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It’s been 12 years sinceFarrah Fawcett died of cancerat the age of 62, but the actress’s memory remains with us. Fawcett’s famous blonde curls and Texas tan made her a ’70s icon, but her glamour was truly timeless.
“I celebrate the life of my beautiful, quirky, funny, brilliant friend Farrah today as I do every day,” costar Kate Jackson told PEOPLE in an exclusive statement five years after Fawcett’s death. “Her memory is always with me, I carry her in my heart.”
Join us in remembering Fawcett’s legacy through five of our favorite clips from her decades-long career.
The Dating Game, 1969
Noxema Commercial, 1973
By the early ’70s, Farrah had won small roles in projects as varied asThe Partridge FamilyandMyra Breckinridge, but she still took regular gigs as a commercial pitch woman, including this famous Super Bowl spot with Joe Namath.
Charlie’s Angels, 1976
Fawcett’s role as Jill Munroe inCharlie’s Angelswas so iconic that it’s easy to forget the actress only appeared in a season and change of the series – just 29 episodes in all. But watch the clips on YouTube and it’s clear why the show made her a star. We’re particular fans of this action sequence, where Munroe evades capture with only the help of a skateboard (and stunt double).
Late Show with David Letterman, 1997
Letterman made polite chit-chat with a notably loopy Fawcett during an appearance to promote her pay-per-view special,All of Me. The spot was so infamous that Fawcett spent nearly the entirety ofher 1999 visit to Letterman’s couchrehashing it.
The Emmys, 2006
In her last public appearance, Farrah reunited withAngelscostars Jackson and Jaclyn Smith to pay tribute to the show’s producer Aaron Spelling, who had died a few months before. Three years later, Fawcett received her own posthumous Emmy honor when she was nominated for producing the documentaryFarrah’s Story.
source: people.com
