Farrah Fawcett died on June 25, 2009 at age 62 after a long and painful battle with cancer.
On the 15th anniversary of her death, friends took to social media to pay tribute to the blonde bombshell.
Farrah’s close friend Alana Stewart, who was previously married to rocker Rod Stewart, shared old photos of Farrah on Instagram with a touching note.
“Remembering Farrah… Today marks 15 years since her death with some of her best-known photos and others not so much. Rest in peace, my sweet sister. I think of you every day. #iconic,” wrote Melanie Griffith while I gave it a “like.”
His Charlie’s Angels co-star Jaclyn Smith shared an old clip from her popular TV show.
Smith spoke with People in 2019 about the last time she saw her 40-year-old friend.
“She was in pain and couldn’t sit still,” the brunette beauty said. “I was rubbing her feet, trying to make her feel better. And that relaxed her. We must have talked for three hours about our lives, about our kids, about growing up in Texas. The time I spent with Farrah at the end was the best because we appreciated the friendship”.
Farrah Fawcett died on June 25, 2009 at age 62 after a long and painful battle with cancer. On the 15th anniversary of her death, her friends took to social media
A photo from the pilot of Charlie’s Angels in 1976. Pictured, left to right: Farrah, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, who played undercover detectives Jill Munroe, Sabrina Duncan and Kelly Garrett of the Charles Townsend Detective Agency .
Smith also said Farrah was “relentless in her fight.”
Fawcett filmed his fight against cancer for a documentary, even showing his bald head after chemotherapy and radiation. And he burst into tears when the ear tumors returned to his liver.
‘Who would have dreamed that this girl known for smile, hair and glamor would open the depths of her soul to share with the world?’ Smith told People.
The Texas viewer, who was married to Lee Majors and had a long relationship with Ryan O’Neal, who died in December 2023, launched the Farrah Fawcett Foundation to raise funds for research and education.
When Farrah first told Jaclyn that she had cancer, she said she was shocked by the diagnosis.
“She said, ‘I always thought I might have breast cancer or heart disease, but never this,’ and started crying,” Smith said. “I never saw her cry again after that.”
Charlie’s Angels co-star Jaclyn Smith spoke to People about the last time she saw her 40-year-old friend. Seen in 2018 at a Farrah Fawcett Foundation event in Beverly Hills.
“She was in pain and couldn’t sit still,” Smith said. “She was rubbing her feet, trying to make her feel better. And that relaxed her. We must have talked for three hours about our lives, about our kids, about growing up in Texas. Farrah in 2004
And their friendship was real: “What I remember about Farrah is that, as brilliant as she was, she was the friend who encouraged me, the girl who loved her parents, the girl on the street.
‘Together we share the ups and downs of life, the happiness and the sadness. I miss her every day. A lot of people are gone now and that’s hard. “I miss them and it’s okay to miss them.”
Smith also referred to the years he made Charlie’s Angels with Fawcett.
Fawcett had an on-and-off relationship with Ryan O’Neal, who died in December 2023, for 30 years. Seen in 2003
He said the two, as well as their co-star Kate Jackson, supported each other on set.
“It was like a dorm, eating together in our RVs,” Jaclyn said.
‘Sometimes we would go shopping on the weekends for what we were going to wear. We were not just working actresses, but girlfriends and it was like that for 40 years.’
Most people think Farrah was on Charlie’s Angels for all five years, but she actually left the show after the first season to pursue dramatic work.
The series aired from 1976 to 1981. “When Farrah decided to leave after one season, we all supported her,” Smith said. “She wasn’t afraid to say, ‘This is what I’m going to do.'” Farrah wanted to be seen as a serious actress.
Farrah, who was an avid tennis player, in her tennis clothes in 1976, far right.
The series aired from 1976 to 1981.
“When Farrah decided to leave after one season, we all supported her,” Smith said.
“She wasn’t afraid to say, ‘This is what I’m going to do.'” Farrah wanted to be seen as a serious actress. She marched to the beat of her own drum. And once accepted as an actress, she returned to Playboy and posed for the 50 years. From serious actress to sex symbol again. “There was never a dull moment.”
Smith also acknowledged that the show made them all.
‘It changed our lives. We were kind of like rock stars. When we went to Hawaii for the season opener, we had 24-hour guards. We’re all still doing our own thing, but the power of Charlie’s Angels helped define who we were and where we were going.’
Fawcett also appeared with Michael York and Jenny Agutter in the sci-fi cult classic Logan’s Run in 1976.