The funeral for 62-year-old Fawcett, who died last Thursday following a long-running battle with cancer, will take place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown LA.
She died in hospital with her long-time partner Ryan O'Neal at her beside.
Announcing the death he said: "After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away.
"Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world."
Born in Texas in 1947, the actress rose to fame in the 1970s through the highly successful show about three beautiful private detectives.
Fawcett played the role of Jill Munroe, winning a People's Choice Award in the process.
Her fame was confirmed through the sales of posters depicting the actress in a one-piece red swimming costume, a picture which adorned the walls of many teenage boys' bedrooms in the late 1970s.
She also won female fans as a result of her hairstyle, with the "Fawcett do" a popular request at hairdressers of the time.
Her career post-Charlie's Angels included a performance as a battered wife in the TV movie The Burning Bed, a role for which she received an Emmy Award nomination.
She also received a Golden Globe nomination for the movie version of the controversial off-Broadway play Extremities.
In September 2006 she began to suffer from exhaustion and after two weeks of tests it was confirmed she was suffering from anal cancer.
O'Neal, with whom she had a 17-year relationship, was a constant companion throughout her illness, escorting her to hospital for chemotherapy sessions.
Earlier this month, the actor asked his long-time companion to marry him and she agreed. They would wed "as soon as she can say 'yes'," O'Neal said at the time.
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