Screen star Fawcett dies aged 62

[draganess]

Actress Farrah Fawcett, who became an icon of 1970s US television, has died of cancer in Los Angeles aged 62, her spokesman has confirmed.

Fawcett is best known for starring in Charlie's Angels, and in later years for hard-hitting TV and stage roles.

Her battle with illness was chronicled in the television documentary Farrah's Story earlier this year.

Her partner Ryan O'Neal said: "After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away."

He was said to be by her beside when she passed away in a Los Angeles hospital.

She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms
Cheryl Ladd

Obituary: Farrah Fawcett

"Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world," he said.

The star's former Charlie's Angels co-star Jaclyn Smith said: "Farrah had courage, she had strength, and she had faith."

The actress, who played Kelly Garrett in the hit TV series, added: "And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels."

Cheryl Ladd, who played Kris Munroe in the show, said: "I'm terribly sad about Farrah's passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms."

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[Detomah]

A sad day for the world of celebrity.

R.I.P. Farrah

[draganess]

I feel like the bringer of bad news today

[meow]

ouch, a real double whammy today :s

she was a real stunner in Charlie's angels.

[Tagred]

She was great in Charlies Angels and only appeared in the first 2 series i think. she did an awesome job in jagged edge (i think it was her). I knew she has been ill for a while with cancer but its still a bit of a shock as the Michael Jackson thing. Unfortunately he will be getting all the news while Farrah will be a footnote.

[meow]

I think you seriously underestimate the number of fans that were around when she utterly and totally dominated the pin up idol market and will be sad at both deaths.

I doubt that her family will regret the press attention is diverted, it must be very hard indeed coping with that in the media spotlight.

I'm sure she was in many other roles other than Charlie's angels, but cant recall the names,
a quick look at Wiki reveals she was in quite a few, including Logan's run, six million dollar man, (who was played by her husband) and cannonball run, theres many listed quite a few that I don't think Ive seen or heard of.

[Tagred]

Oh no, i was definitely around when she was at her peak, and incidentally my favourites films and series include Logans Run, Jagged Edge, and many other movies she featured in. She was almost unique in so far as she came across as a really good person as well as a star. Apart from some stories about her marriage to Lee Majors she seemed to come across pretty well.

she defined the 70's and early 80's with her blonde locks, the only other female that came close was Bo Derek, and that was because of one film.

farrah was definitely a talent as far as i can see, even her last few years while filmed had a certain dignity.

[draganess]

She was one of my idols back when I was a young girl (I had a good few though). I envied her because she was married to the sexy Lee Majors (eew... I had no taste in men, but I was only young). She also very daringly did a spread in PlayBoy when she was around 50 years old, scoring more than one point for the older woman.

Here's the link to her page on imbd for those that are interested

Farrah Fawcett