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Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow (born February 9 , 1945 ), better known as '''Mia Farrow''', is an American Actress . BIOGRAPHY Early life Farrow was born in Los Angeles, California, to John Farrow (an Australia n film director) and the late Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan . O'Sullivan and John Farrow were practicing Catholic s, and Mia had a Catholic upbringing. Farrow was stricken with Polio as a child and spent a year in an Iron Lung . Farrow made her film debut in a 1947 short subject with her mother; the short was about famous mothers and their children modeling the latest fashions for families. In the 1950 s, she appeared in the Cold War educational film, '' Duck And Cover ''. Career Farrow screen-tested for the role of Liesl Von Trapp in '' The Sound Of Music ''. She began her acting career by appear in supporting roles in several 1960 s films. However, she achieved stardom on the popular nighttime soap opera, Peyton Place, with co-star Ryan O'Neal. Her first leading role was in the 1968 horror film, '' Rosemary's Baby '', which was a critical and commercial success, establishing Farrow as a leading actress. Farrow became friends with director Roman Polanski and his wife Sharon Tate while filming ''Baby''. Farrow was the person on the first issue of '' films were notable, including the 1971 thriller ''See No Evil'' and the 1974 version of '' The Great Gatsby '', in which Farrow played "Daisy Buchanan". Farrow also appeared in a number of made for television films in the 1970s. Farrow's relationship with director Woody Allen in the 1980s resulted in a number of film collaborations. Farrow appeared in most of Allen's critically acclaimed films during the decade and the early 1990s , including most notably '' Hannah And Her Sisters '' (playing the title role of "Hannah"), '' The Purple Rose Of Cairo '' (in the lead role) and 1990 's '' Alice '', again as the title character. Farrow also played Alura, mother of "Kara" ( Helen Slater ), in the 1984 movie '' Supergirl ''. During the 1990s, Farrow's notable films included '' films throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s . She has been cast in the role of "Mrs. Baylock", the Satan ic nanny, in the 2006 remake of '' The Omen ''. RELATIONSHIPS Frank Sinatra Farrow married singer Frank Sinatra on July 19 , 1966 , when she was 21 and he was 50. While she was filming '' Rosemary's Baby '' with director Roman Polanski, Sinatra served her Divorce papers in front of the cast and crew. The move came as a shock to Farrow, who did not think that Sinatra would divorce her because she had refused his prior demand that she quit filming in order to work on his movie, '' The Detective ''. The split was finalized two years later. When ''Rosemary's Baby'' was released around the same time as ''The Detective'' and widely outgrossed it at the box office, Farrow asked producer Robert Evans to run an ad touting the fact as a way of getting back at Sinatra. Evans obliged her. André Previn Farrow married German - American Jewish pianist André Previn in 1970 . His former wife, songwriter Dory Previn , blamed Farrow for his leaving her and wrote a scathing attack in a song entitled "Beware of Young Girls". Farrow and Previn had three biological children (twins Matthew and Sascha, born in 1970 ; and Fletcher, born in 1974 ) together and Adopted Three Children From Korea , Soon-Yi , Lark Song, and Daisy. André and Mia divorced in 1979 , but they remained on good terms. Fletcher Previn appears in one of Farrow's Woody Allen films, '' Radio Days ''; Fletcher plays with the children in a scene set on a rooftop. Woody Allen In the 1980s and early 1990s , Farrow spent many years with but did not marry nor live with director Woody Allen . The two had a son, Satchel, who was born in 1987 and who now uses the name Seamus Farrow . They also adopted a son and daughter together. They separated after Allen began a sexual relationship with Farrow's adopted daughter Soon-Yi, whom he later married, which reportedly left Farrow devastated. During the custody battle, Farrow filed Child Abuse charges against Allen, involving her other daughter, Dylan. CHILDREN Farrow continued to adopt children as a sole parent. She is active in agencies that encourage adoption and is a at age 19, after a long illness. Andre Previn
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