Line #40 Creator/FarrahFawcett


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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''
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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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