Farrah Fawcett-Majors, left, husband Lee Majors and Sophia Loren were among those attending a gala for the Prince of Wales in Beverly Hills in 1977. (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press)
Britain’s Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, chats with Fawcett after the charity performance at the Palladium. Fawcett hosted the show. (Bob Dear / Associated Press)
In the summer of 1978, she jetted to France to attend the Cannes film festival. (Jean Jacques Levy / Associated Press)
Fawcett went on location in Acapulco, Mexico, in December 1978 for the movie “Sunburn,” which also starred Art Carney and Joan Collins. (Jean Jacques Levy / Associated Press)
On NBC’s “Today” show in the summer of 1979. (Dave Pickoff / Associated Press)
The actress rehearses the off-Broadway show “Extremities” at the Westside Arts Center in New York City. (Marty Lederhandler / Associated Press)
In a 1999 episode of “Late Show with David Letterman,” the late-night host ribbed the actress about her infamous first appearance in 1997 in which she seemed so unsteady that critics questioned her mental state. She later said she was putting on an act. (CBS / Associated Press)
Cameras greet the photogenic star upon her arrival at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2000 for a screening of “Dr. T and the Women” in which she plays Richard Gere’s fragile wife. (Aaron Harris / Agence France-Presse)
