- The Barbie Doll "Malibu Barbie" was created based on Sharon Tate's character in Don't Make Waves (1967).
- Tate's never-born son was to be named Paul Richard Polanski, after her father. Sharon's tombstone bears both Paul's name and her own.
- Sharon became close friends with her Valley of the Dolls (1967) costars, Patty Duke and Barbara Parkins. Parkins later served as Sharon's Maid of Honor when she married Roman Polanski in 1968.
- The house at 10050 Cielo Drive, rented by Tate and Roman Polanski at the time of the murders, was demolished in 1994. An Italian-style mansion has been erected in its place and the street address has been changed. The new mansion was originally priced at $12.5 million in an attempt to cash in on the locations notoriety but no sale was made. Recently, the price was reduced to $7.7 million but the house still remains vacant.
- In high school, she was a cheerleader, baton twirler, star basketball player, and played Juliet in the school production of "Romeo and Juliet." She was also voted Homecoming Queen and Senior Prom Queen. She was also on Student Council.
- Last book she read was Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" which she convinced Roman Polanski would make a great film one day. Polanski's film Tess (1979) is dedicated simply "For Sharon".
- Her character, 'Freya Carlson', in The Wrecking Crew (1968) was the inspiration for 'Felicity Shagwell' in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
- Her favorite lip makeup was vaseline. She kept little jars of it in her car.
- Spoke fluent Italian.
- Hated wearing shoes in her life. Unless the situation absolutely called for her to wear shoes, she'd go around barefoot. When eating in restaurants that had the "No shoes, no service" policy she'd wrap rubber bands around her feet and ankles to give the illusion of sandals.
- Auditioned for the role of Liesl in The Sound of Music (1965) that went to Charmian Carr.
- Sharon and Victoria Vetri became close friends during the filming of "Rosemary's Baby". On the night of August 8 and 9, 1969, Sharon invited Victoria to her house, but Victoria had to decline due to illness. That was the night that Sharon and four others died at the hands of Charles Manson's followers.
- Her friend Christopher Jones was emotionally devastated by her August 9th, 1969 murder by the acolytes of Charles Manson. Jones suffered what he described as a "nervous breakdown" and abandoned his acting career.
- Had enormous brown eyes and a dazzling smile. At the time of her death, she was known as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood.
- When the house was demolished in 1994, Trent Reznor having used the house to record his 8th Halo album 'The Downward Spiral (1994)' alledgedly took the 'Pig' door and used it for his studio in Louisiana.
- Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
- Was 8½ months pregnant at the time of her death. She was due to give birth two weeks after her murder.
- She was sensitive to strong perfumes and toilet water but did enjoy using a scent enhanced body soap called Mink & Pearls.
- When, in 2003, E! Entertainment Television ranked the 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003), the murder of Sharon Tate was listed at number nine.
- In 1959 she was the winner of 5 different beauty pageants: Miss Frontier Days, Miss Richland, Miss Tri-Cities, Miss Water Follies, and Miss Auto-Rama.
- There is a reference to Sharon Tate in Woodstock (1970) best seen in the bluray disc version of the movie. Exactly 15 minutes into the movie a local storekeeper is being interviewed on the business the rock festival was bringing in -- behind the storekeeper's right shoulder is a newsstand of local papers including the New York Daily News, the front page headline "Sharon's Pals Balk At Probe - Cops Study New Address Book". Sharon's death had been the front page news story around the world the weekend before Woodstock.
- Was originally cast in the role of "Billie Jo" on Petticoat Junction (1963), but she walked away from the show on advice from her manager (Martin Ransohoff). He didn't feel it was a good launching pad for her career.
- Sister of Debra Tate and Patricia Tate.
- Her first beauty pageant win was "Miss Tiny Tot" when she was 6-months-old.
- She was widely known as a very kind and sweet natured person. Mia Farrow described Tate as "sweet and pure a human being as I have ever known", while Patty Duke remembered her as "a gentle, gentle creature".
- Was friends with: Ava Roosevelt, Carrie White, Mia Farrow, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Barbara Parkins, Hatami, Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Evans, Gene Gutowski, Barbara Bouchet, Dean Martin, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Lee, Patty Duke, Richard Sylbert, Jane Fonda, Warren Beatty, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, Wende Wagner, Elke Sommer, Ingrid Pitt, Sheilah Wells, Iain Quarrier, Suzanna Leigh, Terry O'Neill, Peter Sellers, Leslie Caron, Tony Curtis, Joanna Pettet, Barbara Lewis, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Roddy McDowall and Cass Elliot.
- Lived in Richland, Washington from the 1955 to the fall of 1959 and attended Chief Joseph Junior High School (now Chief Joseph Middle School) from September of 1955 to June of 1958, and Columbia High School (now Richland High School) from September of 1958 to October of 1959.
- On "E!'s Most Shocking Hollywood Murders", her murder was ranked #1.
- Received "introducing" designation in the credits of two films. Internationally with Eye of the Devil (1966) and domestically in Don't Make Waves (1967), both produced by her mentor, Martin Ransohoff.
- She starred in 12+1 (1969) just because she wanted to work with Orson Welles.
- She had a crush on her future Eye of The Devil (1966) co-star David Niven as a teenager and says she once proclaimed her intent to marry him.
- Was originally cast in the role of Christian Rudd in The Cincinnati Kid (1965) by producer Martin Ransohoff, who had her under contract. She was replaced with Tuesday Weld by the film's director, Norman Jewison, after Sam Peckinpah was fired several days into filming by Ransohoff. Ransohoff was dismayed by Peckinpah's desire to shoot the film in black and white and to feature Tate in a nude scene.
- Drove a 1967 red Ferrari with tags # VMP659.
- Was crowned Sophomore Princess at Columbia High School in 1958.
- Roman Polanski briefly considered her for the lead role in Rosemary's Baby (1968).
- Her co-stars in Eye of The Devil (1966), David Niven and Deborah Kerr, both praised her acting talents and believed she had the potential to be a great success.
- She was 5'6" tall, wore a size 6 dress in 1960s sizing and a size 6B shoe.
- Spent her junior year of high school in three different schools: Columbia High School in Richland, Washington, from September to late fall 1959; Irvin High School in El Paso, Texas, from late fall 1959 to April 1960; and Vicenza American High School in Vicenza, Italy, from April to June 1960. She graduated from Vicenza American High School in 1961.
- Portrayed by Margot Robbie in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019).
- Her parents were Paul James Tate (1922-2005) and Doris Gwendolyn Willett (1924-1992). They were married on January 25, 1942.
- Attendants at her and Roman Polanski's London wedding in 1968 were Warren Beatty, Michael Caine and Leslie Caron, etc.
- A January 25, 1965, brief in Daily Variety announced that she would play the lead, on loan from Filmways, in producer Sy Weintraub's Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966). The role eventually went to Nancy Kovack.
- Lived in Pasadena, Texas from 1948 to 1955 and attended St. Pius V Catholic School and South Shaver Elementary School.
- Was look-alikes with her friend Joanna Pettet.
- Born at 5:47 pm-CST on a Sunday.
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