Felicia Farr facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Felicia Farr
Farr in the Playhouse 90 show "Natchez" in 1958.
Born	Olive Dines (1932-10-04) October 4, 1932 (age 92) Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Other names	Randy Farr, Olive Farr
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1947–2014
Spouse(s)	Lee Farr ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1955)​ Jack Lemmon ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 2001)​
Children	2

Felicia Farr (born Olive Dines on October 4, 1932) is an American actress and model who appeared in many movies and television shows.

Early Life and Education

Farr was born in Westchester County, New York. As a teenager, she went to Erasmus Hall High School. After high school, she studied sociology at Penn State.

Career

Felicia Farr began her career as a model when she was a teenager. She appeared in many photo shoots and ads during the 1950s and 1960s. Her success in modeling led to an acting career. In 1955, she signed a seven-year contract with the movie studio Columbia Pictures.

Cliff Robertson and Farr in the Playhouse 90 show "Natchez" in 1958.

Movie Roles

Farr's first movies were in the mid-1950s. She starred in three popular Westerns directed by Delmer Daves. These included Jubal (1956) and 3:10 to Yuma (1957), where she acted alongside Glenn Ford. She also appeared in The Last Wagon (1956) with actor Richard Widmark.

Later in her career, Farr acted in the comedy Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) with Dean Martin. She also appeared in Kotch (1971), which was the only movie directed by her husband, Jack Lemmon. In 1973, she was in the crime movie Charley Varrick with Walter Matthau.

Television Appearances

Besides movies, Farr also acted in over 30 television shows. Some of these included The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Wagon Train, Bonanza, and Ben Casey.

Personal Life

In 1949, Felicia Farr married actor Lee Farr. They had a daughter named Denise. The couple divorced in 1955.

In 1962, Farr married her second husband, the famous actor Jack Lemmon. They met while Lemmon was filming the movie Irma La Douce in Paris. They had a daughter named Courtney in 1966. Farr was also the stepmother to Lemmon's son, Chris, from his first marriage. Farr and Lemmon were married until he passed away in 2001.

Filmography