Farrow, Mia (1945–)
Farrow, Mia (1945–)
American actress. Born Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, Feb 9, 1945, in Los Angeles, California; dau. of John Farrow (director) and Maureen O'Sullivan (actress); sister of John Charles, Prudence, Stephanie and Tisa Farrow; m. Frank Sinatra (singer and actor), 1966 (div. 1968); m. André Previn (conductor), 1970 (div. 1979); children: (with Previn) had twins and 1 other child, then adopted 3 more, including Soon-Yi Previn; (with Woody Allen) had 1 child and adopted 2 others.
Began acting in theater at 17; came to prominence as Allison Mackenzie in tv series "Peyton Place" (1964–66); had major film breakthrough in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby (1969); moved to London with Previn and spent season with Royal Shakespeare Company (1975–76); began working with Woody Allen (1981) who created roles for her in such films as A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Zelig (1983), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1987), Radio Days (1987), September (1987), Another Woman (1988), New York Stories (1989), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Shadow and Fog (1992) and Husbands and Wives (1992); had infamous breakup after living with Allen for many years (1996); other films include John and Mary (1969), The Great Gatsby (1974), Full Circle (1977), A Wedding (1978), Death on the Nile (1978), Hurricane (1979), Miami Rhapsody (1995), Angela Mooney (1996) and Purpose (2002).