Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Birthday: 1940-12-24

Deathday: 2023-05-15

Place of birth: Sioux City, Iowa, U.S

Also known as: Sharon Lee Forsmoe

imdb_id: nm0268331

Biography:

Sharon Farrell (born Sharon Forsmoe; December 24, 1940 – May 15, 2023) was an American television and film actress, and dancer. Originally beginning her career as a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre company, Farrell made her film debut in 1959 in Kiss Her Goodbye, followed by roles in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), A Lovely Way to Die (1968), and the neo-noir Marlowe (1969). She worked prolifically in television, including recurring parts in the series Saints and Sinners (1962), Dr. Kildare (1965), and Hawaii Five-O (1980). Farrell was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Hazel Ruth (née Huffman) and Darrel LaValle Forsmoe. She was of Norwegian descent, and was raised with sister, Dale Candice, in a Lutheran family. During her childhood, Farrell studied ballet and was involved in the theater department during high school. Farrell toured with the American Ballet Theatre Company as a dancer, which brought her to New York City. In New York, Farrell began her acting career in the theater, appearing in productions of "The Crucible" and "A View from the Bridge". She made her film debut in 1959 in Kiss Her Goodbye, and went on to appear in a number of films in the 1960s, including 40 Pounds of Trouble, A Lovely Way to Die, and Marlowe. Farrell's television career began in the early 1960s, with appearances in such series as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Gunsmoke, and Dr. Kildare. She had a recurring role on the soap opera Saints and Sinners from 1962 to 1963, and starred in the short-lived series The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang in 1967. In 1980, she joined the cast of Hawaii Five-O, playing the role of Lori Wilson for two seasons. Farrell was also active in the horror genre, appearing in the films It's Alive (1974) and Night of the Comet (1984). She continued to work in television and film throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and her final film appearance was in the 2000 comedy Can't Buy Me Love. In addition to her acting career, Farrell was also a dancer and choreographer. She taught dance at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a member of the board of directors of the American Ballet Theatre. Farrell was married five times, to Andrew Prine, Ron DeBlasio, Steve Salkin, and Dale Trevillion. She had one son, Chance Boyer, from her marriage to Prine. Farrell died on May 15, 2023, at the age of 82, from natural causes. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

Played in movies:

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

Score: 7.0

Rage!

Score: 7.0

Can't Buy Me Love

Score: 6.9

Out of the Blue

Score: 6.9

The Stunt Man

Score: 6.7

Lone Wolf McQuade

Score: 6.5

The Reivers

Score: 6.4

Night of the Comet

Score: 6.2

The Young Runaways

Score: 6.0

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

Score: 6.0

Not With My Wife, You Don't

Score: 6.0

Marlowe

Score: 6.0

It's Alive

Score: 6.0

The Spy with My Face

Score: 5.5

Kiss Her Goodbye

Score: 5.4

The Eyes of Charles Sand

Score: 5.3

The Premonition

Score: 5.2

Born to Be Sold

Score: 5.2

Separate Ways

Score: 5.0

Quarantined

Score: 5.0

Sweet Sixteen

Score: 4.8

Arcade

Score: 4.7

The Love Machine

Score: 4.6

Beyond Desire

Score: 4.6

A Lovely Way to Die

Score: 4.5

The Fifth Floor

Score: 4.5

One Man Force

Score: 4.3

Lonely Hearts

Score: 4.0

Sworn to Vengeance

Score: 3.3

White Cargo

Score: 2.8

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Score: 2.1

A Gift from Heaven

Score: 2.0

Timeless Obsession

Score: 1.0

Last Chance Love

Score: 0.0

The Underground Man

Score: 0.0

Big John Morrison

Score: 0.0

A Little Bit Like Murder

Score: 0.0

Confessions of the D.A. Man

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Score: 7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Score: 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

Score: 7.8

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

Arrest and Trial

Score: 7.7

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Score: 7.6

The Wild Wild West

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

JAG

Score: 7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

Score: 7.2

Run for Your Life

Score: 7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Score: 7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Score: 7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Score: 7.2

The Fugitive

Score: 7.2

Run for Your Life

Score: 7.2

Rawhide

Score: 7.2

Matlock

Score: 7.1

McCloud

Score: 7.1

Hawaii Five-O

Score: 7.1

Hawaii Five-O

Score: 7.1

Hawaii Five-O

Score: 7.1

Hawaii Five-O

Score: 7.1

Petrocelli

Score: 7.0

Banyon

Score: 7.0

Police Story

Score: 6.9

The Name of the Game

Score: 6.8

The Name of the Game

Score: 6.8

The Beverly Hillbillies

Score: 6.8

Switch

Score: 6.7

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Score: 6.5

My Three Sons

Score: 6.5

The Virginian

Score: 6.5

Man from Atlantis

Score: 6.4

Wagon Train

Score: 6.3

Wagon Train

Score: 6.3

T. J. Hooker

Score: 6.3

Police Woman

Score: 6.2

Police Woman

Score: 6.2

Bronk

Score: 6.2

Mrs. Columbo

Score: 6.1

Love, American Style

Score: 6.0

The Lieutenant

Score: 6.0

Saints and Sinners

Score: 6.0

My Favorite Martian

Score: 6.0

Burke's Law

Score: 6.0

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Score: 5.7

Ben Casey

Score: 5.6

Dr. Kildare

Score: 5.5

Dr. Kildare

Score: 5.5

Dr. Kildare

Score: 5.5

Naked City

Score: 5.5

The F.B.I.

Score: 5.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Score: 5.3

Harry O

Score: 4.6

Gibbsville

Score: 0.0

Doc

Score: 0.0