American actress whose role in "Charlie's Angels" and famous swimsuit poster made her a 1970s pop-culture icon.
Background
Born Ferrah Leni Fawcett in Corpus Christi, Texas, she studied microbiology at the University of Texas at Austin before being discovered by a Hollywood agent in 1968.
Career
She joined “Charlie’s Angels” for its first season in 1976, becoming a global phenomenon. Her dramatic transition came with the television movie “The Burning Bed” (1984) and the stage play “Extremities”, filmed in 1986.
Style
Fawcett was known for distinctive layered “Farrah” hairstyle and bestselling pin-up poster from 1976. Late in life she documented her cancer battle in the Emmy-nominated film “Farrah’s Story” (2009).
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