(Feb. 02, 1947 - June 25, 2009) Farrah Fawcett is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and legendary sex symbol of the 1970s, then an iconic actress in the 1980s, changing the cultural landscape of how television actresses appeared on film. She shot to international fame in 1976 due in part to her role as private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie's Angels.