Sharon Farrell | |
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![]() Farrell in 1965 | |
Born | Sharon Lee Forsmoe[1] December 24, 1940 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | May 15, 2023 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1959–1999; 2013–2014 |
Spouses | Ron DeBlasio
(m. 1965; div. 1969)Steve Salkin
(m. 1973; div. 1975)Dale Trevillion
(m. 1974; div. 2006) |
Children | 1 |
Parents |
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Relatives | 1 sibling Sister Dale Candice Forsmoe (Lambly) Born July 9th, 1942 |
Family | Nieces: Carrie, Jeannie and Jennifer Bernard |
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's other roles include Larry Cohen's horror film It's Alive (1974), Dennis Hopper's drama film Out of the Blue (1980), and the teen comedy Can't Buy Me Love (1987). She continued to appear in television and film until 1999. In 2013, she reappeared in a minor role in the web series Broken at Love.