Sharon Farrell (born Sharon Forsmoe, December 24, 1940 – May 15, 2023) was an American 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), and the neo-noirs A Lovely Way to Die (1968) and 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's other roles include Larry Cohen's horror film It's Alive (1974), Dennis Hopper's drama film Out of the Blue (1980), and the teen comedy Can't Buy Me Love (1987). She continued to appear in television and film until 1999. In 2013, she reappeared in a minor role in the web series Broken at Love. Until her death in 2023, she was the last living Hawaii Five-O cast member.

Early life Born Sharon Forsmoe on Christmas Eve 1940 to Hazel Ruth (née Huffman) and Darrel LaValle Forsmoe in Sioux City, Iowa, she was of Norwegian descent and was raised with her 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 dancer, which brought her to New York City.

Career Farrell made her acting debut at age 18 in the 1959 film Kiss Her Goodbye. She took her stage name from combining her surname and her father's given name Darrel, with "F" for Forsmoe and two "L"s.

From the 1960s to the 1980s, Farrell appeared in such films as The Reivers (1969), Marlowe (1969), It's Alive (1974), The Stunt Man (1980), Out of the Blue (1980), Night of the Comet (1984), and Can't Buy Me Love (1987).

In addition to film work, Farrell also appeared in guest roles on various television shows, including Death Valley Days, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Dream of Jeannie, My Favorite Martian, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and Hawaii Five-O.

In 1991, she joined the cast of the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless, remaining with the show until 1997. Farrell's last television role was in a 1999 episode of JAG.

Between 2013 and 2014, Farrell appeared in the web series Broken at Love, marking her first on-screen appearance in 14 years.

Personal life and death Farrell's first marriage was to actor Andrew Prine in 1962. They later divorced, reportedly after only living together for one month and ten days.

Farrell had one son, Chance Boyer, born when she was dating actor John F. Boyer. After Chance's birth in 1970, Farrell suffered an embolism that caused her heart to stop beating for four minutes. She incurred serious brain damage that resulted in memory loss and physical impairments. With the help of colleagues, Farrell worked to regain her abilities including her memory. She resumed her acting career, but for many years kept her illness a secret under the advice of friend and actor Steve McQueen who warned her that, if word got out, her career would be over.

Farrell was married to director Dale Trevillian for 32 years. In her autobiography Sharon Farrell: "Hollywood Princess" from Sioux City, Iowa, she claimed that she had romantic relationships with many famous people, including Che Guevara, Steve McQueen, and Bruce Lee.

Unreported until 5 August 2023, Farrell died on 15 May 2023, at the age of 82, possibly in Orange County, California, or Los Angeles Downtown Medical Center.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1959Kiss Her GoodbyeEmily Wilson196240 Pounds of TroubleDolores1965The Spy with My FaceSandy Wister1968A Lovely Way to DieCarol1969MarloweOrfamay Quest1969The ReiversCorrie1971The Love MachineMaggie Stewart1974It's AliveLenore1976The PremonitionSheri Bennett1978The Fifth FloorMelanie1980Out of the BlueKathy1980The Stunt ManDenise1981Separate WaysKaren Haskell1983Sweet SixteenKathy Hopkins1983Lone Wolf McQuadeMolly McQuade1984Night of the CometDoris1987Can't Buy Me LoveMrs. Mancini1989One Man ForceShirley1991Lonely HeartsLouise1993ArcadeAlex's MomVideo1995Beyond DesireShirley1995A Gift from HeavenMa Samuels1996Timeless ObsessionMrs. Sparrow1997Last Chance LoveMrs. Worthington

Television Year Title Role Notes1961Naked CityActress (uncredited)Episode: "The Hot Minerva"1962Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLolly WilkensEpisode: "The Matched Pearl"1962Wagon TrainJudyEpisode: "The Orly French Story"1962–1963Saints and SinnersPolly Holloran12 episodes1963EmpireLisa BarryEpisode: "Stopover on the Way to the Moon"1963My Favorite MartianGloria TrimbleEpisode: "There Is No Cure for the Common Martian"1963Death Valley DaysCara FranklinEpisode: "The Holy Terror"1963Kraft Suspense TheatreAlthea WintonEpisode: "Are There Any More Out There Like You?"1963Pam CanfordEpisode: "Alert"1963Ben CaseyMichael Ann BowersoxEpisode: "The White Ones Are Dolphins"1963GunsmokeLottieBelleEpisode: "With a Smile"Episode: "Quint's Trail"1964Arrest and TrialAngelaEpisode: "Onward and Upward"1964Wagon TrainPearlie GarnetEpisode: "The Pearlie Garnet Story"1964Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMelissaEpisode: "A Slow Fade to Black"1964GunsmokeAnnieEpisode: "Trip West"1964Burke's LawLibby HaleEpisode: "Who Killed the Surf Broad?"1964Melanie RydellEpisode: "The Second Verdict"1964Dr. KildareJeanne SawyerEpisode: "Night of the Beast"1964Sandy WisterEpisode: "The Double Affair"1964Ben CaseyEllen HardinEpisode: "For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times"1965Ben CaseyPenny CarsonEpisode: "The Day They Stole County General"1965The Alfred Hitchcock HourRosieEpisode: "Final Performance"1965Kitty DevineEpisode: "The Movie Starlet"1965ElvieEpisode: "Corner of Hell"1965RawhideBillie LouEpisode: "Hostage for Hanging"1965I Dream of JeannieNina FergusonEpisode: "The Yacht Murder Case"1965My Three SonsCathyEpisode: "My Son, the Ballerina"1965Dr. KildareGlenda HesterRachel Field3 episodes1966Episode: "Girl in Polka-Dot Swimsuit"1966Run for Your LifeJennyLouiseEpisode: "The Night of Terror"Episode: "The Sex Object"1966The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Leslie StemmlerEpisode: "The Minus-X Affair"1967Iron HorseCarrieEpisode: "The Pembrooke Blood"1967The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Jacqueline MidcultEpisode: "The Pieces of Fate Affair"1967MavisEpisode: "Execution at Triste"1968Cloris ColtonEpisode: "The Night of the Amnesiac"1968InsightEpisode: "Look Back to the Garden"1968PremiereJoan MearsEpisode: "Lassiter"1969Jesse BooneEpisode: "A Hard Case of the Blues"1970QuarantinedGinny PepperTV movie1970Medical CenterLinda AtwoodEpisode: "Between Dark and Daylight"1970Men at LawDonna BrooksEpisode: "Easy to Be Hard"1971The Name of the GameSandrelleEpisode: "LA 2017"1971Dr. Simon LockeMaggieEpisode: "Target Ms. Blue"1971Georgia YoungEpisode: "The People vs. Edwards"1972Emily ParkhurstTV movie1972BanyonWandaEpisode: "Meal Ticket"1972Marcus Welby, M.D.Cecile RamseyEpisode: "He Could Sell Iceboxes to Eskimos"1973Pat MorriseyEpisode: "The Case of the Murdered Murderer"1973Police StoryBobbieEpisode: "Requiem for an Informer"1973Wide World MysteryLindaEpisode: "A Little Bit Like Murder"1974Wide World MysteryMadeline RiveraEpisode: "The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer"1974Love, American StyleSheilaEpisode: "Love and the Flying Finletters"1974Lee ThomasEpisode: "The $20,000,000 Hit"1974Police StoryBobbieEpisode: "The Hunters"1974ChaseElaineEpisode: "Remote Control"1974InsightSusanEpisode: "The Theft"1974The Underground ManMarty NickersonTV movie1974PetrocelliArlene JohnsonEpisode: "A Life for a Life"1974Angie WalkerEpisode: "Stranger in Broken Fork"1974Police WomanMarcia GordonEpisode: "The Cradle Robbers"1975Emergency!CatherineEpisode: "Smoke Eater"1975Harry OPaulineEpisode: "For the Love of Money"1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerLila MortonEpisode: "Chopper"1975Police StoryKathy ShermanEpisode: "The Execution"1975McCloudHolly DaytonEpisode: "Showdown at Times Square"1975BronkEpisode: "The Pickoff"1976Police WomanHallieEpisode: "The Death of a Dream"1976GibbsvilleMildredEpisode: "Afternoon Waltz"1978Hawaii Five-OFrankie Demara1978Walt Disney's Wonderful World of ColorMamma DoyleEpisode: "The Young Runaways"1978Match Game '78Herself5 Episodes1978Man from AtlantisCharlene BakerEpisode: "Deadly Carnival"1979Flo QuickTV movie1979Mrs. ColumboDorothy HuntEpisode: "Falling Star"1979-1980Hawaii Five-ODet. Lori Wilson 13 episodes1980Rage!DottieTV movie1981Born to Be SoldJoan HelickTV movie1983T. J. HookerIrene GordonEpisode: "Sweet Sixteen and Dead"1983Small & FryeRitaEpisode: "The Case of the Street of Silence"1984–1985RitualsCherry LaneTV series1989Freddy's NightmaresMrs. WaxEpisode: "Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?"1991–1996The Young and the RestlessFlorence WebsterTV series1992MatlockRose BallouEpisode: "The Abduction"1993Sworn to VengeanceSylvia HaskellTV movie1995Yakuza ConnectionLoisTV movie1999JAGMary HanrattiEpisode: "Dungaree Justice" 2013–2014 Broken at Love Grandma Geraldine 2 episodes

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