Mia Farrow
American actress (born 1945)
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- She had famously revealed in 2013 that Frank Sinatra, and not Woody Allen, was possibly the real father of her son Ronan Farrow.
- John Lennon of the Beatles fame wrote the 1968 song Dear Prudence for Mia’s sister, Prudence Farrow.
- Mia was included in Time Magazine‘s list of ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ in 2008.
- She contracted polio as a 9-year-old child.
- Adopted mother of Isaiah Farrow, Tam Farrow, Keili-Shea Farrow and Gabriel Wilk Farrow.
- Measurements: 32-22-34 (as a 1960s starlet), 33 1/2-24-35 (in 1996), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- Was the voice of the Unicorn/Amalthia in the 1982 animated version of The Last Unicorn (1982) and will be portraying the Molly Grue character in the up coming live action remake set for 2006.
- Mia has 14 children: twins Matthew Phineas and Sascha Villiers, and Fletcher (all with Previn), Satchel O'Sullivan Farrow (with Allen), (now called Seamus), Soon-Yi Previn, Lark Song Previn, Summer Song (called Daisy) Previn, Moses Amadeus Farrow (called. Misha Farrow, adopted with Allen), Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow (called Eliza, adopted with Allen), Isaiah Farrow, Tam Farrow, Keili-Shea Farrow, Gabriel Wilk Farrow. Tam Farrow died in March of 2000 of a heart ailment.
- Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2007 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her roles in the films Arthur et les Minimoys (2006) and The Omen (2006), however, she failed to receive a nomination. Had she gotten the nomination, it would have been her first in 24 years. She was previously nominated for Worst Actress for her performance in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), at the 1983 Razzie Awards.
- Her former step-children, Frank Sinatra Jr. (b. 1944), and 'Nancy Sinatra.' (b. 1940) were older than her.
- Mother of Satchel O'Sullivan Farrow (aka Seamus), Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow (aka Mallone) (adopted), and Moses Farrow (adopted), from her relationship with Woody Allen.
- Elder brother Michael (born 1939) perished in a 1958 plane crash while taking flying lessons.
- Turned down the role of Mattie Ross in the 1969 now classic True Grit (1969) opposite John Wayne, a decision she now cites as the worst mistake she has made in her career.
- Hit #111 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby (1968)" in August of 1968.
- In February of 2007 - as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador - she toured the Central African Republic and Chad for a week each. Her goal was to bring worldwide attention to those impoverished African countries.
- Former stepmother of Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr.
- Adopted 10 children.
- Is portrayed by Nina Siemaszko in Sinatra (1992) (TV) and by Patsy Kensit in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995) (TV).
- Is, to the day, 2 years younger than Joe Pesci.
- At one time, was scheduled to star in Mary, Queen of Scots with Genevieve Bujold. The film was eventually made with Glenda Jackson and Vanessa Redgrave in the leads.
- When Farrow first met husband-to-be Frank Sinatra in 1964, she was 19 and he 48, a fact that prompted Dean Martin to quip that he owned a bottle of Scotch older than Farrow.
- Was featured on People's first published issue, March 4, 1974.
- Mia has 14 children. Adopted 10 children.
- Father died when she was 17.