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Felicia Farr
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Farr in the Playhouse 90 presentation of "Natchez", 1958
Born
Olive Dines

(1932-10-04) October 4, 1932 (age 92)
Other names Randy Farr, Olive Farr
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1947–2014
Spouse(s)
Lee Farr
(m. 1949; div. 1955)
(m. 1962; died 2001)
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Felicia Farr (born Olive Dines; October 4, 1932) is an American former actress and model

Early years

Farr was born in Westchester County, New York. She attended Erasmus Hall High School and studied sociology at Penn State.

Career

Farr appeared in several modeling photo shoots and advertisements during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1955, she signed a seven-year contract with Columbia Pictures.

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Cliff Robertson and Farr in the Playhouse 90 presentation of "Natchez", 1958

Her earliest screen appearances date from the mid-1950s. They include three westerns directed by Delmer Daves: Jubal (1956) and 3:10 to Yuma (1957), both starring Glenn Ford, and The Last Wagon (1956), starring Richard Widmark.

Farr's later film appearances include Walter Matthau's daughter-in-law in Kotch (1971) (Lemmon's only film as director); and the Don Siegel bank-heist caper Charley Varrick (1973) with Matthau.

She had more than 30 TV appearances on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Ben Casey, Burke's Law, Harry O, and many others.

Personal life

On September 2, 1949, she married actor Lee Farr, a marriage which produced a daughter, Denise Farr, who later became the wife of actor Don Gordon. Farr's second husband was actor Jack Lemmon; they married in 1962 while Lemmon was filming the comedy Irma La Douce in Paris. They remained married until his death in 2001.

During her marriage to Jack Lemmon, Farr gave birth to a daughter, Courtney, in 1966. She is also the stepmother of Lemmon's son, actor and author Chris Lemmon, from his first marriage.

Filmography

Year Title Role
1955 Big House, U.S.A. Emily Evans
1956 Jubal Naomi Hoktor
Time Table Linda Brucker
The Last Wagon Jenny
Reprisal! Catherine Cantrell
The First Texan Katherine Delaney
1957 3:10 to Yuma Emmy
1958 Onionhead Stella Papparonis
1960 Hell Bent for Leather Janet Gifford
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid Zelda
1967 The Venetian Affair Claire Connor
1971 Kotch Wilma Kotcher
1973 Charley Varrick Sybil Fort
1986 That's Life! Madame Carrie
1992 The Player Herself
2014 Loser's Crown Mrs. Phelps

Selected television appearances

  • Wayfarers (1960)
  • Naked City (1960) (Season 2 Episode 3: "A Succession of Heartbeats") as June Waldon
  • Wagon Train (1961) (Season 4 Episode 33: "The Eleanor Culhane Story") as Eleanor Culhane
  • Target: The Corruptors! (1961) (Season 1 Episode 4: "The Invisible Government") as Ronnie Dale (uncredited)
  • Ben Casey (1962) (Season 2 Episode 3: "In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption") as Rowena Dirkson
  • The Defenders (1962) (Season 2 Episode 8: "The Bigamist") as Mildred Janos
  • Bonanza (1963) (Season 4 Episode 20: "Marie, My Love") as Marie DeMarigny
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 15: "Night Caller") as Marcia Fowler
  • Burke's Law (1964) (Season 1 Episode 23: "Who Killed Avery Lord?") as Whitney Kelly
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965) (Season 2 Episode 20: "Memorandum for a Spy: Part 1") as Jemy
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965) (Season 2 Episode 21: "Memorandum for a Spy: Part 2") as Jemy
  • Run for Your Life (1967) (Season 3 Episode 15: "Fly by Night") as Alita Greenley
  • It Takes a Thief (1970) (Season 3 Episode 16: "The Steal-Driving Man") as Corey Laughton
  • Awake and Sing! (1972) (TV movie) as Hennie
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