Mia Farrow Biography (1945-)

Full name, Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow; born February 9, 1945 (some sources say 1946), in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of John Villiers Farrow (a film director) and Maureen Paula O'Sullivan (an actress); married Frank Sinatra(a singer, actor, producer, and director), July 19, 1966 (divorced, 1968); married Andre Previn (an orchestra conductor, composer, musician, musical director, music supervisor, and actor), September 10, 1970 (divorced, February, 1979); companion of Woody Allen (an actor, director, and writer), 1981-92; children: (second marriage) Matthew Phineas and Sascha Villiers (twins), Fletcher, Lark Song, Summer Song (also known as Daisy), Soon Yi; (with Woody Allen)Satchel O'Sullivan (later known as Seamus), Dylan (later known as Eliza),Gigi Misha, Tam, Moses Amadeus (also known as Misha), Isaiah Justus, GabrielWilk, Thaddeus W., Kaeli-Shea, Frankie-Minh. Addresses: Agent: Judy Hofflund, Hofflund/Polone Management, Los Angeles, CA.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, song performer
Birth Details: February 9, 1945; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
John Paul Jones, Warner Bros., 1959
The Age of Curiosity (short), 1963
Karen Ericksson, Guns at Batasi, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
Caroline, A Dandy in Aspic, Columbia, 1968
Rosemary Woodhouse, Rosemary's Baby, Paramount, 1968
Cenci, Secret Ceremony, Universal, 1968
Mary, John and Mary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Sarah, See No Evil (also known as Blind Terror), Columbia,1971
Christine Dupont, Docteur Popaul (also known as Scoundrel in White, Dr. Popaul, High Heels, and Trappola per un lupo), Twentieth Century-Fox/Rank/CIC, 1972
Belinda Sidley, The Public Eye (also known as Follow Me), Universal, 1972
Daisy Buchanan, The Great Gatsby, Paramount, 1974
Julia Lofting, Full Circle (also known as The Haunting of Julia), Fester, 1977
Caroline Brace, Avalanche, New World, 1978
Jacqueline de Bellefort, Death on the Nile, Paramount, 1978
Buffy Brenner, A Wedding, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Charlotte Bruckner, Hurricane (also known as Forbidden Paradise), Paramount, 1979
Voice of the Last Unicorn and Lady Amalthea, The Last Unicorn (animated), ITC, 1982
Ariel Weymouth, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Warner Bros.,1982
Dr. Eudora Fletcher, Zelig, Warner Bros., 1983
Tina Vitale, Broadway Danny Rose, Orion, 1984
Alura Zor-El, Supergirl (also known as Supergirl: The Movie), TriStar, 1984
Cecilia, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Orion, 1985
Hannah, Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion, 1986
Sally White, Radio Days, Orion, 1987
Lane, September, Orion, 1987
Hope, Another Woman, Orion, 1988
Lisa, "Oedipus Wrecks," New York Stories, Touchstone, 1989
Halley Reed, Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1989
Alice Tate, Alice, 1990
Irmy, Shadows and Fog, 1992
Judy Roth, Husbands and Wives, 1992
Miss O'Hare, Widows' Peak, 1994
Nina Marcus, Miami Rhapsody, 1995
Rachel, Reckless, 1995
Title role, Angela Mooney, 1996

(Uncredited) Herself, Private Parts (also known as Howard Stern's Private Parts), Paramount, 1997
Voice of Doris and Mrs. Wolf, Redux Riding Hood, 1997
Judy Hodsell, Coming Soon, Unapix Entertainment, 1999
Anna Simmons, Purpo$e, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Allison MacKenzie, Peyton Place, ABC, 1964-66
Movies
Brooke Collier, Goodbye Raggedy Ann, CBS, 1971
Allison MacKenzie (archive footage), Murder in Peyton Place, NBC,1977
Doris Koster, Miracle at Midnight, ABC, 1998
Diane McGowin, Forget Me Never, CBS, 1999
Miniseries
Betty McCarthy, A Girl Thing, 2001
Specials
Belinda McDonald, Johnny Belinda, ABC, 1967
Title role, "Peter Pan," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1976
Narrator, Sarah (also known as The Seventh Match; animated), 1982
Herself, The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1998
Fashion Kingdom: Naomi Campbell, VH1, 1998
The Late Show with David Letterman 5th Anniversary Special, CBS, 1998
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Mia Farrow, Lifetime, 1999
Herself, The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
Herself, American Masters: On Cukor, 2000
Episodic
Mystery guest, What's My Line?, 1966
Narrator, "Beauty and the Beast," Long Ago and Far Away, PBS, 1989
Narrator, "Pegasus," Long Ago and Far Away, PBS, 1989
Herself, Die Harald Schmidt Show, 1996
Voice, Total Security, ABC, 1997
Herself, "Roman Polanski: Reflections of Darkness," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Faith's mother, "The Homecoming," Third Watch, NBC, 2000
Faith's mother, "Know Thyself," Third Watch, NBC, 2000
Stage Appearances
(Off-Broadway debut) Cecily Cardew, The Importance of Being Earnest, Madison Avenue Playhouse, 1966
Jeanne d'Arc, London, 1971
Title role, Mary Rose, Shaw Theatre, London, 1972
Jan and Adela, The House of Bernarda Alba, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1973
Irina, The Three Sisters, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1973
Title role, The Marrying of Ann Leete, Royal Shakespeare Company,Aldwych Theatre, London, 1975
Pavla Tselovnyeva, The Zykovs, Royal Shakespeare Company, AldwychTheatre, 1976
Sasha, Ivanov, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1976
Phoebe Craddock, Romantic Comedy, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1979
Honey, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Ahmanson Theatre, LosAngeles, CA, 2000
Also appeared in title role, Peter Pan.
RECORDINGS
Videos
(Uncredited; archive footage) Herself, The Compleat Beatles, 1982
Taped Readings
What Falls Away: A Memoir, BDD Audio, 1997
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
Excerpts writer, "What Falls Away," Total Security, ABC, 1997
Autobiography
What Falls Away: A Memoir, Doubleday, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Epstein, Edward Z., and Joe Morella, Mia: The Life of Mia Farrow,1991.
Groteke, Kristi, and Marjorie Rosen, Mia and Woody: Love and Betrayal, 1994.
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1996. Volume 3:Actors and Actresses, St. James Press,
Newsmakers 1998, 1998. Gale Group,
Rubin, Sam, and Richard Taylor, Mia Farrow: Flowerchild, Madonna, Muse, 1989.

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