Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett was born on the 2nd February 1947, in Corpus Christi, Texas USA, of part-British and French descent, and was an actress, probably best remembered for her appearance in the role of private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series “Charlie’s Angels” (1976–77), on the ABC channel. Her career was active from 1969 to 2009, when she passed away.
Have you ever wondered how rich Farrah Fawcett was? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the overall size of Farrah’s net worth was as high as $20 million, the main source of her wealth was her successful career in the entertainment industry.
Farrah Fawcett Net Worth $20 Million
Farrah Fawcett was raised with her older sister in a Roman Catholic family by Pauline Alice Fawcett, a homemaker, and James William Fawcett, who worked as an oil field contractor. She received her initial education at the parish school of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Corpus Christi, after which she attended W. B. Ray High School. Later, she enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied Art, but quit education and started to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, as thanks to her beauty she was spotted by Hollywood agent David Mirisch.
Thus, Farrah moved to Los Angeles in 1968, and her career was ready for take-off. At the beginning she signed a contract with Screen Gems, which brought her several appearances in commercials for such products and companies as Max Factor, Beautyrest mattresses, Mercury Cougars automobiles and Noxzema. After that, she auditioned for and appeared in several minor roles in such TV series as “Mayberry R.F.D” (1969), “I Dream of Jeannie” (1969), and films “Love Is a Funny Thing” (1969), and “Three`s A Crowd” (1969). In the 1970s, her acting career took a turn for the better, when Pro Arts Inc. published a poster of her in a red bikini, which later apparently became the best-selling poster in history.
After that, Farrah featured more often in high profile films and TV series, including “Harry O” (1975-1976), “The Six Million Dollar Man” (1974-1976), and of course the role of Jill Munroe in “Charlie`s Angels” (1976-1980). She also appeared in “Somebody Killed Her Husband” (1978), and “Logan`s Run” (1976), among others, all of which added to her net worth.
In the 1980s, her popularity went through the roof, with roles in such productions as “Saturn 3” (1980) with Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel in lead roles, “Murder In Texas” (1982) with Andy Griffith, and Katharine Ross as stars of the film, “Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story” (1986), “The Burning Bed” (1984), and “Extremities” (1986), among others, all of which added to her net worth.
The 1990s didn`t change much for her, only the number of roles and so the size of her net worth, as she featured in such films and TV series as “Children Of The Dust” (1995) with Michael Moriarty and Sidney Poitier in lead roles, “The Substitute Wife” (1994) alongside Lea Thompson and Peter Weller, then “The Apostle” (1997) directed by Robert Duvall, all of which increased her net worth. Her last film appearance was as Mrs. Crowley in “Cookout” in 2004, but before that she featured in the TV series “The Guardian” (2002-2003), “Spin City” (2001), and film “Baby” (2000), which also added to her net worth.
Thanks to her talents, Farrah received numerous prestigious nominations and awards, including six Golden Globe Award nominations and four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Furthermore, Farrah received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 for her accomplishments as an actress.
Speaking about her personal life, Farrah Fawcett was married to actor Lee Majors from 1973 to 1982. After that, she was in a relationship with actor Ryan O’Neal, with whom she had a son. Later, she dated Canadian filmmaker James Orr. In 2006, she was diagnosed with anal cancer, and three years later she died at the age of 62 in Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California – she passed away on the 25th June 2009.
Cable ACE Award – Best Actress in a Telefilm Documentary/Drama (1989), TV Land Pop Culture Award (2010), People's Choice Award, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies (`1985)
Nominations
Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female (1997)
Movies
“Children Of The Dust” (1995), “The Substitute Wife” (1994), “The Apostle” (1997), “Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story” (1986), “The Burning Bed” (1984), “Extremities” (1986), “Cookout” (2004), “Spin City” (2001), “Baby” (2000)
TV Shows
“Harry O” (1975-1976), “The Six Million Dollar Man” (1974-1976), “Charlie`s Angels” (1976-1980), “The Guardian” (2002-2003)
[In 1981, reflecting on her early acting role] On Myra Breckinridge (1970) we had to wait hours for Raquel Welch. I wasn't anybody so I stood around the set and I heard what the crew said about her. I decided I didn't want them saying those things about me.
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[In a 1994 reunion with her Charlie's Angels (1976) co-stars Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith explaining to them why she left the series after only one year] Our characters were the same in every show, and we never were able to change that. Why couldn't I have been depressed on one show? Why couldn't I have cried? Once I went into executive producers Aaron Spelling and Len Goldberg and I said, "Wouldn't it be great if in one show I took Kate and Jaclyn home with me", and they met my parents, and we explored the possibilities of these girls as friends and they said, "We have a show. It works. We're not changing it." And that's when, in my heart at least, I was out of there. They didn't appreciate what we had and what was so special
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God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.
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Marriages that last are with people who do not live in Los Angeles.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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She was born into a Catholic family, and she and her sister attended Catholic schools. She was religious and regularly attended mass and carried rosary with her to her cancer treatments. She received last rites on her death bed and had a Catholic funeral and burial.
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She hadn't met Kate Jackson officially until they were both cast in "Charlie's Angels" (1976), at which time Kate told her that she had first seen her at a party when she first came to Hollywood and thought that if all girls as beautiful as her, she didn't have a chance and might as well go home to Alabama. Jaclyn Smith and Farrah had worked together before on a Max Factor commercial, and they liked each other. Kate met Jaclyn at an audition for another show, and they developed a comradery. But it was "Charlie's Angels" that put all three of them together in the same room for the first time, and they became close friends, a friendship that lasted until Farrah's death. After her death, both Kate and Jaclyn have kept Farrah's legacy alive.
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She and her "Charlie's Angels" (1976) costar Jaclyn Smith considered it a prestigious honor when "Time" magazine wanted to put them with their other costar Kate Jackson on their November 22, 1976 cover. But the producers wanted them to give up their lunch hour to do it, and Kate balked at it. She had frequently stopped the producers from overworking them and saw this as one more way for them to encroach on their personal time. She locked herself in with her trailer with Farrah and Jaclyn and told the producers that the door was stuck and won't open. The three friends had their lunch together for 45 minutes, when the producers struggled to open the door and begged them to pose for "Time" magazine, which they did in the last 15 minutes of their lunch hour. It became one of the favorite times that the three friends shared on the show.
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In a 1997 interview with Howard Stern, she said that her Myra Breckinridge (1970) co-star Raquel Welch was "mean-spirited". However, when Stern tried to get her to badmouth her Charlie's Angels co-stars by asking whether Kate Jackson was bitchy and whether Jaclyn Smith was dumb, she defended her friends by stating: "Kate's bitchy to some people but never bitchy to me. Jaclyn may not be intelligent to some people but she's intelligent to me.".
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Following her death, she was interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
She had unusually large nipples, which added to the popularity of her iconic poster. However, during her role on the television series Charlie's Angels (1976), the Broadcast Standards Department (censors) at ABC became very concerned about what they termed "nipple protrusion" in some of her wardrobe.
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She had English roots (two of her paternal great-grandparents, John Fawcett and Clara Flavel, were born in England, John in Hull, Yorkshire, and Clara in Sheffield, Yorkshire).
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7057 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 23, 1995.
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Although she and Ryan O'Neal separated in 1997, they got back together in 2001 after he was diagnosed with leukemia. They remained a couple until her death.
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She died on the same day as Michael Jackson. They were both in California at the time, and she died at 9:28 a.m. PDT, while he was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. after hours of unsuccessful resuscitation.
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Friends with Mela Murphy, who was also her hairdresser. Along with Ryan O'Neal and Alana Stewart, Murphy were some of the last people who were with Farrah when she died.
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Released from a Los Angeles hospital after receiving treatment for abdominal bleeding on April 9, 2009.
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Hospitalized in a Los Angeles hospital in a critical condition on April 5, 2009.
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She has been battling cancer for three years and recently returned from Germany, where she had experimental stem-cell treatment.
This was revealed that her cancer has returned after three months of her being cancer-free. She was having a routine check-up and a small polyp was found that turned out to be malignant and she underwent treatment again. She was to have a steel seed implanted that will emit radiation. [May 2007]
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Early in her career, she appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game (1965).
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Chosen by Australian men's magazine Zoo weekly as one of the "Top 50 Hottest Babes Ever". [March 2006]
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Officially declared cancer-free on February 2, 2007.
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Following the debut of Charlie's Angels (1976), the number of baby girls named Farrah increased dramatically in the United States. In 1977, this was the 177th most popular name.
Revealed she was battling cancer of the intestine and was undergoing radiation treatment. [October 2006]
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Filmed an episode of Chasing Farrah (2005) at her parents' home in Houston.
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She attended Rodney Dangerfield's memorial at which she held a Native American butterfly release ceremony and is sculpting a bronze life-size statue of Rodney to be placed in Pierce Brothers Memorial Park.
Was 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 had participated in events such as the Humanitarian Awards in Media, anti-domestic violence panel discussions produced by Show Coalition, and had served as a board member of the National Advisory Council for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the most effective and leading non-profit organization in America benefiting the victims of domestic violence.
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Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame (by Dabney Coleman) for her legendary status on screen and off screen (2003).
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Attended and graduated from W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas (1965). Her classmates voted her "most beautiful".
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Was offered a cameo in the film version of Charlie's Angels (2000). Negotiations fell through after Fawcett insisted on being cast as the voice of the new Charlie.
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Despite sometimes bizarre behavior, including an incident on Late Show with David Letterman (1993), that has led to claims she is a drug addict, she says that she never uses drugs. She claims she gets giggly when she is nervous. She went on Letterman unprepared, she said, and her nervousness affected her behavior.
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In the late 1970s, she and her husband Lee Majors formed Fawcett-Majors Productions.
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Goldie Hawn replaced Farrah in Foul Play (1978), because of the lawsuit brought by "Charlie's Angels" producers who had prevented her from acting in it. Years later, she took over for Hawn who dropped out of Dr. T & the Women (2000).
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On July 25, 1980, she had a rather strange opening night in "Butterflies Are Free" at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. An obese lady in the front row of tables began shouting insults at her and making bird calls during the performance. Later, this unidentified woman raised her dress and flashed the performers, causing co-star Dennis Christopher to take notice, although the character he was playing was a blind man. Nearby, a male patron began vomiting and, then, yet another patron fainted. Incredibly, the reviews for Farrah's performance were positive.
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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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One of the original Charlie's Angels. She left after only one season of Charlie's Angels (1976) which resulted in a lawsuit. She was replaced by Cheryl Ladd, who played her sister. However, the lawsuit resulted in a settlement, where she agreed to make guest appearances, which meant that she had to act with her replacement. Ladd said that Fawcett was very professional to her, in spite of the awkwardness.
Reported to be separating from Ryan O'Neal after 17 years together. [February 1997]
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Actress Kristen Amber Citron accused her of stealing $72,000 worth of clothing and nude pictures from the home of former boyfriend James Orr. [May 1997]
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On January 28, 1998, her boyfriend, writer-director-producer James Orr, was convicted of misdemeanor battery after attacking her for supposedly refusing his marriage proposal.
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Lived with Ryan O'Neal for 17 years. His daughter, actress Tatum O'Neal, disapproved of her father's relationship with Fawcett. However, when Fawcett passed away, Tatum had only good things to say about her.
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Attended the University of Texas at Austin (1965-1968).
$20 Million
