---
name: "Mia Farrow"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mia-farrow"
fi1m_id: "mia-farrow"
imdb_id: "nm0001201"
tmdb_id: 12021
wikidata_id: "Q202725"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 February 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-26T16:36:19.995846+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mia Farrow

## Identity

Mia Farrow

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mia-farrow
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mia-farrow
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001201
- **TMDB ID:** 12021
- **Wikidata ID:** Q202725
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Farrow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202725, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001201/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12021

Actor. Born 9 February 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 February 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1968–2008
- **Also known as:** Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow, Mia Villiers Farrow
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Greenhut](https://film.one/person/robert-greenhut.md), [Woody Allen](https://film.one/person/woody-allen.md), [Dianne Wiest](https://film.one/person/dianne-wiest.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 92 (1), 1980s 84 (4), 1990s 83 (1), 2000s 65 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 79 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Drama 5, Romance 2, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $145m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Farrow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202725, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001201/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12021

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Hannah and Her Sisters*](https://film.one/film/hannah-and-her-sisters.md) (88), [*The Purple Rose of Cairo*](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md) (84), [*Zelig*](https://film.one/film/zelig.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Rosemary's Baby*](https://film.one/film/rosemarys-baby.md) (92)
- **Tubi:** [*Crimes and Misdemeanors*](https://film.one/film/crimes-and-misdemeanors.md) (84)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Husbands and Wives*](https://film.one/film/husbands-and-wives.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Mia Farrow

> Mia Farrow can make quiet unhappiness register beside the loudest person in a scene. Her vulnerable roles matter, but we value her more as an ensemble actor who need not raise her voice to count.

In *Husbands and Wives* (1992), Mia Farrow’s Judy Roth can hold our attention without matching the volume of Judy Davis’s Sally. In an ensemble full of jealousy, vanity and explanations that convince nobody for long, she makes space for less loudly expressed feelings. We rate this kind of acting highly: it keeps a film about articulate people from suggesting that only the most forceful speaker matters. Farrow is persuasive without making a demonstration of how hard she is working.

Her early casting did not always offer so much room. *Peyton Place* (1964–1966) helped establish the vulnerable image, and the breakthrough of *Rosemary’s Baby* (1968) showed how well she could convey psychological distress and physical ordeal. That was effective casting, but its repetition could make a particular strength look like the only thing she could do. The later work gives us good reason to resist that narrow view.

The thirteen films she made with director Woody Allen from 1982 to 1992 gave her parts that could be winsome, brassy or manipulative. *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985) drew on her vulnerability for romantic fantasy; *Hannah and Her Sisters* (1986) gave her a central, matriarchal place in a family ensemble. The change was welcome because it allowed her to be more than the person we worried about. Allen’s films could use her sensitivity without making every character seem equally defenceless.

That collaboration ended with *Husbands and Wives*, where Allen’s writing is shrewd about self-deception without treating the wish for companionship as foolish. Davis gives Sally’s anger precision and visible hurt, while Sydney Pollack’s Jack suggests an adult who ought to know better. We were moved by Judy because Farrow makes her quieter feelings matter beside these more forceful performances. The restless camera occasionally gets in their way, and the film can be abrasive. Start here if fragile is the only word that comes to mind for her.

## Biography

Mia Farrow is an American actress. Born María de Lourdes Villiers Farrow on 9 February 1945 in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of director John Farrow and actress Maureen O'Sullivan. She began her career with a role in the television series Peyton Place (1964–1966) and made her credited film debut in Guns at Batasi (1964).

Farrow is known for her performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Death on the Nile (1978). She played Judy Roth in Husbands and Wives (1992). She has also worked as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Be Kind Rewind* (2008), Fi1m 65, as Ms. Kimberley — [page](https://film.one/film/be-kind-rewind.md)
- *Husbands and Wives* (1992), Fi1m 83, as Judy Roth — [page](https://film.one/film/husbands-and-wives.md)
- *Crimes and Misdemeanors* (1989), Fi1m 84, as Halley Reed — [page](https://film.one/film/crimes-and-misdemeanors.md)
- *Hannah and Her Sisters* (1986), Fi1m 88, as Hannah — [page](https://film.one/film/hannah-and-her-sisters.md)
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Fi1m 84, as Cecilia — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *Zelig* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher — [page](https://film.one/film/zelig.md)
- *Rosemary's Baby* (1968), Fi1m 92, as Rosemary Woodhouse — [page](https://film.one/film/rosemarys-baby.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Watcher* (2022), series, as Pearl Winslow
- *Dark Horse* (2012), as Phyllis
- *Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds* (2010), as Granny
- *Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard* (2009), as Granny
- *Be Kind Rewind* (2008), as Ms. Kimberley — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/be-kind-rewind.md)
- *Arthur and the Invisibles* (2006), as Daisy Suchot
- *The Ex* (2006), as Amelia Kowalski
- *The Omen* (2006), as Mrs. Baylock
- *Samantha: An American Girl Holiday* (2004), as Grandmary Edwards
- *The Secret Life of Zoey* (2002), as Marcia
- *Purpose* (2002), as Anna Simmons
- *I Love You Like Crazy Cakes* (2002), Actor
- *A Girl Thing* (2001), series, as Betty McCarthy
- *Forget Me Never* (1999), as Diane McGowin
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Mona Mitchell
- *Coming Soon* (1999), as Judy Hodsell
- *Miracle at Midnight* (1998), as Doris Koster
- *Redux Riding Hood* (1997), as Doris / Mrs. Wolf (voice)
- *Angela Mooney Dies Again* (1997), as Angela Mooney
- *Private Parts* (1997), as Mia Farrow (uncredited)
- *Reckless* (1995), as Rachel
- *Miami Rhapsody* (1995), as Nina
- *Widows' Peak* (1994), as Katherine O'Hare / Clancy
- *Husbands and Wives* (1992), as Judy Roth — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/husbands-and-wives.md)
- *Shadows and Fog* (1991), as Irmy
- *Stories to Remember - Pegasus the Flying Horse* (1991), Actor
- *Alice* (1990), as Alice Tate
- *Stories to Remember: Beauty and the Beast* (1990), as Narrator (voice)
- *Crimes and Misdemeanors* (1989), as Halley Reed — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/crimes-and-misdemeanors.md)
- *New York Stories* (1989), as Lisa
- *Long Ago and Far Away* (1989), series, Actor
- *Another Woman* (1988), as Hope
- *September* (1987), as Lane
- *Radio Days* (1987), as Sally White
- *Hannah and Her Sisters* (1986), as Hannah — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/hannah-and-her-sisters.md)
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), as Cecilia — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *Supergirl* (1984), as Alura
- *Broadway Danny Rose* (1984), as Tina Vitale
- *Zelig* (1983), as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/zelig.md)
- *The Last Unicorn* (1982), as Unicorn / Amalthea (voice)
- *Sarah* (1982), as Narrator (live-action) / Sarah (voice)
- *A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy* (1982), as Ariel
- *Hurricane* (1979), as Charlotte Bruckner
- *Death on the Nile* (1978), as Jacqueline de Bellefort
- *Avalanche* (1978), as Caroline Brace
- *A Wedding* (1978), as Buffy Brenner
- *Full Circle* (1978), as Julia Lofting
- *Peter Pan* (1976), as Peter Pan
- *The Great Gatsby* (1974), as Daisy Buchanan
- *Scoundrel in White* (1972), as Christine Dupont
- *Follow Me!* (1972), as Belinda
- *Goodbye, Raggedy Ann* (1971), as Brooke Collier
- *See No Evil* (1971), as Sarah
- *John and Mary* (1969), as Mary
- *Secret Ceremony* (1968), as Cenci
- *Rosemary's Baby* (1968), as Rosemary Woodhouse — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/rosemarys-baby.md)
- *A Dandy in Aspic* (1968), as Caroline
- *Johnny Belinda* (1967), as Belinda MacDonald
- *Guns at Batasi* (1964), as Karen Eriksson
- *Peyton Place* (1964), series, as Allison MacKenzie
- *The Age of Curiosity* (1963), Actor
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Peter Pan

## Gallery

- ![Stern und Handabdruck von Mia Farrow im Straßenpflaster vor dem Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-3e137d303685.jpg) Stern und Handabdruck von Mia Farrow im Straßenpflaster vor dem Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) (2013) — Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/5_Festival_Internacional_de_Cine_b.jpg/1280px-5_Festival_Internacional_de_Cine_b.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cartier in Paris und Mia Farrow porträtiert von Oliver Mark, 2011](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-dc6013e6cacb.jpg) Cartier in Paris und Mia Farrow porträtiert von Oliver Mark, 2011 — Oliver Mark, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Cartier_and_Farrow.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Ms Mia Farrow, with students during her visit to the bush school of Benah 2, north-western CAR, 19 May 2008](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-350c766cd68c.jpg) UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Ms Mia Farrow, with students during her visit to the bush school of Benah 2, north-western CAR, 19 May 2008 — Pierre Holtz for UNICEF | www.hdptcar.net, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/MiaFarrowAfrica.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Haiti, September 2008: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow holds a baby at a warehouse in the city of Gonaives. The warehouse is sheltering people displaced b](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-8d7e1d07d50a.jpg) Haiti, September 2008: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow holds a baby at a warehouse in the city of Gonaives. The warehouse is sheltering people displaced b — UNICEF, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/MiaFarrow_UNICEF.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Mia Farrow](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-1745c30722d9.jpg) Mia Farrow — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Farrow](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-044865571ca4.jpg) Mia Farrow — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Farrow](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-a0a336c69000.jpg) Mia Farrow — Image via TMDB
- ![Drawing of Mia Farrow made by Chaim Topol. Donated To Commons under cc-by-sa license in honor of Jordan River Village](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-a4600a0626dc.jpg) Drawing of Mia Farrow made by Chaim Topol. Donated To Commons under cc-by-sa license in honor of Jordan River Village — Chaim Topol, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Mia_Farrow%2C_drawing_by_Chaim_Topol.JPG/1280px-Mia_Farrow%2C_drawing_by_Chaim_Topol.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Ms Mia Farrow at press conference for local media, international correspondents and guests. Bangui, 22 May 2008. Credits: Pierre Hol](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-b5e435a851fb.jpg) UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Ms Mia Farrow at press conference for local media, international correspondents and guests. Bangui, 22 May 2008. Credits: Pierre Hol — hdptcar from Bangui, Central African Republic, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Mia_Farrow.jpg/1280px-Mia_Farrow.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mia Farrow](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-7cde1fd7f268.jpg) Mia Farrow — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Farrow](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-ff68953e93c9.jpg) Mia Farrow — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Farrow](https://film.one/media/person/81461/gallery-3821b9a94f58.jpg) Mia Farrow — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1965: Golden Globe Awards (won)

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Marian Anderson Award 2011: Marian Anderson Award (won)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1983: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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