Farrah Fawcett (birth name Farrah Leni Fawcett) was an American actress. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on February 2, 1947. Farrah was launched to worldwide stardom with her infamous swimsuit poster. She later achieved even greater success with the hit 1970s television show, “Charlie’s Angels”. Known for her voluminous blonde hair and bright smile, she went on to perform in movies, both on television and on-screen. She died of anal cancer on June 25, 2009, in Santa Monica, California. 

Parents: Her father, James William Fawcett was an oil field contractor, and her mother, Pauline Alice Fawcett was a homemaker. Her older sister Diane, was an artist. 

Relationships: Lee Majors (1973-1982); James Orr (1997-1998); Ryan O’Neal (1979-1997, 2001-2009); Greg Lott (1998-2009).

Child: Redmond O’Neal (1985)

Height: 5’6″ (1.68 m)

Net Worth: $20 million

Zodiac: Aquarius

Charities:Woman’s Shelter of South Texas, St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Farrah Fawcett Foundation 

Trivia: 

• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.
• Attended University of Texas at Austin. She originally planned to major in Microbiology, but switched to Art. 
• The swimsuit from her iconic poster was on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. 
• Was named one of the ’10 Most Beautiful Girls’ while she was a freshman at the University of Texas. 
• Michael Jackson died on the same day as Farrah Fawcett.
• Her stepdaughter, Tatum O’Neal, alleged that her father, Ryan O’Neal, often beat Farrah. 
• She was rumored to plan a ‘deathbed wedding ceremony’ to her longtime partner, Ryan O’Neal, days before she passed away.
• Her poster was the best-selling poster of all time. 
• She earned more money from her swimsuit poster than from her starring role in the television hit, ‘Charlie’s Angels’.

Quotes: 

• “I believe in one’s own positive will to overcome even the most daunting challenges.”
• “Marriages that last are not with people who live in Los Angeles.”
• “It is seriously time for a miracle.”
• “You have to eventually grow up and take control of your life, which is very hard to do.”
• “God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I’ve ever met.”
• “Cancer is a disease that is mysterious, headstrong and makes it own rules. And mine, to this date, is incurable.”
• “It would be almost sinful to say I regretted doing ‘Charlie’s Angels’ because it did so much for my career.”
• “I’m too passionate about my work. Acting not only takes concentration, it takes creativity…it takes your soul.”
• “The reason the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is because he can see better than he can think.”
• “I became famous almost before I had a craft.”
• “I’m holding onto the hope that there is some reason that I got cancer and that there is something – that may not be very clear to me now – that I will do.”
• “My number one goal is to love, support and be there for my son.” XXXXXX