hi deedee i remember seeing that movie it was worthy of an academy award for farrah unfortunately the world wasnt ready for the reality of her role in that movie - an award would have acknowledged that which many still want to deny - it is very graphic and triggering - this was a nice thoughtful post hugs jd :-)

Farrah started off in public, as a "hottie." Her goal was to work in meaningful parts ---- and she did.

"The Burning Bed" may be hard for a survivor to watch. It was for me, even though physical battery was not my primary experience. It was so real, so brutal. Farrah was so awesome. The parts of her inlaws were portrayed with such accuracy. And in the movie, the actress playing her mother tells her: You made your bed . . . . .

The script portrayed so accurately all the elements that made her character feel like there was no other way out.

Farrah was beautiful, talented and classy. And the end of her life shows us again that no amount of celebrity, no amount of money ----- none of that helps buy us more time.

Thoughts and prayers to all trying to survive dangerous circumstances, be they abusive relationships or terminal illness.

Ilene

I keep wondering why I heard about her death all over the news but not one time did I hear anyone mention The Burning Bed. That was the one thing I was waiting to hear. I've never seen it but have always wanted to.

An incredible Movie!! She was awesome. The script was awesome the hole thing amazing.

Another i really liked was "Life with Billy" VERY powerful, sad, but true story....

For me, the 'Burning Bed' was the only real serious role Farrah was ever given, and she did it very well. Beyond that, all she was ever portrayed as was a pinup girl...it is a shame we never got to see if she could hack it as a serious actress.

It was her one poignant role.

Farrah Fawcett acted in many serious roles in film and TV. A few years after The Burning Bed, she acted in a brutally intensely dramatic movie from a the Broadway production, called "Extremeties."

She also played a very poignant role in a movie called, "Dr. T. and the Woman," opposite Richard Gere and directed by Robert Altman.

Anyone interested in some of her work can find it at:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000396/

To allow her final struggles to be documented in all her vulnerabilites, getting sick, losing her hair and all --- in that last movie she did, which followed her through her illness ---- puts her in the category of WonderWoman, to me.

I stand corrected Ilene, thanks. She is a lovely woman, but I don't watch enough TV or film and should not have said that.

Funny thing is, my ex had the Farrah pinup (they all did) in his room as a teen...and I have very curly hair...and he used to say, "Why can't you make it like Farrah"? Along with "I wish you were taller" and "I love big breasts".

None of which I had. I'm a nice lady though. He never appreciated that. Not Farrah's fault!

Farrah did make another movie about a lady who was being stalked. He shows up in her home to rape her. She happen to knock him out. She ties him up and tortured him all day until her room mates show up. She was a afraid it she call the police. He would get off. and She would go to jail.

Looked it up.
Extremities
Directed by Robert M.Young with a cast of Farrah Fawcett, James Russo and Alfre Woodard
A woman takes revenge on a man who invades her home and tries to rape her.

Lets not forget that Farrah was also a victim of domestic violence with Lee Majors, hence her relationship with Ryan O'Neal who took her away from all of that. So she knew first hand about abuse. Lovely lady. She will be missed.

She play a movie about a true story about a woman who staged the shooting and murder of her three young children. Because, She fall totally in love with a man who did not want children. She a postal employee. It show the investigation and exposes her lies.
So
Farrah was not afraid of playing the bad girl. She was just very sad women in the movie. You almost fault sorry for her the killer. The only good thing about movie was that one of the children did survive the shooting. The movie was so well actted. you what to blame the man is loved for driving her insane.