Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow is the daughter of the director John Farrow and the actress and Tarzan-girl Maureen O'Sullivan. She debuted at the movies in 1959 in very small roles.

When Farrow first met husband-to-be Frank Sinatra in 1964, she was 19 and he 48, a fact that prompted Dean Martin to quip that he owned a bottle of Scotch older than Farrow.

Auditoned for the role of Liesl in The Sound of Music (1965). but the part went to Carmian Carr who retired from acting after the film.

She was noticed for the first time in the film Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski.

Turned down the role of Mattie Ross in the 1969 now classic True Grit (1969) opposite John Wayne, a decision she now cites as the worst mistake she has made in her career.

Mia has 14 children. She has three biological sons with André Previn: nonidentical twins Matthew Phineas Previn and Sascha Villiers Previn (born February 26, 1970) and Fletcher Previn (born March 14, 1974). She adopted three daughters while married to Previn: Soon-Yi Previn (born circa October 8, 1970; briefly renamed Gigi by Mia before reverting back to Soon-Yi), Lark Previn (February 15, 1973 - December 25, 2008) and Daisy Previn (aka Summer; born October 6, 1974). She has one biological son with Woody Allen: Ronan Farrow (born December 19, 1987) whose birth name is Satchel; he was also known as Seamus for some time and briefly as Harmon. She and Allen adopted two children together: Moses Farrow (born January 27, 1978), who briefly went by Misha, and Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow (born July 11, 1985), who changed her name to Eliza and later to Malone, though most current press accounts refer to her once again as "Dylan" now. She adopted five more children as a single parent: Tam Farrow (1979-2000), Thaddeus Wilk Farrow (originally named Gabriel; December 16, 1988 - September 21, 2016), Frankie-Minh Farrow (born February 4, 1989), Isaiah Justus Farrow (born February 3, 1992) and Quincy Maureen Farrow (aka Kaeli-Shea; aka Bailey; born January 19, 1994). Biologically, she has six granddaughters (from her sons by Previn), and at least nine more grandchildren through her adopted kids.

At one time, was scheduled to star in Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) with Geneviève Bujold. The film was eventually made with Glenda Jackson and Vanessa Redgrave in the leads.

She played Patsy Kensit's mother in The Great Gatsby (1974). Kensit later played Farrow in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995).

In 1977, she wrote a character reference for her friend and former director Roman Polanski when he was charged with five sex-related offenses against Samantha Geimer, a 13-year-old girl.

Had a fistfight with co-star Timothy Bottoms on the set of Hurricane (1979) resulting in sixteen stitches.

Was the voice of the Unicorn/Amalthia in the 1982 animated version of The Last Unicorn (1982) and was at one point set to portray the Molly Grue character in a live action remake.

She appeared in four films with Dianne Wiest: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987) and September (1987). All four were written and directed by Woody Allen.

At one time, was scheduled to star in Thelma & Louise (1991) as Thelma, with Jane Fonda as Louise. But two writers' strikes, one in 1981 and another in 1988 left the project into development hell. The film was eventually made with Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, and became a box office success.

Is portrayed by Nina Siemaszko in Sinatra (1992) and by Patsy Kensit in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995).

Was replaced by Kate Nelligan for the role of Charlotte Randall in Wolf (1994).

Was one of the bridesmaids when Liza Minnelli married David Gest in a lavish ceremony on March 16, 2002.

Returned to the New York stage in September 2005 to appear off-Broadway in "Fran's Bed"; her performance won wide critical praise.

Daughter Malone attended Bard College (Class of 2007).

In 2008, she was selected by TIME Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world.

Daughter of John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan. Sister of John Charles Farrow, Prudence Farrow, Stephanie Farrow, Tisa Farrow and the late Patrick Farrow (a sculptor found dead at age 66 on 15 June 2009, after he committed suicide by gunshot at his home in Castleton, Vermont) and the late Michael Farrow (1939-1958, who was killed in a plane crash while taking flying lessons). The siblings had a paternal half-sister, Felice Farrow (1925-1997).

Listed in Newsweek Magazine's 'Women Who Shake the World'. [2011]

Made headlines after telling Vanity Fair that late ex-husband Frank Sinatra is "possibly" the biological father of her son Ronan Farrow, whose father has always officially been known to be Woody Allen. [October 2013]