Although Fawcett's first major film role in Myra Breckinridge (1970) was a critical flop, a popular pinup that showed off the blond actress's assets in a skimpy one-piece set her on course for major stardom. Despite a résumé of Emmy-nominated roles in television movies such as The Burning Bed (1984) and Small Sacrifices (1989), Fawcett is best known as one of the three original "Charlie's Angels" -- even though she was only a series regular for one season.
In 2006, Fawcett began what would become a painful and public battle with cancer, an ordeal documented in the news special "Farrah's Story." She finally succumbed to the disease on June 25, 2009.
The Burning BedIn 1977, after suffering years of abuse at the hands of her brutal husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), Michigan housewife Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) killed him one night by setting fire to him as he slept. Prosecuted with the vigor of the law, Hughes's case made legal history. Fawcett received an... Read More
ExtremitiesFarrah Fawcett stars as a sexual assault victim who graduates from helplessness to empowerment -- through sheer force of will -- when she takes revenge on her attacker in this riveting film version of the off-Broadway play. Read More
Murder on Flight 502The passengers on a trans-Atlantic 747 find themselves flying into a nightmare when a seemingly mad killer starts taking them out one by one. The pilot (Robert Stack) teams with some courageous passengers in an effort to stop him before they're all dead. Meanwhile, authorities on the ground race to... Read More
Hollywood Wives: The New GenerationAfter Hollywood star Lissa Roman (Farrah Fawcett) hires private investigator Michael Scorsinni (Jack Scalia) to pursue her unfaithful husband, sparks fly between the two. Meanwhile, Lissa's supportive friends, singer Kyndra (Robin Givens) and director's wife Taylor (Melissa Gilbert), experience... Read More
Silk HopeFrannie Vaughn (Farrah Fawcett) learns that her mother has only six months to live and promptly leaves town, returning to find that, sadly, her mother passed on three days earlier. To make matters worse, her resentful sister (Ashley Crow) plans to sell the family farm. Unwilling to let a piece of... Read More
The Cookout (2004) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
The Greatest '70s Cop Shows (2003) | NR | |
Jewel (2001) | NR | |
R | ||
Silk Hope (1999) | NR | |
The Lovemaster (1999) | R | |
G | ||
The Apostle (1997) | PG-13 | |
Dalva (1996) | NR | |
Man of the House (1995) | PG | |
A Good Day to Die (1995) | R | |
Johnny Bravo: Season 1 (1995) | NR | |
The Substitute Wife (1994) | PG-13 | |
Poor Little Rich Girl (1987) | NR | |
Extremities (1986) | R | |
The Burning Bed (1984) | NR | |
The Cannonball Run (1981) | PG | |
Saturn 3 (1980) | R | |
Logan's Run (1976) | PG | |
Charlie's Angels (1976) | TV-PG | |
NR | ||
The Best of Charlie's Angels (1976) | NR | |
Murder on Flight 502 (1975) | NR | |
S.W.A.T.: Season 1 (1975) | NR | |
R | ||
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