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Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett (February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress 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'' (1976–77). In 1996, she was ranked No. 26 on ''TV Guide'' "50 Greatest TV stars of All-Time". Fawcett began her career in 1968 in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on ''Harry O'' (1974–76), and ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' (1974–78) with then husband, film and television star Lee Majors. Her breakthrough role came in 1976, when she was cast as Jill Munroe in the ABC series ''Charlie's Angels'', alongside Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. The show propelled all three to stardom, but especially Fawcett (then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors). After appearing in only the first season, Fawcett decided to leave the show which led to legal disputes. Eventually she signed a contract requiring her to make six guest appearances in the show's third and fourth seasons (1978–80). For her role in ''Charlie's Angels'' she received her first Golden Globe nomination. In 1983, Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play ''Extremities''. She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination. She received two Emmy Award nominations for her roles in TV movies, as a battered wife in the 1984 film ''The Burning Bed'' and as real-life murderer Diane Downs in the 1989 film ''Small Sacrifices''. Her 1980s work in TV movies also earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations. In 1997, she gained some negative press for a rambling appearance on ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', but also garnered strong reviews for her role in the film ''The Apostle'' with Robert Duvall. She continued in numerous TV series, including recurring roles in the sitcom ''Spin City'' (2001) and the drama ''The Guardian'' (2002–03). For the latter, she received her third Emmy nomination. Her film roles include, ''Love Is a Funny Thing'' (1969), ''Myra Breckinridge'' (1970), ''Logan's 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 rectal cancer in 2006 and, in 2009, the TV documentary ''Farrah's Story'', chronicling her battle with the disease, aired on NBC. For her work as a producer on the documentary, she posthumously earned her fourth Emmy nomination. ==Early life== Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the younger of two daughters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thefarrahfawcettfoundation.org/bio )〕 Her mother, Pauline Alice Fawcett (née Evans; January 30, 1914 – March 4, 2005), was a homemaker, and her father, James William Fawcett (October 14, 1917 – August 23, 2010), was an oil field contractor. Her elder sister was Diane Fawcett Walls (October 27, 1938 – October 16, 2001), a graphic artist. She was of Irish, French, English and Choctaw Native American ancestry. Fawcett once said the name "Ferrah" was "made up" by her mother because it went well with their last name.〔 Another theory is that her father, an oilman, reportedly named her "Farah" for the Arabic word for "joy", and she reportedly asked to change the spelling to "Farrah". A Roman Catholic,〔 Fawcett's early education was at the parish school of the church her family attended, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Corpus Christi.〔 She graduated from W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, where she was voted "most beautiful" by her classmates her freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years of high school. For three years (1965–68), she attended the University of Texas at Austin, studying art. She lived at Madison House on 22nd street, west of campus. During her freshman year, she was named one of the "ten most beautiful coeds on campus", the first time a freshman had been chosen. Their photos were sent to various agencies in Hollywood. David Mirisch, a Hollywood agent, called her and urged her to come to Los Angeles. She turned him down, but he called her for the next two years. Finally, in 1968, the summer following her junior year, with her parents' permission to "try her luck" in Hollywood, Fawcett moved to Hollywood.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farrah Fawcett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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