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Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Actor · Born February 9, 1945 (81) · Los Angeles, California, USA

María de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow (born February 9, 1945) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model. Farrow has appeared in more than 50 films and won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe Award and three BAFTA Award nominations. Farrow is also known for her extensive work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, which includes humanitarian activities in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic. In 2008, Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world. The eldest daughter of Australian director John Farrow and Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan, Farrow had a strict Catholic upbringing in Beverly Hills, California. After working as a fashion model during her teenage years, she first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place (1964–1966). Her credited feature film debut in Guns at Batasi (1964) earned her a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, and she gained further recognition for her subsequent two-year marriage to Frank Sinatra, whom she married at age 21. Farrow's portrayal of Rosemary Woodhouse in the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968) earned her a nomination for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She received a third Golden Globe nomination for her role in John and Mary (1969). In 1971, Farrow became the first American actress in history to join the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing as Joan of Arc in a production of Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher. This was followed by stage productions of Mary Rose (1972), Three Sisters (1973), and Ivanov (1976). Farrow also starred in several films throughout the 1970s, including the 1974 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby and Robert Altman's comedy A Wedding (1978). Farrow began a relationship with filmmaker Woody Allen in 1979, and over a decade-long period starred in 13 of his films, beginning with A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982). She received numerous critical accolades for her performances in several of Allen's films, including Golden Globe Award nominations for Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), and Alice (1990), as well as a BAFTA nomination for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). After separating from Allen in 1992, Farrow made public allegations that he sexually assaulted their seven-year-old adopted daughter, Dylan, which he has repeatedly denied. Farrow retained custody of Dylan. These claims received significant renewed public attention after Dylan recounted the alleged assault in a 2013 interview. Since the 2000s, Farrow has made occasional appearances on television, including a recurring role on Third Watch (2001–2003). She has also had supporting parts in films such as The Omen (2006), Be Kind Rewind (2008), and Dark Horse (2011). Farrow has dedicated significant periods to raising her adopted and biological children, and she has taken part in humanitarian efforts abroad, particularly human rights in African countries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mia Farrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
February 9, 1945 (81)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 19% in 30 days

What are Mia Farrow's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
24%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Society
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 24 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 20 · Intense 7

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 25 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 8

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 21 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 30
Ally
5 of 30
Mentor
5 of 30
Shapeshifter
4 of 30
Shadow
4 of 30
Herald
2 of 30
Threshold guardian
1 of 30
Trickster
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Warm
15
Melancholic
16
Contemplative
9
Absurd
10
Other
45

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mia Farrow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mia Farrow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 40 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Donyale Luna: Supermodel(2023)

    as archive footage

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Watcher(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Pearl Winslow

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Horse(2011)

    as Phyllis

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds(2010)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard(2009)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Be Kind Rewind(2008)

    as Ms. Kimberley

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Arthur and the Invisibles(2006)

    as Daisy Suchot

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Ex(2006)

    as Amelia Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Omen(2006)

    as Mrs. Baylock

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Samantha: An American Girl Holiday(2004)

    as Grandmary Edwards

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Zoey(2002)

    as Marcia

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Purpose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Anna Simmons

  • I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • A Girl Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Betty McCarthy

  • Forget Me Never(1999)

    as Diane McGowin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mona Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Coming Soon(1999)

    as Judy Hodsell

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Miracle at Midnight(1998)

    as Doris Koster

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Redux Riding Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Doris / Mrs. Wolf (voice)

  • Angela Mooney Dies Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Angela Mooney

  • Private Parts(1997)

    as Mia Farrow (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Rachel

  • Miami Rhapsody(1995)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Widows' Peak(1994)

    as Katherine O'Hare / Clancy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Husbands and Wives(1992)

    as Judy Roth

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Shadows and Fog(1991)

    as Irmy

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stories to Remember - Pegasus the Flying Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Alice(1990)

    as Alice Tate

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Stories to Remember: Beauty and the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)

    as Halley Reed

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • New York Stories(1989)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Long Ago and Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Another Woman(1988)

    as Hope

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • September(1987)

    as Lane

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Radio Days(1987)

    as Sally White

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hannah and Her Sisters(1986)

    as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985)

    as Cecilia

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Supergirl(1984)

    as Alura

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Danny Rose(1984)

    as Tina Vitale

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Zelig(1983)

    as Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Unicorn(1982)

    as Unicorn / Amalthea (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Narrator (live-action) / Sarah (voice)

  • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy(1982)

    as Ariel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Charlotte Bruckner

  • Avalanche(1978)

    as Caroline Brace

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Death on the Nile(1978)

    as Jacqueline de Bellefort

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Wedding(1978)

    as Buffy Brenner

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Julia(1977)

    as Julia Lofting

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Murder in Peyton Place(1977)

    as Allison MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Peter Pan

  • The Great Gatsby(1974)

    as Daisy Buchanan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Scoundrel in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Christine Dupont

  • The Public Eye(1972)

    as Belinda

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Brooke Collier

  • See No Evil(1971)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • John and Mary(1969)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Secret Ceremony(1968)

    as Cenci

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rosemary's Baby(1968)

    as Rosemary Woodhouse

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Dandy in Aspic(1968)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Belinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Belinda MacDonald

  • Guns at Batasi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Karen Eriksson

  • Peyton Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 267 episodes · as Allison MacKenzie

  • The Age of Curiosity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Pan

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1951 to 2023; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

The Omen (2006)

$120M worldwide

Highest rated

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Watcher (2022)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19512023

Peak 1986 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 22% of 37 roles
6474798994

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mia Farrow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Murder in Peyton Place (1977)

72nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mia Farrow's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles29–72 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles18–51 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles20–58 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles25–39 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles17–78 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mia Farrow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mia Farrow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Woody Allen shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles