Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett Farrah Leni Fawcett (; originally spelled Ferrah; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress, model, and artist. A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster – which became the best selling pin-up poster in history – and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series "Charlie's Angels" (1976–1977). In 1996, she was ranked No. 26 on "TV Guide" "50 Greatest TV stars of All-Time". In 1969, Fawcett began her career when
Farrah Fawcett (1981), "Extremities" (1986), "The Apostle" (1997), and "Dr. T & the Women" (2000). Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, and she died three years later at age 62. The 2009 NBC documentary "Farrah's Story" chronicled her battle with the disease. She posthumously earned her fourth Emmy nomination for her work as a producer on the documentary. Fawcett was born in 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas; she was the youngest of two daughters. Her mother, Pauline Alice Fawcett (née Evans; 1914–2005), was a homemaker, and her father, James William Fawcett (1917–2010), was an oil field contractor. Her elder sister,