Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell
Born	Sharon Forsmoe December 24, 1940 (1940-12-24) Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959-1999
Spouse	Andrew Prine (1962-1962) (annulled) Steve Salkin (1973-1974) (divorced) Dale Trevillion (1975-2006) (divorced) Jessie D. Young (2009-Present)
Partner	John Boyer (1963-1972) 1 child

Sharon Farrell (born December 24, 1940) is an American television and film actress.

Biography

Career

Born as Sharon Forsmoe in Sioux City, Iowa, she made her acting debut in the 1959 film Kiss Her Goodbye. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Farrell appeared in such films as The Reivers, Marlowe, It's Alive, Night of the Comet, The Stunt Man, Out of the Blue, and Can't Buy Me Love.

In addition to film work, Farrell also appeared in guest roles on various television shows including Death Valley Days and Hawaii Five-O.

Farrell's career was interrupted when her heart stopped beating for four minutes during childbirth. She incurred brain damage, and was virtually unable to read, write, or memorize. After extensive sessions of re-learning, Sharon returned to acting in the early 1970s, her work load increasing as her recovery progressed. In 1991, she joined the cast of the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless. She remained with the show until 1996. Farrell's most recent role was on a 1999 episode of JAG.

Personal life

Farrell has been married three times and has only one child, Chance Boyer, with actor John Boyer, whom she never married. Her current partner is Jessie Young; they live together in Southern California.

Filmography

• Kiss Her Goodbye (1959)
• 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
• The Spy with My Face (1966)
• A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
• Marlowe (1969)
• The Reivers (1969)
• The Love Machine (1971)
• It's Alive (1974)
• The Premonition (1976)
• The Fifth Floor (1978)
• Out of the Blue (1980)
• The Stunt Man (1980)
• Separate Ways (1981)
• Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
• Sweet Sixteen (1983)
• Night of the Comet (1984)
• Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
• One Man Force (1989)
• Lonely Hearts (1991)
• Arcade (1993)
• A Gift from Heaven (1994)
• Beyond Desire (1996)
• Timeless Obsession (1997)
• Last Chance Love (1997)

Television

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode, 1962)
• Saints & Sinners (Unknown episodes, 1962–1963)
• Empire (1 episode, 1963)
• My Favorite Martian (1 episode, 1963)
• Death Valley Days (1 episode, 1963)
• Kraft Suspense Theatre (1 episode, 1963)
• The Lieutenant (1 episode, 1963)
• Arrest and Trial (1 episode, 1964)
• Wagon Train (2 episodes, 1962–1964)
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode, 1964)
• Gunsmoke (3 episodes, 1963–1964)
• Burke's Law (1 episode, 1964)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1 episode, 1965)
• Alfred Hitchcock Hour (2 episodes, 1964–1965)
• The Fugitive (1 episode, 1965)
• Ben Casey (3 episodes, 1963–1965)
• I Dream of Jeannie (1 episode, 1965)
• Rawhide (1 episode, 1965)
• My Three Sons (1 episode, 1965)
• Dr. Kildare (4 episodes, 1964–1965)
• The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1 episode, 1966)
• Run for Your Life (2 episodes, 1966)
• The Iron Horse (1 episode, 1967)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (3 episodes, 1964–1967)
• The Virginian (1 episode, 1967)
• The Wild Wild West (1 episode, 1968)
• Premiere (1 episode, 1968)
• Quarantined aka House on the Hill (1970)
• Medical Center (1 episode, 1970)
• The Storefront Lawyers (1 episode, 1970)
• The Name of the Game (3 episodes, 1968–1971)
• Police Surgeon aka Dr. Simon Locke (1 episode)
• The D.A. (1 episode, 1971)
• The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972)
• Banyon (1 episode, 1972)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 episode, 1972)
• The New Perry Mason (1 episode, 1973)
• Insight (1 episode, 1974)
• Love, American Style (1 episode, 1974)
• The F.B.I. (1 episode, 1974)
• Chase (1 episode, 1974)
• The Underground Man (1974)
• Petrocelli (1 episode, 1974)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, 1974)
• Emergency! (1 episode, 1975)
• Harry O (1 episode, 1975)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1 episode, 1975)
• Police Story (3 episodes, 1973–1975)
• Wide World Mystery (2 episodes, 1974–1975)
• McCloud (1 episode, 1975)
• Bronk (1 episode, 1975)
• Police Woman (2 episodes, 1974–1976)
• Gibbsville (1 episode, 1976)
• The Young Runaways (1978)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1 episode, 1978)
• Man from Atlantis (1 episode, 1978)
• The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
• Mrs. Columbo (1 episode, 1979)
• Hawaii Five-O (7 episodes, 1977–1980)
• Rage! (1980)
• Enos (1 episode, 1980)
• Born to Be Sold (1981)
• T. J. Hooker (1 episode, 1983)
• Small & Frye (1 episode, 1983)
• Rituals (1984–1985)
• Freddy's Nightmares (1 episode, 1989)
• The Young and the Restless (1991–1996)
• Matlock (1 episode, 1992)
• Sworn to Vengeance (1993)
• Yakuza Connection (1995)
• JAG (1 episode, 1999)

External links

• Sharon Farrell at the Internet Movie Database
• Sharon Farrell's official website