Farrah Fawcett

FARRAH FAWCETT d2009. American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee. She rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels. She 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 (1974–1976) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978) with her then-husband, Lee Majors. Her iconic red swimsuit poster sold six million copies in its first year in print. With co-stars Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, she starred in the television series Charlie's Angels playing private investigator Jill Munroe. However, she left at the conclusion of the first season in 1976, returning as a guest star in six episodes during the show's third and fourth seasons (1978–1980). She received her first Golden Globe nomination for her work in the show. She was married to Lee Majors from 1973-1982. She was the partner of actor Ryan O'Neal from 1979-1997 and 2001-2009. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and died three years later in California aged 62 on June 25th 2009