- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTamara Faye LaValley
- Height4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
- Tammy Faye Bakker was born on March 7, 1942 in International Falls, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000), Roseanne (1988) and The Drew Carey Show (1995). She was married to Roe Messner and Jim Bakker. She died on July 20, 2007 in Loch Lloyd, Missouri, USA.
- SpousesRoe Messner(October 3, 1993 - July 20, 2007) (her death, 2 children)Jim Bakker(April 1, 1961 - March 13, 1992) (divorced, 2 children)
- Extreme eye makeup
- Short stature.
- Unlike most other evangelists, she was a supporter of LGBT rights.
- Although many impressions and parodies of her, particularly on Saturday Night Live (1975), feature her crying with heavily running mascara, Jessica Chastain noted that when researching her for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) she couldn't find a single image of Tammy Faye with running mascara (because she only wore waterproof).
- Is a successful singer who recorded over 25 gospel albums.
- Was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1996. Although surgery to remove the tumor was successful, she was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2004.
- Her documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
- Jim [ex-husband Jim Bakker] always said he was the cake and I was the frosting.
- I won't be in gay parades --- I don't think they need them. I believe in class --- I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
- Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
- Honey, God loves everybody. It's human beings who mess things up.
- If I died right now, I would consider myself one of the most fortunate women in the world to have lived and been able to do the kind of things I've been able to do in my life . And I'm very grateful...very grateful to the lord for taking a little girl who had nothing to give, but was willing to try.
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