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Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, MarÃa de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, 미아 패로, Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, マリア・デ・ルーディス・ヴィリアーズ・ファãƒãƒ¼, Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow
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MarÃa de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow is an American actress, activist and former fashion model.
Farrow first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place and gained further recognition for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra. An early film role, as Rosemary in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby, saw her nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Best Actress. She went on to appear in films such as John and Mary, Follow Me!, The Great Gatsby and Death on the Nile.
Farrow was in a relationship with actor-director Woody Allen from 1980 to 1992 and appeared in twelve of his thirteen films over that period, including Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Alice and Husbands and Wives. Her later film roles include Widows' Peak, The Omen, Be Kind Rewind, Dark Horse and Luc Besson's Arthur series.
Farrow has appeared in more than 50 films and won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe award, received seven additional Golden Globe nominations, three BAFTA nominations and a best actress award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Farrow is also known for her extensive work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She is involved in humanitarian activities in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic. In 2008, Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world.
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