Tisa Farrow
| Tisa Farrow | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Theresa Magdalena Farrow July 22, 1951 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, nurse |
| Years active | 1970–1980 (acting) |
Theresa Magdalena 'Tisa' Farrow (born July 22, 1951)[1] is an American actress (retired) and nurse.
Early life
Farrow, one of seven children, was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Irish-born actress Maureen O'Sullivan and Australian-born film director John Farrow. She was raised Roman Catholic. She is the youngest of four girls and three boys; Mia (born 1945), Prudence (born 1948), Stephanie (born 1949), Michael Damien (1939–1958), Patrick Joseph (1942–2009), and John Charles (born 1946).[2]
Acting career
She took up acting shortly after her older sister Mia Farrow rose to stardom. Farrow's first film appearance was in Homer (1970), directed By John Trent.[3] She has spent some of her career in lower-rung horror films, while still pursuing higher profile projects with some of the better known American directors.
Farrow is perhaps most known for starring in the horror film, Zombi II, but she also appeared in acclaimed filmmaker René Clément's And Hope to Die, in James Toback's first feature production Fingers, opposite Harvey Keitel, as well in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979) and Antonio Margheriti's The Last Hunter (1980). In addition to Zombi II, Farrow also appeared in Antropophagus, another "video nasty".
Farrow gave up acting in the early 1980s and went on to a career as a nurse at Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, Vermont.
Modeling
Farrow was featured semi-nude in a photo article in the July 1973 issue of Playboy, photographed by Mario Casilli.[4]
Personal life
In May 2008 Tisa Farrow faced personal tragedy when her 37-year-old son, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Farrow Dene, died of an accidental prescribed drug overdose. At the time of his death, his aunt Mia was fervently opposed to the Iraq War. Dene was on his second tour of duty in Iraq despite recent surgery to correct breathing problems. Tragedy struck again in June 2009 when Mia and Tisa's 66-year-old brother Patrick shot himself to death in his Castleton, Vermont art gallery.[5] Mia has blamed Patrick's suicide on the crushing grief and devastation over the earlier passing of Jason Dene.[6] Like Mia, Patrick was opposed to the Iraq War, calling George W. Bush a "war criminal" shortly after Dene's death.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Homer | Laurie Grainger | filmed Fall 1969 |
| 1972 | La Course du Lièvre à Travers les Champs | Pepper | US title: And Hope to Die |
| 1973 | Some Call It Loving | Jennifer | Other title: Sleeping Beauty |
| 1974 | Only God Knows | Terry Sullivan | |
| 1976 | Una magnum special per Tony Saitta | Julie Foster | US title: Strange Shadows in an Empty Room |
| 1978 | The Initiation of Sarah | Alberta 'Mouse' | Television film |
| Fingers | Carol | ||
| 1979 | Search and Destroy | Kate Barchel | |
| The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Gabi | Television film | |
| Manhattan | Party Guest | ||
| Winter Kills | Nurse Two | ||
| Zombi 2 | Anne Bowles | Other titles: Zombie, Zombie Flesh Eaters | |
| 1980 | L'Ultimo Cacciatore | Jane Foster | US title: The Last Hunter, other title: Hunter of the Apocalypse (Voice dubbed by Pat Starke) |
| Antropophagus | Julie | Other titles: Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper, The Anthropophagous Beast (Voice dubbed by Carolyn De Fonseca) |
References
- ↑ California Birth Index 1905-1995 "Farrow, Theresa Magdalena". familytreelegends.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ Ed Wright. Celebrity family trees. Barnes & Noble, 2006. ISBN 0760783128.
- ↑ LIFE, 29 May 1970, Vol. 68, No. 20, p.46, ISSN 0024-3019.
- ↑ "July 01, 1973, p83 - iPlayboy". Retrieved 2012-01-06.(subscription required)
- ↑ Neil Katz (June 19, 2009)Katz, Neil (19 June 2009). "Mia Farrow's Brother's Death Ruled Suicide". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ (July 2, 2009)"Farrow Blames Brother's Suicide On Death Of Soldier Nephew". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ Greg Mitchell (June 17, 2009)Mitchell, Greg (17 June 2009). "Mia Farrow's Brother, a Suicide, Has Slammed Iraq War After Nephew Died". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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