Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Leni Fawcett (; born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress, fashion model and artist. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1977).
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| Full name at birth | Mary Ferrah Leni Fawcett
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| Claim to fame | Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels
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| Date of birth | 2 February 1947
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| Place of birth | Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
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| Date of death | 25 June 2009
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| Age | 62 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, USA (at 2:28 a.m. PDT)
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| Cause of death | Anal cancer
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| Resting place | Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Model, Author, Artist
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| Height | 5' 6½" (169 cm)
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| Shoe size | 7
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| Net worth | $20,000,000 USD
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| High school | W. B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (1965)
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| University | University of Texas at Austin (1965-68, dropout)
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- Family friend Farrah Forke was named after her.
- She is actively involved in charity work with the Cancer Society, in addition to her work against domestic violence. During her ongoing advocacy for this cause, she has participated in events such as the Humanitarian Awards in Media, anti-domestic violence panel discussions produced by Show Coalition, and has served as a board member of the National Advisory Council for The National Domestic Violence Hot-line, the most effective and leading non-profit organization in America benefiting the victims of domestic violence.
- Measurements: 33 1/2B-22-33 (as starlet and commercial model), 35C-24-35 (after implants), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- 1/28/98: Her Farrah's boyfriend, writer-director-producer James Orr, was arrested for battery after attacking her for supposedly refusing his marriage proposal.
- 1976: Listed (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors) as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.
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