Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith was born on October 26,1945 and is an American actress and businesswoman.
30 Facts About Jaclyn Smith
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Jaclyn Smith is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels, and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run.
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Jaclyn Smith reprised the role with cameo appearances in the films Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Charlie's Angels.
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Jaclyn Smith was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film for the title role in the TV film Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, and went on to star in numerous TV films and miniseries over the next 20 years, including Rage of Angels, George Washington, The Bourne Identity, Kaleidoscope and Nightmare in the Daylight.
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Jaclyn Smith had a recurring role from 2002 to 2004 in the drama series The District and appeared as Olivia Hodges in two episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2012.
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Jaclyn Smith's father was of Russian-Jewish descent, whereas her mother had English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh heritage.
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Jaclyn Smith graduated from Mirabeau B Lamar High School in 1964.
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Jaclyn Smith majored in psychology and drama at Trinity University in San Antonio but completed only a year.
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Jaclyn Smith was reportedly offered the role of Victoria Winters on the ABC daytime series Dark Shadows in 1968 but turned it down.
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Jaclyn Smith followed these up with guest spots on shows like The Partridge Family, McCloud, Switch and The Rookies.
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Jaclyn Smith was in the made-for-television movies Probe and Bootleggers.
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On March 21,1976, Jaclyn Smith first played Kelly Garrett in Charlie's Angels; the show was aired as a movie of the week, starring Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett as private investigators for Townsend Associates, a detective agency run by a reclusive multi-millionaire whom the women had never met.
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Jaclyn Smith played her role for all five seasons of Charlie's Angels until 1981, 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.
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Jaclyn Smith's first acting venture outside the Angels mold was the CBS-TV movie of the week Escape from Bogen County in 1977.
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In 1980, Jaclyn Smith starred with Robert Mitchum in the suspense thriller Nightkill.
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In 1983, Jaclyn Smith starred as Jennifer Parker in the TV movie Rage of Angels, based on the novel by Sidney Sheldon.
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Jaclyn Smith reprised the role in the 1986 sequel, Rage of Angels: The Story Continues.
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In 1985, Jaclyn Smith starred in the feature film Deja Vu, directed by her then-husband Tony Richmond.
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From 2002 to 2004, Jaclyn Smith had a recurring role as Vanessa Cavanaugh in the TV series The District.
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Jaclyn Smith reprised her role as Kelly Garrett for a cameo in the 2003 feature film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, the only "angel" from the original series to appear in a film adaptation.
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In March 2012, Jaclyn Smith guest-starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Olivia Hodges, the mother of David Hodges.
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In January 2019, Jaclyn Smith was seen promoting the Charlie's Angels television series on the MeTV network.
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Jaclyn Smith 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.
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In 1985, Jaclyn Smith entered the business world with the introduction of her collection of women's apparel for Kmart.
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Jaclyn Smith pioneered the concept of celebrities developing their own brands rather than merely endorsing others.
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In May 2009, Jaclyn Smith allowed a documentary crew to profile her home life, design philosophy and relationship with Kmart in an online video series sponsored by Kmart.
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Jaclyn Smith married Dennis Cole, an actor who appeared on Charlie's Angels in 1977 and 1978.
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Cole's son from a previous marriage, Joe Cole, with whom Jaclyn Smith had maintained a relationship after her divorce from his father, was murdered in 1991 during a robbery; the case remains unsolved.
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Jaclyn Smith has been married to Houston cardiothoracic surgeon Brad Allen since 1997.
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In 2010, Jaclyn Smith was featured in 1 a Minute, a documentary about breast cancer.