Mia Farrow Biography

With little experience, Farrow debuted on Broadway in a 1963 revival of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. The following year, she was cast in TV soap opera 'Peyton Place', which made her an idol of the American teen set.

When she became the third wife of singer Frank Sinatra, 30 years her senior, the marriage caused a great deal of newspaper gossip, but didn't last long.

Farrow's first important movie appearance was in 'Rosemary's Baby', as the unwitting mother of Satan's offspring. Later, she was often cast in damsel-in-distress parts, as well as in trendy "pop culture" roles.

She married Andre Previn and started a family but, by the early 1980s, a newly divorced Farrow had taken up with comedian-director Woody Allen, for whom she did some of her best work in such films as 'Zelig', 'Radio Days', and 'Husbands and Wives'.

Farrow had a child with Allen named Satchel, who was Allen's first son. But, in 1992, she discovered that Allen had been having an affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn (whom he later married).

Farrow and Allen were then engaged in a long and well-publicised court battle for custody of their adopted and biological children. In the aftermath, Farrow wrote a tell-all memoir entitled 'What Falls Away'.

She continued to appear sporadically on the screen, in such films as 'Widows' Peak', 'Miami Rhapsody', and 'Coming Soon'. She most recently appeared as "Mrs. Baylock", the Satanic nanny, in the 2006 remake of The Omen. Though the film itself received a lukewarm critical reception, Farrow's performance was widely praised.

Farrow has completed work on several films released in 2007, including the romantic comedy The Ex and the first part of director Luc Besson's planned trilogy of fantasy films, Arthur and the Invisibles.

Away from acting, Mia Farrow has been a high profile advocate for children's rights, working to raise funds and awareness for children in conflict affected regions, predominantly in Africa. She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has worked extensively to draw attention to the fight to eradicate polio, which she survived as a child. She has traveled to Darfur three times to advocate for Darfuri refuges.