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| 1 | Her first husband Frank Sinatra had intended for her to star opposite him in his film The Detective. Her film Rosemary's Baby was running over schedule and so she refused his offer. Jacqueline Bissett was cast in the role instead and Sinatra's lawyer served Mia Farrow divorce papers on the set of Rosemary's Baby. |
| 2 | She was pregnant with her son Ronan Farrow during the filming of Another Woman (1988). |
| 3 | She has appeared in four films with Sam Waterston: The Great Gatsby (1974), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), September (1987) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Of these four, only The Great Gatsby (1974) was not directed by Woody Allen. It was directed by Jack Clayton. |
| 4 | She appeared in four films with Dianne Wiest: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987) and September (1987). All four were written and directed by Woody Allen. |
| 5 | She played Patsy Kensit's mother in The Great Gatsby (1974). Kensit later played Farrow in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995). |
| 6 | Her first husband Frank Sinatra had intended for her to star opposite him in his film The Detective (1968). Her film Rosemary's Baby (1968) was running over schedule and so she refused his offer. Jacqueline Bisset was cast in the role instead and Sinatra's lawyer served Farrow divorce papers on the set of Rosemary's Baby (1968). |
| 7 | Childhood friend of Liza Minnelli and Candice Bergen. |
| 8 | Friends with: Carly Simon, Margaret Roach, Vanessa Redgrave, Milos Forman, Liza Minnelli, Salvador Dalí, Sharon Tate, Natasha Richardson, Elizabeth Taylor, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Liam Neeson, Candice Bergen, Roddy McDowall, Peter Fonda, Michael Caine, Patti LuPone, Peter Sellers, Jane Fonda, Roger Moore and Dean Martin. |
| 9 | She made her film debut in John Paul Jones (1959), which was the final film directed by her father John Farrow. |
| 10 | Her younger sister Stephanie Farrow played her sister in both Zelig (1983) and The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985). |
| 11 | She played the daughter of her real life mother Maureen O'Sullivan in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). |
| 12 | She appeared in thirteen films directed by her then boyfriend Woody Allen: A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Zelig (1983), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987), September (1987), Another Woman (1988), New York Stories (1989), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Shadows and Fog (1991) and Husbands and Wives (1992). |
| 13 | Had a fistfight with co-star Timothy Bottoms on the set of Hurricane (1979) resulting in sixteen stitches. |
| 14 | In March 2011, she was among those listed in Newsweek Magazine's 'Women Who Shake the World'. |
| 15 | Has been an advocate for action to stop the genocide in Darfur. She asked Steven Spielberg to quit his planned direction of the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, due to China's strong support for the Sudanese government; Mr. Spielberg did walk away from the assignment after discussing the issue with Farrow. |
| 16 | Son Moses Farrow has cerebral palsy. |
| 17 | She and Woody Allen maintained separate residences during their 12 year relationship. Her apartment was half a mile across Central Park from his East Side duplex. |
| 18 | Was introduced to former partner Woody Allen by Michael Caine at New York restaurant Elaine's. |
| 19 | Friend Margaret Roach is godmother of Mia's daughter Lark. |
| 20 | Discovered that partner Woody Allen was in a relationship with her daughter Soon-Yi Previn when she came across nude photos of Soon-Yi taken in Allen's East Side duplex in early 1992. |
| 21 | Daughter Lark Previn contracted HIV in her 20s, claiming she caught it from a dirty needle at a tattoo parlor. Both of Lark's children, Sara and Christine, were also born with the virus. |
| 22 | Her brother, Patrick Farrow, 66, a sculptor who was the older brother of the actress, was found late Monday night, 15 June 2009, after he committed suicide by shooting himself at his home in Castleton, Vt. |
| 23 | At one time, was scheduled to star in Thelma & Louise (1991) as Thelma, with Jane Fonda as Louise. But two writers' strikes, one in 1981 and another in 1988 left the project into development hell. The film was eventually made with Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, and became a box office success. |
| 24 | After André Previn left his wife Dory Previn for Farrow, Dory wrote the song "Beware of Young Girls" in response. |
| 25 | On March 22, 2009, Mia Farrow attended the funeral of her good friend and former costar, Natasha Richardson. |
| 26 | Natasha Richardson was the godmother of two of Mia's adopted children. |
| 27 | In 2008, she was selected by TIME Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world. |
| 28 | At one time, was scheduled to star in Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) with Geneviève Bujold. The film was eventually made with Glenda Jackson and Vanessa Redgrave in the leads. |
| 29 | When Farrow first met husband-to-be Frank Sinatra in 1964, she was 19 and he 48, a fact that prompted Dean Martin to quip that he owned a bottle of Scotch older than Farrow. |
| 30 | Mia has 15 children. She has three biological children with André Previn: twin sons Matthew Phineas and Sascha Villiers (born February 26, 1970), and Fletcher Farrow Previn (born March 14, 1974). She adopted three children while married to Previn: Soon-Yi Previn, Lark Song and Summer Song (aka Daisy Previn). She has one biological child with Woody Allen: Satchel O'Sullivan Farrow (now known as Ronan Farrow, born December 19, 1987). She adopted two children while with Allen: Moses Farrow (aka Misha), Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow (aka Mallone). She has adopted six children as a single mother: Tam Farrow, Isaiah Justus Farrow, Quincy Farrow (aka Kaeli-Shea Farrow), Frankie-Minh Farrow, Thaddeus W. Farrow and Gabriel Wilk Farrow. Tam Farrow died in March of 2000 at age 19 of a heart ailment. Lark Farrow died in December of 2008 at age 35. |
| 31 | Turned down the role of Mattie Ross in the 1969 now classic True Grit (1969) opposite John Wayne, a decision she now cites as the worst mistake she has made in her career. |
| 32 | In February of 2007 - as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador - she toured the Central African Republic and Chad for a week each. Her goal was to bring worldwide attention to those impoverished African countries. |
| 33 | Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2007 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her roles in the films Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) and The Omen (2006), however, she failed to receive a nomination. Had she gotten the nomination, it would have been her first in 24 years. She was previously nominated for Worst Actress for her performance in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), at the 1983 Razzie Awards. |
| 34 | Was featured on People's first published issue, March 4, 1974. |
| 35 | Is, to the day, 2 years younger than Joe Pesci. |
| 36 | Father died when she was 17. |
| 37 | Elder brother Michael (born 1939) perished in a 1958 plane crash while taking flying lessons. |
| 38 | Her former step-children, Frank Sinatra Jr. (b. 1944), and Nancy Sinatra (b. 1940) were older than her. |
| 39 | Returned to the New York stage in September 2005 to appear off-Broadway in the play, "Fran's Bed." Mia Farrow's performance was widely praised by NY critics. |
| 40 | Former stepmother of Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr. |
| 41 | Is portrayed by Nina Siemaszko in Sinatra (1992) and by Patsy Kensit in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995). |
| 42 | Contracted Polio at the age of nine. |
| 43 | Was the voice of the Unicorn/Amalthia in the 1982 animated version of The Last Unicorn (1982) and will be portraying the Molly Grue character in the up coming live action remake set for 2006. |
| 44 | Her father was born in Australia, and had English ancestry. Her mother was born in Ireland, and had Irish, as well as Scottish and English, ancestry. |
| 45 | Was one of the bridesmaids when Liza Minnelli married David Gest in a lavish ceremony on March 16, 2002. |
| 46 | Daughter Mallone attends Bard College, class of 2007. |
| 47 | She is a UNICEF Special Representative. |
| 48 | Her mother attended private school with fellow actress Vivien Leigh, and Leigh gave Farrow's career a push when she made her off-Broadway debut playing Cecily in a New York revival of "The Importance of Being Earnest". Leigh put out personal phone calls to make sure that agents and casting directors saw the show. |
| 49 | Mia and her family live in huge rent-controlled apartment building right next door to Manhattan's legendary Dakota apartment house, which starred as the devilish locale in Rosemary's Baby (1968). Dakota is also the building where her friend, John Lennon, lived and in front of which he was shot to death. |
| 50 | April 2002 - refused to co-operate with request that clips from some of her performances in Woody Allen films could be used for upcoming Turner Classic Movies tribute to the director, her ex-lover since infamous break-up in 1991. |
| 51 | Her godparents were gossip columnist Louella Parsons and famed director George Cukor. |
| 52 | The first American actress to be accepted as a member of London's prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. |
| 53 | Hit #111 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" in August of 1968. |
| 54 | Auditoned for the role of Liesl in The Sound of Music (1965). |
| 55 | John Lennon wrote "Dear Prudence" for her younger sister Prudence Farrow. |
| 56 | Was on the first cover of People Magazine. |
| 57 | Sister of John Charles Farrow, Prudence Farrow, Stephanie Farrow, Tisa Farrow, Patrick Farrow and 'Michael Farrow'. |
| 58 | Daughter of John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan. |
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