Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith | |
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Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1968–present |
Known for | |
Spouses | Brad Allen (m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Fran Kranz (former-son-in-law) |
Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Jaclyn Smith (born October 26, 1945)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run. She reprised the role with cameo appearances in the films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and Charlie's Angels (2019). Her other films include Nightkill (1980) and Déjà Vu (1985). Beginning in the 1980s, she began developing and marketing her own brands of clothing and perfume.
Smith began her career in 1968 in minor roles. In 1976, she was cast in Charlie's Angels, alongside
Early life
Smith was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Margaret Ellen (née Hartsfield)[
Smith's career aspirations shifted to modeling and acting as she found work in television commercials and print ads, including one for Listerine mouthwash.[5] She was reportedly offered the role of Victoria Winters on the ABC daytime series Dark Shadows in 1968 but turned it down. She landed a job as a "Breck girl" for Breck Shampoo in 1971, and a few years later joined the model/actress Farrah Fawcett as a spokesmodel for Wella Balsam shampoo.[5]
Career
Early career
First appearing uncredited in Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Smith had a noticeable role in The Adventurers (1970), in which she played a journalist. Both movies were filmed in 1968. Smith followed these up with guest spots on shows like The Partridge Family, McCloud, Switch and The Rookies. She was in the made-for-television movies Probe (1972) and Bootleggers (1974).
Charlie's Angels
On March 21, 1976, Smith first played Kelly Garrett in
Fawcett departed at the end of the first season, and Cheryl Ladd was a successful addition to the cast, remaining until the end of the series. Jackson departed at the end of the third season, and proved harder to replace, as first Shelley Hack and then Tanya Roberts were brought in to try re-igniting the chemistry, media attention and ratings success enjoyed by the earlier teams. Smith played her role for all five seasons of Charlie's Angels until 1981, also portraying the Garrett character in a cameo in the 2003 feature film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and later in the 2019 film Charlie's Angels. Christina Chambers portrayed Smith in the 2004 television film Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels.[7]
In 1977 on the first episode of the
Interim work
Smith's first two acting ventures outside the Angels mold (as an actress of note) was the CBS-TV movie of the week Escape from Bogen County in 1977, and Season 1 Episode 2 of the “The Love Boat” (aired Oct. 1, 1977) where she played Janette Bradford cruising solo while being watched by the private eye her husband hired. Then came a leading role in Joyce Haber's The Users with
After Charlie's Angels
Smith continued to appear in a number of television movies and miniseries during the 1980s and 1990s including George Washington, The Night They Saved Christmas (both 1984), Florence Nightingale (1985), Windmills of the Gods (1988) – another TV film based on a Sidney Sheldon novel – The Bourne Identity[9] (also 1988); adapted from author Robert Ludlum's novel of the same name; Settle the Score (1989), Lies Before Kisses, The Rape of Dr. Willis (both 1991), In the Arms of a Killer (1992), and several TV versions of Danielle Steel novels, including Kaleidoscope (1990) and Family Album (1994).
In 1985, Smith starred in the feature film Deja Vu, directed by her then-husband Tony Richmond. In 1989, she played the title role in Christine Cromwell, a mystery television series based in San Francisco, but which only lasted one season. That same year, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[10][11]
From 2002 to 2004, Smith had a recurring role as Vanessa Cavanaugh in the TV series The District. She reprised her role as Kelly Garrett for a cameo in the 2003 feature film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle,[12] the only "angel" from the original series to appear in a film adaptation. In August 2006, Smith reunited with her angels co-stars Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson at the 58th Primetime Emmy awards in tribute to producer Aaron Spelling who had died earlier that year.[13] Her appearance there subsequently led Bravo TV's producers to cast Smith as the celebrity host of Bravo's weekly competitive reality series Shear Genius, which began airing in March 2007.[14] Smith hosted the show for its first two seasons.[15]
In March 2010, Smith returned to acting after a five-year absence with a guest role on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In March 2012, Smith guest-starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Olivia Hodges, the mother of David Hodges (played by Wallace Langham).[16]
In January 2019, Smith was seen promoting the Charlie's Angels television series on the MeTV network. She reprised her role as Kelly for a cameo appearance in the 2019 feature film Charlie's Angels, Smith's second cameo in the film franchise.[17]
Designing
In 1985, Smith entered the business world with the introduction of her collection of women's apparel for
In September 2008, Smith launched the STYLE by Jaclyn Smith wig collection for Paula Young Wigs.[20] The wigs are designed by hair stylist José Eber.[21]
Personal life
Smith has been married four times. Her first marriage was to actor Roger Davis (1968–1975).[22] She married Dennis Cole, an actor who appeared on Charlie's Angels in 1977 and 1978. Cole appeared on the show two more times before the couple divorced in 1981. Cole's son from a previous marriage, Joe Cole, with whom Smith had maintained a relationship after her divorce from his father, was murdered in 1991 during a robbery; the case remains unsolved. In 1981, Smith married filmmaker Tony Richmond, with whom she had two children, Gaston (b. 1982) and Spencer Margaret (b. 1985), before divorcing Richmond in 1989. Smith has been married to Houston cardiothoracic surgeon Brad Allen since 1997.[23]
Smith was treated for breast cancer in 2003.[24][25] In 2010, Smith was featured in 1 a Minute, a documentary about breast cancer.[26][27]
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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1969 | Goodbye, Columbus | Wedding Guest | Uncredited role |
1970 | The Adventurers | Girl journalist Belinda | |
1972 | Probe
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Stewardess | Television film |
1974 | Bootleggers | Sally Fannie Tatum | |
Sin, American Style | Susan Cole | TV movie | |
1976 | The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper | Cathy Martin | |
1977 | Escape from Bogen County | Maggie Bowman | |
1978 | The Users
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Elena Scheider | |
1980 | Nightkill | Katherine Atwell | |
1981 | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | Jacqueline Kennedy | TV movie Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
1983 | Rage of Angels | Jennifer Parker | Miniseries |
1984 | Sentimental Journey | Julie Ross-Gardner | TV movie |
George Washington | Sally Fairfax | Miniseries | |
The Night They Saved Christmas | Claudia Baldwin | TV movie | |
1985 | Florence Nightingale | Florence Nightingale | |
Déjà Vu | Brooke/Maggie | ||
1986 | Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Jennifer Parker | Miniseries |
1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Mary Ashley | |
The Bourne Identity | Marie St. Jacques | ||
1989 | Settle the Score | Katherine Whately | TV movie |
1990 | Kaleidoscope | Hilary Walker | |
1991 | Lies Before Kisses | Elaine Sanders | |
The Rape of Doctor Willis | Kate Willis | ||
1992 | In the Arms of a Killer | Maria Quinn | |
Nightmare in the Daylight | Megan Lambert | ||
Love Can Be Murder | Elizabeth Bentley | ||
1994 | Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story | Donna Yaklich | |
Family Album | Faye Price Thayer | ||
1996 | My Very Best Friend | Dana Griffin | |
1997 | Married to a Stranger | Megan Potter | |
1998 | Before He Wakes | Bridget Smith Michaels | |
1999 | Free Fall | Renee Brennan | |
Three Secrets | Diane | ||
2000 | Navigating the Heart | Edith Iglauer | |
2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Kelly Garrett | Cameo |
2005 | Ordinary Miracles | Judge Kay Woodbury | TV movie |
2015 | Bridal Wave | Felice Hamilton | |
2019 | Charlie's Angels | Kelly Garrett | Cameo |
Random Acts of Christmas | Lauren Larkin | TV movie |
Television series
Year(s) | Title | Role | Seasons | Notes |
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1976–1981 | Charlie's Angels | Kelly Garrett | 1–5 | 115 episodes |
1989–1990 | Christine Cromwell | Christine Cromwell | 1 | 4 episodes |
2002–2004 | The District | Vanessa Cavanaugh | 3 & 4 | 13 episodes |
2007–2009 | Shear Genius | Host | 1 & 2 | 19 episodes |
Television appearances
Year | Title | Role | Episode titles | Notes |
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1970 | The Partridge Family | Tina | "When Mother Gets Married" | Season 1, episode 5 |
1973 | McCloud | Jackie Rogers | "Showdown at the End of the World" | Season 3, episode 4 |
1975 | Margaret 'Ellie' Hart | "The Man with the Golden Hat" | Season 5, episode 6 | |
Get Christie Love! | Sari Lancaster | "A Fashion Heist" | Season 1, episode 20 | |
Switch | Allie McGuiness | "Pilot Episode" AKA "Las Vegas Roundabout" | Pilot | |
"The Late Show Murders" | Season 1, episode 2 | |||
"Death Heist" | Season 1, episode 7 | |||
The Rookies | Judy March | "The Code Five Affair" | Season 4, episode 15 | |
1976 | The Captain and Tennille Show | Herself | Season 1, episode 8 | |
1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | Herself | "The Angels and the Bums" | Season 1, episode 1 |
The Love Boat | Janette Bradford | "A Tasteful Affair/Oh, Dale!/The Main Event" | Season 1, episode 2 | |
2000 | Becker | Megan | "The Wrong Man" | Season 3, episode 6 |
2001 | "Pretty Poison" | Season 3, episode 14 | ||
2004 | Hope & Faith | Dr. Anne Osvath | "Natal Attraction" | Season 2, episode 6 |
"Stand by Your Mandi" | Season 2, episode 7 | |||
2006 | Mornings with Kerri-Anne | Herself - Guest | TV series Australia, 1 episode | |
2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Susan Delzio | "Bedtime" | Season 11, episode 18 |
2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Olivia Hodges | "Malice in Wonderland" | Season 12, episode 18 |
"Homecoming" | Season 12, episode 22 | |||
2021 | All American | Wendy Fine | "Ready or Not" | Season 3, episode 14 |
Tributes
- A number of style editorialists and magazine polls have attested to Smith's popularity and declared her one of the most beautiful women in the world. The difficult-to-please Mr. Blackwell once named her "The World's Best Dressed Woman".[28] In 1979, McCall's ran a poll of "Whose Face Most Women Would Like To Have"; Smith topped the list.
- In the April 1984 issue of People, Smith was voted as having one of the "Ten Great Faces of Our Time".
- In 1985, McCall's named Smith as having one of "America's 10 Best Bodies". People named Smith twice in its annual list of the "Most Beautiful People in the World".[29] Also in 1985, Ladies' Home Journal sampled 2,000 men and women in 100 different locations in the United States to determine "America's Favorite Women"; Smith came top of the list as the "Most Beautiful Woman in America", with actress Linda Evans coming in second.
- In 1991, TV Guide readers voted Smith as the "Most Beautiful Woman Not on Television".[30]
- The French band Air was inspired by Smith's Charlie's Angels character Kelly Garrett to record the song "Kelly Watch the Stars" for their critically acclaimed 1998 album Moon Safari, and the track was released as a single.[31]
References
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actor Jaclyn Smith in 1945 (age 78)
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- ^ Dillon, Nancy (October 4, 2012). "Jaclyn Smith recalls breast-cancer fright". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Emmy, 'Angels' remember Aaron Spelling". Today Show. August 27, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (April 11, 2007). "Jaclyn Smith on her reality show and Farrah's big 'do". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Jaclyn Smith, local stylists make the 'Shear Genius' cut". San Francisco Examiner. June 21, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (February 9, 2012). "'CSI' casts 'Charlie's Angels' star Jaclyn Smith". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ Labonte, Rachel (November 16, 2019). "Charlie's Angels 6 End-Credits Scenes Explained: Who Are The New Recruits". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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- ^ "Home Decor: Jaclyn Smith Today". Kmart. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ "STYLE by Jaclyn Smith website". Paula Young. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ Cowen, Diane (August 29, 2016). "Catching up with Jaclyn Smith, Houston's 'Angel'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Heaven Sent".
- ^ "New Program to Help Heal Babies'Hearts". Distinctions. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. February 2004. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ Cohen, Elizabeth (October 18, 2007). "Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith on surviving breast cancer". CNN. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Parade, 6/22/08, p. 4
- ^ "1 A MINUTE". Uniglobe Entertainment. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Rothman, Michael (June 19, 2015). "Melissa Etheridge: How My Life's Changed 10 Years After Cancer". ABC News. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Epstein, Benjamin (January 24, 1986). "Blackwell Dubs Princess Worst-Dressed". Los Angeles Times.
- Sun-Sentinel. Deerfield Beach, Florida. October 10, 1985. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "She's The Most Beautiful Woman Not On Television". Orlando Sentinel. August 6, 1991. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Burchill, Julie (November 17, 2000). "Once upon a time there were three little girls who went to the police academy..." The Guardian. Manchester. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Jaclyn Smith at IMDb
- Jaclyn Smith at Rotten Tomatoes
- Jaclyn Smith at AllMovie
- Jaclyn Smith Feature in Energy Times Issue July/August 2009
- Jaclyn Smith at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television