Sharon Farrell
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.644 |
Birthday | 1940-12-24 |
Place of Birth | Sioux City, Iowa, U.S |
Also Known As | Sharon Lee Forsmoe, |
1969
Marlowe
5.9/73
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1969
The Reivers
6.4/44
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The Reivers
1965
The Spy with My Face
5.5/11
Napoleon Solo is captured by Thrush and replaced with a double.
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The Spy with My Face
1987
Can't Buy Me Love
6.935/658
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clo...
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Can't Buy Me Love
1974
It's Alive
6/198
Lenore and Frank Davis are about to have their second child. As Lenore gives birth, the newborn vanishes and leaves behind five dead bodies. It's up t...
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It's Alive
1980
The Stunt Man
6.609/138
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while faci...
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The Stunt Man
1981
Out of the Blue
6.9/81
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combinatio...
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Out of the Blue
1984
Night of the Comet
6.2/374
After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
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Night of the Comet
1978
The Fifth Floor
4.5/9
A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfr...
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The Fifth Floor
1989
One Man Force
4.3/10
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One Man Force
1968
A Lovely Way to Die
4.3/12
A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's mu...
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A Lovely Way to Die
1995
Beyond Desire
4.6/8
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Beyond Desire
1970
Quarantined
5/1
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1972
The Eyes of Charles Sand
5.3/3
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1991
Lonely Hearts
4/5
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Lonely Hearts
1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man
0/0
A dangerous campus radical may go free if the District Attorney's office can't locate any witnesses for the prosecution.
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Confessions of the D.A. Man
1994
A Gift from Heaven
2/1
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1983
Lone Wolf McQuade
6.5/360
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1973
A Little Bit Like Murder
0/0
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A Little Bit Like Murder
1971
The Love Machine
4.2/4
An ambitious TV newscaster has an affair with the wife of a network executive to get a promotion.
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The Love Machine
1959
Kiss Her Goodbye
5.4/5
In this tense psychological drama, an emotionally unstable young woman and her brother drift from town to town. When a sympathetic motel maid takes pi...
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Kiss Her Goodbye
1981
Born to Be Sold
5/3
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Born to Be Sold
1993
Sworn to Vengeance
3.3/3
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Sworn to Vengeance
1976
The Premonition
5.212/33
When a deranged woman and her carny boyfriend plot to abduct her biological daughter from the girl's foster parents, the foster mother is plagued by p...
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The Premonition
1966
Not With My Wife, You Don't
6/9
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1983
Sweet Sixteen
4.795/61
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1981
Separate Ways
5/7
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Separate Ways
1996
White Cargo
2.8/4
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White Cargo
1996
Timeless Obsession
1/1
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1993
Arcade
4.7/39
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Arcade
1974
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
6/1
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The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
2.1/4
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1973
Big John Morrison
0/0
Detectives Calabrese and Jameson become emotionally involved in a robbery/homicide/rape crime spree when a friend becomes a victim.
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Big John Morrison
1980
Rage!
7/1
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1974
The Underground Man
0/0
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1978
The Young Runaways
6/1
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The Young Runaways
2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
7/3
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