Farrah Fawcett was an American actress and artist. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels, in 1976. Fawcett later appeared Off-Broadway to critical approval and in highly rated and critically acclaimed television movies, in roles often challenging and sometimes unsympathetic . Fawcett was a sex symbol whose iconic poster, released the same year Charlie's Angels premiered, broke sales records, making her an international pop... culture icon. Her hairstyle was emulated by millions of young women in the 1970s and 1980s. Ferrah Leni Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the younger of two daughters. Her mother, Pauline Alice , was a homemaker, and her father, James William Fawcett , was an oil field contractor.
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| Birthdate: | February 2, 1947 |
| Birthplace: | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Date of death: | June 25, 2009 |
| Height: | 5' 7" |
| Education: | University of Texas at Austin, W. B. Ray High School |
| Religion: | Roman Catholicism |
| Also known as: | Ferrah Leni Fawcett, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Farrah Leni Fawcett |