1/28/98: Her boyfriend, writer-director-producer James Orr, was arrested for battery after attacking her for supposedly refusing his marriage proposal.
10/06: Revealed she is battling cancer of the intestine and is undergoing radiation treatment.
1965: Graduated W.B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi, TX. The class voted her "Best Looking.".
1966-67: Attended the University of Texas at Austin.
1976: Listed (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors) as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.
1985: Son with Ryan O'Neal: Redmond O'Neal.
2/2/07: Officially declared cancer-free.
2/97: Reported to be splitting from Ryan O'Neal after 17 years together.
2003: Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame (by Dabney Coleman) for her legendary status on screen and off.
3/06: Chosen by Australian mens magazine Zoo weekly as one of the "Top 50 Hottest Babes Ever".
5/07: It was revealed that her cancer has returned after three months of her being cancer-free. She was having a routine check-up and a small polyp was found that turned out to be malignant and she underwent treatment again. She was to have a steel seed implanted that will emit radiation.
5/97: Actress Kristen Amber Citron accused her of stealing $72,000 worth of clothing and nude pictures from the home of former boyfriend James Orr.
7/25/80: She had a rather strange opening night in "Butterflies Are Free" at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre in Jupiter, FL. An obese lady in the front row of tables began yelling insults at her and making bird calls during the performance. Later, this unidentified woman raised her dress and flashed the performers, causing co-star Dennis Christopher to take notice, although the character he was playing was a blind man. Nearby, a male patron began vomiting and, then, yet another patron fainted. Incredibly, the reviews for Farrah's performance were positive.
Although she and Ryan O'Neal split in 1997, they got back together in 2001 after he was diagnosed with leukemia. They remained a couple until her death.
Best friend of Alana Stewart.
Cousin of Jan Fawcett
Despite sometimes bizarre behavior, including an incident on "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), that has led to claims she is a drug addict, she says that she never uses drugs. She claims she gets giggly when she is nervous. She went on Letterman unprepared, she said, and her nervousness affected her behavior.
Early in career appeared as a contestant on "The Dating Game" (1965).
Earned $750,000 for Silk Hope (1999) (TV).
Family friend Farrah Forke was named after her.