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 gained international recognition when she played a starring role in the debut season of the TV series Charlie's Angels.Fawcett began her career in the late 1960s performing in commercials as well as guest roles in television. She appeared in numerous television shows in the 1970s along with Lee Majors, her husband who was a film and television actor. The iconic red swimsuit poster sold out six million copies in its first year of print. Fawcett's breakthrough character was that of private investigator Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels that co-starred Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. The show helped propel the three actresses to fame. Fawcett left Charlie's Angels after appearing in the first season of the show in 1976.
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