Jaclyn Smith
From left to right Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson
Birth name	Jacquelyn Ellen Smith
Born	October 26, 1947 (1947-10-26) (age 59) Houston, Texas, United States
Spouse(s)	Brad Allen
Official site	www.jaclynsmith.com

Jaclyn Smith (born October 26, 1947) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. She is best known for the role of Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1981). Smith was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run. For two decades, Smith has held the unofficial title of "Queen of TV Movies and Mini-series." She has appeared in over two dozen television movies and miniseries. Image File history File links Charlies_angels_1st_season_dvdcover. ... Farrah Fawcett (born February 2, 1947) is an American actress. ... Catherine Elise Kate Jackson (born on October 29, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American actress best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the 1970s television series Charlies Angels. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Kelly Garrett is the fictional private detective in the television series, Charlies Angels. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Biography

Early life

She was born Jacquelyn Ellen Smith in Houston, Texas to Jack Smith and Margaret Ellen Hartsfield.^[1][2] Her father was a Roman Catholic Irish dentist and her maternal grandfather was a Methodist minister.^{[citation needed]} Houston redirects here. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... X-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Se attended Pershing Middle School (Houston). John J. Pershing Middle School is a secondary school located at 3838 Bluebonnet in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77025. ...

Career

Acting

Her first acting venture outside the Angels mold was the CBS TV movie of the week Escape from Bogen County (1977). Then came the lead role in the highly anticipated version of Joyce Haber's The Users with Tony Curtis and John Forsythe in 1978. A television movie (also known as a TV film, TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz, June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. ... John Forsythe (born January 29, 1918 in Penns Grove, New Jersey), is an American stage, television and character actor who starred in three television series that spanned three decades such as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom, Bachelor Father (1957 – 1962), as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend...

In 1980, she starred with Robert Mitchum in the suspense thriller Nightkill while divorcing husband actor Dennis Cole. The movie was a big disappointment for Smith, as it was touted as her first big screen role. The movie was largely unreleased in the cinema and was released on tv right after. But Smith's performance in the movie was lauded by critics. She then starred in the blockbuster TV movie Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and received a Best Actress nomination from the Golden Globe awards but lost to Jane Seymour for the TV remake of East of Eden. In 1983, Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels arrived on her doorstep. Smith was so popular that fans all over the world begged Sheldon to re-write the storyline that required Smith's character's son to die; there was a sequel in 1986. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ... Dennis Cole (born July 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. ... First official White House portrait. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Jane Seymour OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15, 1951) is an English actress probably best known today as the co-star of the James Bond film Live and Let Die and star of the TV series and film Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. ... For other uses, see East of Eden (disambiguation). ... Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an American writer who won awards in three careers—a Broadway playwright, a Hollywood TV and movie screenwriter, and a best-selling novelist. ... Rage of Angels is a novel written by acclaimed writer, Sidney Sheldon. ...

In 1988, Smith appeared again in another miniseries based from Sheldon's novel, Windmills of the Gods. This time with veteran superstar Robert Wagner as her love interest. Another blockbuster in the Nielsen ratings chart during its showing. Windmills of the Gods is a novel by American thriller writer Sidney Sheldon. ...

But the one that really certified her reign as the Queen of TV/Miniseries is the offer to star opposite the King Of TV Miniseries Richard Chamberlain in the movie adaptation of Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Identity. Smith was Chamberlain's first choice as his leading lady but Smith just wrapped up with the Windmills of the Gods shoot and declined the offer. The role was offered to Lesley Anne Down who wanted her husband to photograph the film. Producers refuses and waited and offer again the role to Smith. The result is probably one of the best ever on television history. The miniseries was a huge hit not only in America but also all over the world. The Bourne Identity is a 1980 spy fiction thriller by Robert Ludlum about an amnesiac who must discover who he is and why several different groups, including an assassin and the CIA, are trying to kill him. ...

With Windmills of the Gods and The Bourne Identity, Smith was back again on top. Then year after, she starred in another tv movie, Settle the Score. Originally titled, Blood Knot, the film was Smith's first disturbing role. It's about incest, rape, killings, and other dirty family secrets. The film was widely acknowledged by the critics and again proved her Nielsen ratings prowess.

Other blockbuster hits were Florence Nightingale,George Washington, Lies Before Kisses,The Rape of Dr. Willis, In the Arms of A Killer and several TV versions of Danielle Steel novels. Her then-husband Tony Richmond also directed her in the feature film Deja Vu. Embley Park, now a school, was the family home of Florence Nightingale. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Danielle Steel (born Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel on August 14, 1947 in New York City, New York) is one of the best-selling authors in the United States. ... This article is about d vu, the psychological phenomenon. ...

In 1989, Smith had the title role in Christine Cromwell, a mystery television series based in San Francisco which only lasted one season, but whose cast included such esteemed actors as Celeste Holm, as Christine Cromwell's oft-married mother, as well as Theodore Bikel. Christine Cromwell is part of ABC's Mystery Wheel series which rotates with other detective shows like Columbo, Kojak and B.L. Stryker. Smith's show has the distinction of being the only female character among the other shows. Although, consider as series, the show is more of a monthly two-hour show. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Celeste Holm (b. ... Theodore Bikel. ...

Smith had a recurring role as Vanessa Cavanaugh on the series The District (2002 -2004), which starred Craig T. Nelson. The television crime drama The District aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. ... Craig T. Nelson (born Craig Richard Nelson on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actor. ...

Smith reprised her Kelly Garrett role in a short cameo in the 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle feature film. In 2007, Smith hosted Shear Genius, an American reality series on the Bravo network. Kelly Garrett is the fictional private detective in the television series, Charlies Angels. ... Shear Genius is an American reality television series on the Bravo network that focuses on hair styling. ...

Designing

Since 1985, Smith has designed and promoted a clothing line for Kmart. Her fashion collection alone sold more than 300 million units since its debut. Smith now sells shoes, watches, and accessories. A few years ago, Smith started another business venture – her up-scale home furnishing business and it's now being sold all around America. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Personal life

Smith has been married four times; to actors Roger Davis (1968–1975) and Dennis Cole (1978–1981), to filmmaker Tony Richmond (1981–1989), and to surgeon Brad Allen (since 1997). Smith has two children, Spencer Margaret and Gaston, from her marriage to Richmond. She battled breast cancer successfully. Roger Davis (born 5 April 1939) is an American actor, best known for his roles in Dark Shadows and Alias Smith and Jones. ... Dennis Cole (born July 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...

In 1991, her stepson Joe Cole, the then-roommate to Henry Rollins, was shot to death in his home during a robbery attempt. Joe Cole (April 4, 1961 - December 19, 1991) was a roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band. ... Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer and songwriter, spoken word artist and author. ...

Cultural references - Micellaneous facts

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• Actress Jane Seymour may have starred in more TV movies or miniseries but Jaclyn Smith tops the list when it comes to the Nielsen Ratings Chart. Smith's got more No. 1 projects more than any other actress in Hollywood.
• Comic strip artist Sy Barry drew the luscious Diana Palmer, wife of The Phantom, after Jaclyn Smith.
• People named her twice in their annual list of the Most Beautiful People in the World.
• The difficult-to-please Mr. Blackwell once named her The World's Best Dressed Woman.
• In 1979, McCall's ran a poll of Who's Face Most Women Would Like To Have. Jaclyn Smith topped the list. In 1985, McCall's named her as one of America's 10 Best Bodies.
• TV Guide magazine readers voted Jaclyn Smith as the Most Beautiful Woman On Television in 1991.
• In the April 1984 issue of People, Jaclyn Smith was voted as one of the Ten Great Faces of Our Time. Film producer Robert Evans said that Smith comes closest to perfection in her eyes, hair, and facial structure.
• CBS rejected Smith's idea of playing Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell in the movie version of the book Road to Tara. Years after, Shannen Doherty starred in NBC's bio of Mitchell.
• In a season 15 episode of The Simpsons (The Fat and the Furriest) she is portrayed as having her own line of Axe Heads
• A nationwide poll in 1983 conducted by TV Picture Life magazine crowned Smith and Tom Selleck as the New King & Queen of Hollywood.
• In 1985, Ladies' Home Journal magazine sampled 2,000 men and women in 100 places in America to determine America's Favorite Women. Jaclyn Smith came in the top of the list as the Most Beautiful Woman in America. Dynasty star Linda Evans came second.
• Smith's California perfume was so successful that Max Factor released California for Men as well.
• The French band Air (band) were inspired by Smith's Charlie's Angel's character Kelly Garrett and recorded and released the song "Kelly Watch the Stars" on their 1998 album Moon Safari.

Lists of magazine's who named Jaclyn Smith as the World's Most Beautiful Woman: 1. People 2. TV Guide (U.S.) 3. Harper's Bazaar 4. Time 5. TV Picture Life 6. Rona Barrett's Hollywood 7. Ladies' Home Journal 8. McCalls 9. Celebrity Plus 10.TV Times 11.Preview 12.Modern Screen Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Sy Barry at the drawing table. ... Diana Palmer is the wife of Kit Walker, aka. ... For other uses, see Phantom. ... Mr. ... Cover of the March 1911 issue McCalls was a monthly American womens magazine that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of six million in 1960. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... There have been several well-known people named Robert Evans, including: Robert Evans (author) Robert_Evans_(film_producer) Robert Evans (politician) Robert Evans is also the name of a firefighter who was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 Bob Evans This is a disambiguation... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... For the film, see Gone with the Wind (film). ... For the Canadian politician see Margaret Mitchell (politician) Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was the American author, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for her immensely successful novel, Gone with the Wind, which was published in 1936. ... Shannen Maria Doherty (born April 12, 1971) is an American actress and television director, perhaps best known for her work as Heather Duke in Heathers, as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Fat and the Furriest is an episode from The Simpsons that aired in the fifteenth season on November 30, 2003. ... // For other uses, see Dynasty (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Air is a French music duo, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. ... Kelly Garrett is the fictional private detective in the television series, Charlies Angels. ... Moon Safari is the first full-length album by the French band Air, released in 1998 and considered a classic of the chillout genre. ...

References

External links

• Jaclyn Smith at the Internet Movie Database
• Jaclyn Smith at TV.com