Sharon Farrell

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Sharon Farrell (born Sharon Forsmoe; December 24, 1940 – May 15, 2023) was an American television and film actress, and dancer. Originally beginning her career as a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre company, Farrell made her film debut in 1959 in Kiss Her Goodbye, followed by roles in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), A Lovely Way to Die (1968), and the neo-noir Marlowe (1969). She worked prolifically in television, including recurring parts in the series Saints and Sinners (1962), Dr. Kildare (1965), and Hawaii Five-O (1980). Farrell was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Hazel Ruth (née Huffman) and Darrel LaValle Forsmoe. She was of Norwegian descent, and was raised with sister, Dale Candice, in a Lutheran family. During her childhood, Farrell studied ballet and was involved in the theater department during high school. Farrell toured with the American Ballet Theatre Company as a...

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JAGSeries • 1995Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962The FugitiveSeries • 1963Love, American StyleSeries • 1969Wagon TrainSeries • 1957The VirginianSeries • 1962Dr. KildareSeries • 1961The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962My Three SonsSeries • 1960MatlockSeries • 1986T. J. HookerSeries • 1982The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965Police WomanSeries • 1974Naked CitySeries • 1958The F.B.I.Series • 1965Ben CaseySeries • 1961RawhideSeries • 1959Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969Burke's LawSeries • 1963The Name of the GameSeries • 1968Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963