- Farrah was a multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee.
- Farrah rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie's Angels in 1976.
- Farrah also appeared off-Broadway to the approval of critics and in highly rated television movies in roles often challenging and unsympathetic(The Burning Bed, Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, small Sacrifices).
- Farrah was also a pop culture figure whose hairstyle was emulated by millions of young women and whose poster sales broke records, making her an international sex symbol in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Farrah was of French, English and Choctaw Native American ancestry.
- Farrah said that the name "Farrah" was "made up" by her mother because it went well with her last name.
- In 1978, Farrah developed her own brand of hair care products.
- A poster of Farrah in a one-piece red bathing suit, is estimated to have sold between 5-12 million copies.
- Farrah died at approximately 9:28 on June 25, 2009, in the intensive care unit of Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, with Ryan O'Neal and her son Stewart by her side.
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The night of Farrah's death, ABC aired an hour-long special episode of 20/20 featuring clips from several of Barbara Walters' past interviews with Fawcett as well as new interviews with Ryan O'Neal, Jaclyn Smith, Alana Stewart, and her Dr. Lawrence Piro.
- Larry King Live planned a show exclusively about Farrah and her battle against cancer that evening until the unexpected death of Michael Jackson caused the program to shift to cover both stories.
- NBC aired a Dateline NBC special "Farrah Fawcett: The Life and Death of an Angel" the following evening, June 26, preceded by a rebroadcast of Farrah's Story in prime time.
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