Farrah Fawcett

Guide Note

Emmy nominated Farrah Fawcett is an American actress who played the beautiful bombshell "Jill Munroe" on the hit 1970s TV series Charlie's Angels co-starring Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. She went on to appear in Playboy in 1995 and 1997, and both editions had record sales. She was married to Lee Majors star of The Six Million Dollar Man for almost ten years before divorcing. In 1982 she began dating actor Ryan O'Neal, they had one child together. They're still in an on-and-off relationship. In 2006 Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer, but today she is cancer free.

Fast Facts

1. Full Name: Farrah Leni Fawcett
2. Born: February 2, 1947
3. Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas
4. Nominated for 3 Emmy Awards and 6 Golden Globe Awards
5. October 4, 2006 it was announced she had cancer

Fawcett started in the late 1960s appearing in commercials and TV guest spots. In 1976 the first episode of Charlie's Angels was aired, right after that a poster of her in a swimsuit was released. This poster sold over 12 million copies and turned her into the "sex symbol" of that time. Fawcett only worked for one season on Charlies Angles and was replaced by Cheryl Ladd in 1977. Since then Fawcett has appeared in made-for-television movies such as the Burning Bed, a story about a battered wife who kills her husband. This performance earned her three nominations for a Emmy.

"The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think."

"Marriages that last are with people who do not live in Los Angeles."

"God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met."