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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 24, 1940
Died
May 15, 2023
Place of Birth
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S
Also Known As
- Sharon Lee Forsmoe
Sharon Farrell
1.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
0.0
Mrs. Worthington
Last Chance Love
1997
2.8
Senator's Wife
White Cargo
1996
2.0
Mrs. Sparrow
Timeless Obsession
1996
7.3
Mary Hanratti
JAG
1995
4.5
Shirley
Beyond Desire
1995
1.5
Ma Samuals
A Gift from Heaven
1994
4.7
Alex's Mom
Arcade
1993
3.3
Sworn to Vengeance
1993
3.3
Louise
Lonely Hearts
1991
Credits
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
7.0
Last Chance Love
as Mrs. Worthington
1997
0.0
White Cargo
as Senator's Wife
1996
2.8
Timeless Obsession
as Mrs. Sparrow
1996
2.0
JAG
as Mary Hanratti
1995
7.3
Beyond Desire
as Shirley
1995
4.5
A Gift from Heaven
as Ma Samuals
1994
1.5
Arcade
as Alex's Mom
1993
4.7
Sworn to Vengeance
1993
3.3
Lonely Hearts
as Louise
1991
3.3
One Man Force
as Shirley
1989
4.3
Freddy's Nightmares
as Mrs. Wax
1988
7.2
Can't Buy Me Love
as Mrs. Mancini
1987
6.9
Matlock
as Rose Ballou
1986
7.1
Night of the Comet
as Doris
1984
6.2
Lone Wolf McQuade
as Molly McQuade
1983
6.5
Sweet Sixteen
as Kathy Hopkins
1983
4.7
T. J. Hooker
as Irene Gordon
1982
6.4
Born to Be Sold
as Joan Helick
1981
3.8
Separate Ways
as Karen Haskell
1981
4.1
Out of the Blue
as Kathy
1981
6.9
Rage!
as Dottie
1980
7.0
The Stunt Man
as Denise
1980
6.6
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Flo Quick
1979
1.9
Mrs. Columbo
as Dorothy Hunt
1979
6.1
The Fifth Floor
as Melanie
1978
4.5
The Young Runaways
as Mamma Doyle
1978
6.0
Confessions of the D.A. Man
as Georgia Young
1978
0.0
Man from Atlantis
as Charlene Baker
1977
6.5
Gibbsville
as Mildred
1976
0.0
The Premonition
as Sheri
1976
5.1
🎬
Doc
1975
0.0
Switch
as Stacy Jordan
1975
6.7
Bronk
as Lyn
1975
6.2
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
6.0
Police Woman
as Hallie
1974
6.2
Police Woman
as Marcia Gordon
1974
6.2
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
7.6
Harry O
1974
4.6
Petrocelli
as Arlene Johnson
1974
7.2
The Underground Man
as Marty Nickerson
1974
6.0
It's Alive
as Lenore Davis
1974
6.0
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Angie Walker
1974
7.3
Big John Morrison
as Bobbie
1973
0.0
A Little Bit Like Murder
as Linda
1973
0.0
Police Story
1973
6.9
Banyon
as Wanda
1972
7.0
The Eyes of Charles Sand
as Emily Parkhurst
1972
5.3
The Love Machine
as Maggie Stewart
1971
4.3
Quarantined
as Ginny Pepper
1970
5.0
McCloud
1970
7.1
The Reivers
as Corrie
1969
6.3
Love, American Style
as Sheila Fontaine
1969
6.1
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Cecile Ramsey
1969
6.5
Marlowe
as Orfamay Quest
1969
6.0
Hawaii Five-O
as Mary Beth Rogers
1968
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Diana / Linda Forbes
1968
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Lori Wilson
1968
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Frankie Demara
1968
7.1
The Name of the Game
as Sandrelle
1968
6.8
The Name of the Game
as Jesse Boone
1968
6.8
A Lovely Way to Die
as Carol
1968
4.7
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
as Model (uncredited)
1966
5.5
The F.B.I.
as Lee Thomas
1965
5.4
I Dream of Jeannie
as Nina Ferguson
1965
7.8
The Wild Wild West
as Cloris Colton
1965
7.6
Run for Your Life
as Jenny
1965
7.2
Run for Your Life
as Louise
1965
7.2
The Spy with My Face
as Sandy Wister
1965
5.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Sandy Wister
1964
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Leslie Stemmler
1964
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Jacqueline Midcult
1964
7.1
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Althea Winton
1963
5.3
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Melissa
1963
5.7
My Favorite Martian
as Gloria Trimble
1963
5.9
Burke's Law
as Libby Hale
1963
6.0
The Fugitive
as Elvie Gage
1963
7.2
Arrest and Trial
as Angela DeSantis
1963
7.7
The Lieutenant
as Pam Canford
1963
6.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Kitty Devine
1962
6.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Rosie
1962
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Melanie Rydell
1962
7.8
The Virginian
as Mavis
1962
6.4
Saints and Sinners
as Polly Holloran
1962
6.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Dr. Kildare
as Jeanne Sawyer
1961
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Glenda Hester
1961
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Rachel Field
1961
5.5
My Three Sons
as Cathy
1960
6.5
Rawhide
as Billie Lou
1959
7.2
Kiss Her Goodbye
as Emily Wilson (as Sharon Forsino)
1959
5.4
Naked City
as Actress (uncredited)
1958
5.5
Wagon Train
as Judy Wilson
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
as Pearlie Garnet
1957
6.6
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lolly Wilkens
1955
7.8
Gunsmoke
as Lottie
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Belle
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Annie
1955
6.6
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mamma Doyle
1954
7.8