Farrah Leni Fawcett February 2 1947 June 25 2009 was an American actress fashion model and visual artist A fourtime Primetime Emmy Award nominee and sixtime Golden Globe Award nominee Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlies Angels 19761977 Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television During the 1970s she appeared in numerous television series including recurring roles on Harry O 19741976 and The Six Million Dollar Man 19741978 with her thenhusband film and television star Lee Majors Her iconic red swimsuit poster sold six million copies in its first year of print Fawcetts breakthrough role was the role of private investigator Jill Munroe in Charlies Angels which costarred Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith The show propelled all three actresses to stardom After appearing in the shows first season in 1976 Fawcett decided to leave Charlies Angels She later returned as a guest star in six episodes during the shows third and fourth seasons 19781980 For her work in Charlies Angels Fawcett received her first Golden Globe nomination In 1983 Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the OffBroadway play Extremities She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination She received Emmy Award nominations for her role as a battered wife in The Burning Bed 1984 and for her portrayal of reallife murderer Diane Downs in Small Sacrifices 1989 Her 1980s work in TV movies earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations Although Fawcett weathered some negative press for a rambling appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1997 she garnered strong reviews that year for her role in the film The Apostle with Robert Duvall In the 21st century she continued acting on television holding recurring roles on the sitcom Spin City 2001 and the drama The Guardian 20022003 For the latter she received her third Emmy nomination Fawcetts film credits include Love Is a Funny Thing 1969 Myra Breckinridge 1970 Logans Run 1976 Sunburn 1979 Saturn 3 1980 The Cannonball Run 1981 Extremities 1986 The Apostle 1997 and Dr T the Women 2000 Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006 and died three years later at age 62 The 2009 NBC documentary Farrahs Story chronicled her battle with the disease She posthumously earned her fourth Emmy nomination for her work as a producer on Farrahs Story Description above from the Wikipedia article Farrah Fawcett licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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