Miss Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett born on February 2, 1947 is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and legendary sex symbol of the 1970s, then an iconic actress in the 1980s, changing the cultural landscape of how televison actresses appeared on film.
Early life
Fawcett was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas to James William Fawcett and Pauline Alice Evans. She is the second (eldest) daughter of two children. As a child, she displayed natural athletic ability which her father encouraged. She was raised Roman Catholic.
Career
In 1976, Fawcett played the character of Jill Munroe for one year in the successful TV series Charlie's Angels. That same year, her swimsuit poster sold a still-unrivaled 12 million copies. As settlement to a lawsuit stemming from her early departure, Fawcett appeared three more times as a guest star in seasons two and three.
Fawcett achieved critical praise and her first of three Emmy Award nominations as a serious actress for her role as a battered wife in the 1984 television movie The Burning Bed. She also won acclaim in the stage and movie version of Extremities, in which she played a rape victim who turns the tables on her attacker. She then played a predatory role in another mini-series, Small Sacrifices, receiving a second Emmy nomination. Her third Emmy nomination came in 2004 for her work in The Guardian. Fawcett has been nominated for several awards including Golden Globe Awards.
Farrah posed in the December 1995 issue of Playboy, which became the best-selling issue of the 1990s with over four million copies sold worldwide. She later posed for the July 1997 issue, which also became a top seller.
