Polanski envisioned Rosemary as a robust, full - figured, girl - next - door type, and he wanted Tuesday Weld or his own then - fiancée Sharon Tate for the role. Since the book had not reached bestseller status yet, Evans was unsure the title alone would guarantee an audience for the film, and he felt a bigger name was needed for the lead. Mia Farrow -- with only a supporting role in Guns at Batasi (1964) and the then - unreleased A Dandy in Aspic (1968) as her only feature film credits -- had an unproven box office track record, but her role as Allison MacKenzie in the popular television series Peyton Place and her unexpected marriage to Frank Sinatra had made her a household name.
who played the female lead role in rosemary's baby
Mia Farrow