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2 | ->''"I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles."'' |
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4 | Farrah Leni Fawcett (February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress, model, and artist best known for her [[SeventiesHair feathered blonde hair]], and her brief stint on ''Series/CharliesAngels'', her marriage to Creator/LeeMajors, her relationship with Creator/RyanONeal and for posing in a red one-piece swimsuit for a poster that became the best-selling pinup poster in history. |
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6 | She was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, and died three years later on June 25, 2009 at age 62, the same day as Music/MichaelJackson. |
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9 | !!Film Roles: |
10 | * ''Film/MurderOnFlight502'' (1975) |
11 | * ''Film/LogansRun'' (1976) |
12 | * ''Film/{{Sunburn|1979}}'' (1979) |
13 | * ''Film/{{Saturn 3}}'' (1980) |
14 | * ''Film/TheCannonballRun'' (1981) |
15 | * ''Film/TheBurningBed'' (1984) |
16 | * ''Film/SmallSacrifices'' (1989) |
17 | * ''Film/ManOfTheHouse1995'' (1995) |
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19 | !!Television Roles: |
20 | * ''Series/MayberryRFD'' |
21 | * ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' |
22 | * ''Series/TheFlyingNun'' |
23 | * ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' |
24 | * ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' |
25 | * ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' |
26 | * ''Series/HarryO'' |
27 | * ''Series/SWAT1975'' |
28 | * ''Series/CharliesAngels'' |
29 | * ''Series/AllyMcBeal'' |
30 | * ''Series/SpinCity'' |
31 | |
32 | !!Voice Acting Roles: |
33 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToasterGoesToMars'' |
34 | * ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' |
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37 | !!Tropes associated with her work: |
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39 | * SeventiesHair: Her feathered hairstyle, often nicknamed 'Farrah Hair', is an immediate shorthand for the decade's styles. |
40 | * BillingDisplacement:[[invoked]] Due to her high profile at the time, she was given top billing in ''Saturn 3'' above Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel. |
41 | * CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] |
42 | ** She didn't look on ''Film/{{Saturn 3}}'', saying she had a script pitched to her that was "very different" from what they ended up filming. |
43 | ** Like everyone else involved in the infamous ''Film/MyraBreckinridge'', she hated it, calling it "a terrible picture". |
44 | * CreatorChosenCasting:[[invoked]] She was discovered by Michael York while playing tennis, who immediately suggested her for the role of Holly in ''Film/LogansRun''. |
45 | * FriendshipOnTheSet:[[invoked]] She, Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson became lifelong friends while making ''Series/CharliesAngels''. The latter two have been determined to keep Farrah's legacy alive after her death. |
46 | * HostilityOnTheSet:[[invoked]] She was miserable during ''Film/MyraBreckinridge'' because Raquel Welch and Mae West were especially mean to her. She later said the experience made her swear never to act as diva-like as them. |
47 | * IAmNotSpock:[[invoked]] Despite being only part of ''Series/CharliesAngels'' for one season, and a career spanning several decades, she is best remembered as Jill. |
48 | * MsFanservice: One of the famous sex symbols of the 70s. |
49 | * OnSetInjury:[[invoked]] ''Sunburn'' was an unlucky film for her. She sustained several cuts and bruises when she had to crawl bare-legged across a floor while explosives were going off, and nearly drowned due to an accident filming an underwater stunt. |
50 | * ShortLivedBigImpact:[[invoked]] Despite only doing one season of ''Series/CharliesAngels'', she's one of the most remembered Angels. It's sometimes even forgotten she wasn't part of the entire series. |
51 | * SoBeautifulItsACurse: She lost out on many roles because the directors couldn't imagine a man "who would leave ''that''". |
52 | * StarDerailingRole:[[invoked]] The failures of ''{{Film/Sunburn 1979}}'', ''Film/{{Saturn 3}}'' and ''Somebody Killed My Husband'' dented her star power after she left ''Charlie's Angels''. CareerResurrection would come in with ''Film/TheBurningBed'' and her subsequent Emmy nomination. |
53 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]] |
54 | ** Her Emmy nominated role in ''Film/TheBurningBed'' was first offered to Creator/CherylLadd, who turned it down. |
55 | ** She was offered a RemakeCameo in ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' but (depending on who you ask) would only do it if she could be seen interacting with Charlie or provide the voice of Charlie. |
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