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Mia Farrow - Overview

Date of Birth: Feb 09, 1945    
Place of Birth: Hollywood, California
Nationality: American
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This daughter of film director John Farrow and actress Maureen O'Sullivan became an "overnight" star in 1964 when she was tapped to essay the pivotal role of troubled teenager Alison MacKenzie in ABC's groundbreaking primetime serial "Peyton Place". Delicately pretty with blonde hair and blue eyes, Mia Farrow projected an aura of vulnerability, yet was capable of tempering that ethereal quality with a grounding strength (perhaps due in part to surviving a childhood bout with polio). When as a headstrong pre-teen she expressed a desire to follow in her mother's stead, her father sent her to convent school in Europe. John Farrow allowed several of his children to take small roles in his 1959 film "John Paul Jones" and for his eldest daughter the desire to act became stronger. No matter how many Catholic schools she attended, Mia Farrow planned to become an actress. Ironically, it was only after her father's unexpected death from a heart attack in 1963 that she was able to finally realize her dream.

Farrow made her professional stage debut as Cicely in a 1963 ... Read More
2007
Costarred in Justin Theroux's directing debut, "Dedication," a romantic comedy premiered at Sundance
2006
Played the role of 'Mrs. Baylock', the Satanic nanny, in the remake of "The Omen"
2005
Starred off-Broadway, as a woman confronting her own mortality in "Fran's Bed," a family drama by James Lapine
1999
Starred in the CBS movie "Forget Me Never"
1998
Returned to TV as co-star with Sam Waterston in "Miracle at Midnight" (ABC)
1995
Starred in the film version of Craig Lucas' play "Reckless"
1994
Co-starred in the comedy "Widow's Peak"
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
Movie: Be Kind Rewind A scene from the film "Be Kind Rewind."
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