Sharon Farrell
Acting • Born 1940-12-24 – Died 2023-05-15
Biography
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 dancer, which brought her to New York City. In New York, Farrell began her acting career in the theater, appearing in productions of "The Crucible" and "A View from the Bridge". She made her film debut in 1959 in Kiss Her Goodbye, and went on to appear in a number of films in the 1960s, including 40 Pounds of Trouble, A Lovely Way to Die, and Marlowe. Farrell's television career began in the early 1960s, with appearances in such series as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Gunsmoke, and Dr. Kildare. She had a recurring role on the soap opera Saints and Sinners from 1962 to 1963, and starred in the short-lived series The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang in 1967. In 1980, she joined the cast of Hawaii Five-O, playing the role of Lori Wilson for two seasons. Farrell was also active in the horror genre, appearing in the films It's Alive (1974) and Night of the Comet (1984). She continued to work in television and film throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and her final film appearance was in the 2000 comedy Can't Buy Me Love. In addition to her acting career, Farrell was also a dancer and choreographer. She taught dance at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a member of the board of directors of the American Ballet Theatre. Farrell was married five times, to Andrew Prine, Ron DeBlasio, Steve Salkin, and Dale Trevillion. She had one son, Chance Boyer, from her marriage to Prine. Farrell died on May 15, 2023, at the age of 82, from natural causes. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.
Filmography
101 credits
Marlowe
Movie • 1969
Orfamay Quest
The Reivers
Movie • 1969
Corrie
The Spy with My Face
Movie • 1965
Sandy Wister
Can't Buy Me Love
Movie • 1987
Mrs. Mancini
It's Alive
Movie • 1974
Lenore Davis
The Stunt Man
Movie • 1980
Denise
Out of the Blue
Movie • 1981
Kathy
Night of the Comet
Movie • 1984
Doris
The Fifth Floor
Movie • 1978
Melanie
One Man Force
Movie • 1989
Shirley
A Lovely Way to Die
Movie • 1968
Carol
Beyond Desire
Movie • 1995
Shirley
Quarantined
Movie • 1970
Ginny Pepper
Lonely Hearts
Movie • 1991
Louise
The Eyes of Charles Sand
Movie • 1972
Emily Parkhurst
Confessions of the D.A. Man
Movie • 1978
Georgia Young
A Gift from Heaven
Movie • 1994
Ma Samuals
Lone Wolf McQuade
Movie • 1983
Molly McQuade
A Little Bit Like Murder
Movie • 1973
Linda
The Love Machine
Movie • 1971
Maggie Stewart
Kiss Her Goodbye
Movie • 1959
Emily Wilson (as Sharon Forsino)
Born to Be Sold
Movie • 1981
Joan Helick
Sworn to Vengeance
Movie • 1993
The Premonition
Movie • 1976
Sheri
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
Movie • 1966
Model (uncredited)
Sweet Sixteen
Movie • 1983
Kathy Hopkins
Separate Ways
Movie • 1981
Karen Haskell
White Cargo
Movie • 1996
Senator's Wife
Timeless Obsession
Movie • 1996
Mrs. Sparrow
Arcade
Movie • 1993
Alex's Mom
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Movie • 1974
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Movie • 1979
Flo Quick
Big John Morrison
Movie • 1973
Bobbie
Rage!
Movie • 1980
Dottie
The Underground Man
Movie • 1974
Marty Nickerson
The Young Runaways
Movie • 1978
Mamma Doyle
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Movie • 2000
Last Chance Love
Movie • 1997
Mrs. Worthington
40 Pounds of Trouble
Movie • 1962
Dolores
Burke's Law
TV • 1963
Libby Hale
Mrs. Columbo
TV • 1979
Dorothy Hunt
T. J. Hooker
TV • 1982
Irene Gordon
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV • 1963
Althea Winton
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Lee Thomas
I Dream of Jeannie
TV • 1965
Nina Ferguson
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Mary Beth Rogers
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV • 1962
Kitty Devine
My Favorite Martian
TV • 1963
Gloria Trimble
Man from Atlantis
TV • 1977
Charlene Baker
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Lottie
Saints and Sinners
TV • 1962
Polly Holloran
JAG
TV • 1995
Mary Hanratti
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV • 1974
Doc
TV • 1975
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Lolly Wilkens
Harry O
TV • 1974
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Billie Lou
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Jenny
Police Story
TV • 1973
The Fugitive
TV • 1963
Elvie Gage
Switch
TV • 1975
Stacy Jordan
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Mavis
McCloud
TV • 1970
Banyon
TV • 1972
Wanda
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Melissa
Petrocelli
TV • 1974
Arlene Johnson
Ben Casey
TV • 1961
The Lieutenant
TV • 1963
Pam Canford
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Jeanne Sawyer
My Three Sons
TV • 1960
Cathy
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV • 1969
Cecile Ramsey
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Glenda Hester
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Rachel Field
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Belle
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Annie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Police Woman
TV • 1974
Hallie
Matlock
TV • 1986
Rose Ballou
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Sheila Fontaine
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Lori Wilson
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Diana / Linda Forbes
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Sandy Wister
Arrest and Trial
TV • 1963
Angela DeSantis
The Wild Wild West
TV • 1965
Cloris Colton
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Jacqueline Midcult
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Leslie Stemmler
Wagon Train
TV • 1957
Pearlie Garnet
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Mamma Doyle
Wagon Train
TV • 1957
Judy Wilson
Naked City
TV • 1958
Actress (uncredited)
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV • 1974
Angie Walker
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Rosie
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Sandrelle
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Jesse Boone
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Frankie Demara
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Louise
Police Woman
TV • 1974
Marcia Gordon
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Melanie Rydell
Gibbsville
TV • 1976
Mildred
Bronk
TV • 1975
Lyn
Freddy's Nightmares
TV • 1988
Mrs. Wax