Mary Louise Farrell Palmer (November 27, 1942 – October 20, 2011), known professionally as Aniko Farrell, was a

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singer, actress and

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. Farrell was one of nine children born to Arthur and Elizabeth Farrell in St. John's, Newfoundland. She was educated at Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School and started to sing at an early age. She won several awards at the

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. In 1964 Farrell was voted Miss Newfoundland and won

later that same year. She went on to enter the Miss World contest where she was the runner-up. Farrell made guest appearances on ''

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'' and was offered a contract to appear regularly on the show.''

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'' () She used her stage name Aniko when performing in

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musicals. It was there in 1966 where she met Peter Palmer, whom she married later that year in Los Angeles.''California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985'' The couple had a daughter, Farrell Beth, and lived in Florida until her death in 2011.

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Mary Louise Farrell - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, v. 2, p. 18
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrell, Mary Louise 1942 births 2011 deaths Actresses from Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian beauty pageant winners Canadian musical theatre actresses Canadian stage actresses Miss World 1964 delegates Musicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian emigrants to the United States 20th-century Canadian women singers Miss Universe 1964 contestants

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