actress)
- 1995: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
literature
- Ryan O'Neal , Jodee Blanco, and Kent Carroll: Both of Us. My Life with Farrah. Crown Archetype, New York 2012, ISBN 978-0-3079-5482-4 .
Web links
- Farrah Fawcett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Farrah Fawcett in the nndb (English)
- Farrah Fawcett in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Farrah Fawcett in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/arts/television/26appraisal.html
- ↑ Lisa Respers France: Fawcett 'last of the iconic pinup girls'. In: CNN . June 30, 2009, accessed September 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Farrah Fawcett's pal explains why she left 'Charlie's Angels' during height of fame , people.com
- ↑ Farrah Fawcett: Jaclyn Smith, Fellow 'Charlie's Angel,' Pays Tribute , abcnews.com
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073972/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
- ^ The Most Dramatic TV Exits Ever , tvguide.com
- ^ Trivia IMDB , imdb.com
- ↑ http://www.charliesangels.com/anniverary/abio.html
- ↑ The Loneliness of The Six Million Dollar Man , Article People magazine, leemajors.co.uk
- ↑ Charlie's Angel Fawcett dies aged 62 , abc.net.au
- ↑ https://www.emmys.com/bios/farrah-fawcett
- ↑ https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/farrah-fawcett
- ↑ http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/farrah-fawcett/
- ↑ PEOPLE Celebrates Farrah Fawcett in a Special Edition , people.com
- ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
- ↑ FAZ: Farrah Fawcett is dead on June 25, 2009, accessed on June 25, 2009
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Farah Fawcett
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fawcett, Farrah |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fawcett, Mary Farrah Leni; Fawcett majors, Farrah |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Corpus Christi , Texas , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 2009 |
Place of death | Santa Monica , California , United States |