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Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow is an American actress and activist. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place and further recognition for her short marriage to Frank Sinatra. Her early film breakthrough arrived when she starred as Rosemary in Roman Polanski’s horror film, Rosemary's Baby, which saw her shortlisted for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She also appeared in multiple films throughout the 1970s, such as Follow Me! (1972), The Great Gatsby (1974), and Death on the Nile (1978).
From 1980 to 1992, Farrow was in a relationship with filmmaker Woody Allen and appeared in 13 of his films. That period was notable for her earning Golden Globe Award nominations for Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), and Alice (1990). She also starred in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), and Husbands and Wives (1992). In the 2000s, Farrow made occasional appearances on television and in films while focusing on her career as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Her humanitarian work in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic has been widely recognized, leading to Time magazine naming her one of the most influential people in the world in 2008.
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Given Name: Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow
Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: February 9, 1945
Occupations: Actress, Activist
Years Active: 1959-present
Children: 14
Spouses: Frank Sinatra, André Previn
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Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actress)
The Purple Rose of CairoHannah and Her Sisters
Broadway Danny Rose
Alice
The Haunting of Julia
Husbands and Wives
Dark Horse
Rosemary's Baby
Arthur and the Invisibles
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Last Unicorn
Death on the Nile
Supergirl
The Great Gatsby
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Remembering ‘Rosemary’s Baby’
Philip Roth: Unmasked
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
A Path Appears
Light Keeps Me Company
A Girl Thing
Purpose
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
Sarah
Zelig
Stories to Remember - Pegasus the Flying Horse
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
Another Woman
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Shadows and Fog
Allen v. Farrow
September
New York Stories
Rat Pack
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Shadows and Fog
Secret Ceremony
Mia and Roman
See No Evil
Scoundrel in White
The Haunting of Julia
Reckless
Guns at Batasi
A Wedding
A Dandy in Aspic
Miami Rhapsody
Forget Me Never
Reporter
Miracle at Midnight
Widows’ Peak
The Muppets Valentine Show
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Peter Pan
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Hurricane
Follow Me!
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2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Self (archive footage)
1998
Miracle at Midnight
Doris Koster
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Self (archive footage)
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