This three-time Emmy Award nominated actress got her start in shampoo and toothpaste commercials.
Her trademark tousled blonde hairdo became an international trend.
Her swimsuit poster is the top-selling poster of all time.
She posed nude in the December 1995 issue of Playboy, which became the best-selling issue of the 1990s.
Her appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman is one of the most talked about episodes of the show.
Who is she?
Continue reading for the answer.
Farrah Fawcett, who began her acting career in Wella Balsam shampoo and Ultra-Brite toothpase commercials, received her first Emmy Award nomination for her role as a battered wife in the 1984 television movie The Burning Bed. Her second nomination was for a predatory role in the miniseries Small Sacrifices. Her third Emmy nomination came in 2004 for her work in The Guardian. Fawcett has been nominated for several other awards as well a Golden Globe and ACE awards.
Farrah’s hairstyle became an international trend in the late 1970s, with women sporting a “Farrah-Do” or “Farrah Hair” and the hairstyle was even spoofed in various media.
Her famous red swimsuit poster sold a still-unrivaled 12 million copies.
After steadfastly refusing to appear nude in films or magazines, she caused a stir by posing nude for Playboy magazine’s December 1995 issue. She returned to the pages of Playboy at age 50 with a pictorial for the July 1997 issue.
Fawcett received some negative commentary after giving a less-than-coherent interview on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1997. It was speculated that her rambling, incoherent manner was the result of drug abuse. Months later, she explained on The Howard Stern Show that her rambling was in fact just her way of joking around with the television host. After Joaquin Phoenix’s mumbling act on a 2009 appearance on The Late Show, David Letterman wrapped up the interview by saying, “Joaquin, I’m sorry you couldn’t be here tonight,” followed by, “We owe an apology to Farrah Fawcett.” (View video below)
Farrah Fawcett on Late Night with David Letterman (part 1)
Farrah Fawcett on Late Night with David Letterman (part 2)
Farrah Fawcett on Late Night with David Letterman (part 3)
View Joaquin Phoenix on Late Night with David Letterman video.
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