Frances Farmer

American actress (1913–1970) · United Kingdom · Female · Born 1958-05-13 (68)

11 films · 14 shows

Frances Elena Farmer was an American actress. She appeared in over a dozen feature films and three significant Broadway plays over the course of her career. Farmer gained greater notoriety posthumously for having had a nervous breakdown and undergone a five-year involuntary commitment in a state-run mental institution. She was said to have suffered abusive conditions, which have remained the subject of much controversy and speculation. Wikipedia ↗