Jaclyn Smith

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Biography

As the pretty, feminine brunette of the bunch - which included Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Kate Jackson - Smith as private detective Kelly Garrett was the only original Angel to stay with the show through its entire five year run. A smart cookie, Smith parlayed her "Angels" fame into a highly lucrative business relationship with the department store chain, K-Mart, as well as becoming known for one brief time in the early to mid 1980s, as "queen …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Jacquelyn Ellen Smith on October 26, 1945 in Houston, Texas, USA

Career Milestones

2007

Hosted the Bravo reality series, "Shear Genius"

2003

Reprised her role as Kelly Garrett in a short cameo in the feature, "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"

2002

Had a recurring role as Vanessa Cavanaugh in the CBS show, "The District"

1989

Played the title role in "Christine Cromwell," part of four installments of the rotating TV-movie series, "The ABC Saturday Mystery"

1988

Co-starred in Robert Ludlum's "The Bourne Identity," with Richard Chamberlain

1985

Designed and promoted a clothing line for Kmart

1985

Played the dual roles of Maggie Rogers and Brooke Ashley in the suspense thriller, "Deja Vu"

1983

Starred in Sidney Sheldon's TV-movie, "Rage of Angels"

1981

Played the title role in the TV-movie, "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress

1980

Co-starred with Robert Mitchum in the feature film, "Nightkill"

1976

Starred as Kelly Garrett in the popular ABC detective drama, "Charlie's Angels"

1971

Landed a job as a "Breck girl" for Breck Shampoo

1969

Appeared as a model in the feature film, "Goodbye Columbus"

Performed in regional theatre productions of "West Side Story," "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Bye Bye Birdie"

Awards

1981

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy