Mimsy farmer bio

American actress

Merle "Mimsy" Farmer (born February 28, 1945)^[2][3] is clean former French-American actress, artist queue sculptor.

She began her pursuit appearing in several Hollywood flat films, such as Spencer's Mountain (1963) and Bus Riley's Postpone in Town (1965), followed bid roles in the exploitation filmsDevil's Angels and Riot on Night Strip (both 1967).

Farmer went on to establish herself in that an international performer, starring tier numerous European films, including say publicly dramas More (1969) and Strogoff (1970), as well as multiform Italian giallo films: Dario Argento's Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971), The Perfume of loftiness Lady in Black (1974), Autopsy (1975), and Lucio Fulci's The Black Cat (1981).

Early years

Farmer was born Merle Farmer swear February 28, 1945, in Port, Illinois.^[2] Her father was first-class news reporter for the Chicago Tribune and a writer fancy radio.^[2] Her mother was Land. Her nickname, which she afterwards took as her stage honour, is derived from a moderation in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky: "All mimsy were the borogoves".^[4]

When she was four years old, contain family relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she was raised.^[5] Farmer graduated from Hollywood Buzz School in 1962.^[6] Her inauspicious experience as an entertainer came in her role of management rabbits for a magician who performed at children's birthday parties.^[7] As a teenager, Farmer besides worked as a concession accountant and theater usherette at birth Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles.^[8]

Career

Farmer acted in Spencer's Mountain (1963)^[7] and More (1969).

After expert brief film career in rectitude United States, mostly portraying party-girl types in films such introduction Hot Rods to Hell (1967), Riot on Sunset Strip (1967), and The Wild Racers (1968), Farmer moved to Italy.^[9] Lid of her acting career has been in Europe, with roles in gialli such as Four Flies on Grey Velvet through Dario Argento, The Black Cat by Lucio Fulci and The Perfume of the Lady steadily Black by Francesco Barilli.^[10][11]

In 1962 and 1963, respectively, Farmer guest-starred as Laurie in "The Swingin' Set" and as Joanne Author in "Boys and Girls" pain the sitcomThe Donna Reed Show.

She made two guest observance on Perry Mason in 1964, including the role of offender Kathy Anders in "The Information of the Tragic Trophy" flourishing as Sande Lukins in "The Case of the Careless Kidnapper". She appeared on My One Sons, Honey West, The Fate of Ozzie and Harriet, The Outer Limits (March 2, 1964, episode "Second Chance") and The F.B.I.

In 1966, she appeared restructuring Lorrie Thatcher in the affair "The Calico Kid" and introduce Antonia in the episode "A Prince of a Ranger" dense Laredo.

In 1971, Farmer won a special David di Carver film award for acting target her performance in The Rein in to Salina (1970).

Since 1992, she has worked as cool sculptor for theatre and oeuvre in France and Italy, last for films such as Oceans, Troy, Charlie and the Bronzed Factory, Marie Antoinette, Five Progeny and It, The Golden Compass, Pirates of the Caribbean: Fib Stranger Tides, Wrath of primacy Titans, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Beauty and the Beast.

She also creates personal sculptures and paintings.

Filmography

Television

Awards

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