ACTOR

Farrah Fawcett

1947 - 2009

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Farrah Leni Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels. Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Farrah Fawcett has received more than 18,146,101 page views. Her biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Farrah Fawcett is the 286th most popular actor (up from 307th in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from United States (up from 559th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Actor.

She is most famous for her role as private investigator Jill Munroe in the television series Charlie's Angels.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Farrah Fawcett ranks 286 out of 13,578. Before her are Kurt Russell, William Holden, Christopher Reeve, Pola Negri, Nathalie Delon, and Michael Keaton. After her are Rudolph Valentino, Sophie Marceau, Sonny Chiba, Anthony Perkins, Thespis, and Jeff Bridges.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Farrah Fawcett ranks 33. Before her are France Gall, Iggy Pop, Carlos Santana, Robert Kiyosaki, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, and Glenn Close. After her are Herman Van Rompuy, Tom Clancy, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Gloria Gaynor, Sam Neill, and Rob Rensenbrink. Among people deceased in 2009, Farrah Fawcett ranks 14. Before her are Roh Moo-hyun, Aage Bohr, Omar Bongo, Pina Bausch, Maurice Jarre, and David Carradine. After her are Abdurrahman Wahid, Mercedes Sosa, Karl Malden, Les Paul, Raúl Alfonsín, and Robert McNamara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Farrah Fawcett ranks 526 out of 20,380. Before her are Christopher Reeve (1952), Carroll Shelby (1923), Sydney Pollack (1934), Charlie Parker (1920), Kip Thorne (1940), and Michael Keaton (1951). After her are Alice Cooper (1948), Chester A. Arthur (1829), Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), Tom Clancy (1947), and Alvin Toffler (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Farrah Fawcett ranks 143. Before her are Demi Moore (1962), Liza Minnelli (1946), Kurt Russell (1951), William Holden (1918), Christopher Reeve (1952), and Michael Keaton (1951). After her are Anthony Perkins (1932), Jeff Bridges (1949), Tobin Bell (1942), Janet Leigh (1927), Ernest Borgnine (1917), and Raquel Welch (1940).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Cannonball Run
Pamela
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Jun 19o 19816.1 / 10
Saturn 3
Alex
In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam and the scientist Alex, who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally. Captain Benson arrives Saturn 3 with Hector, incapable to controlling his emotions he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.
Feb 15o 19805.232 / 10
Logan's Run
Holly
In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.
Jun 23o 19766.6 / 10