Farrah Fawcett: A Life in Pictures

Farrah Fawcett actress cancer charlie's angels 1947 - 2009
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The Angels
Fawcett's big moment came when she was cast as Jill Munroe in the television show Charlie's Angels, a fantasy fashion show that masqueraded as a cop drama. Though she was supposed to be one of three equally featured players (alongside Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson) her star rose quicker than those of the other two.

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