JACLYN SMITH – 75 YEARS OLD

Most of the current generation of moviegoers associate Charlie’s Angels with Cameron Diaz, Lucy Lui, and Drew Barrymore or Elizabeth Banks’ 2019 film. However, connoisseurs of the industry know that these films owe a degree of gratitude to the original TV series that starred Jaclyn Smith. Moreover, the Texan actress was the only original cast of the series to have with the production until its end in 1981. She also had cameos on Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and in the 2019 reboot.

Smith started her career doing TV commercials back in 1969 before being cast for her iconic role amongst the trio of Charlie’s Angel alongside Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson in 1976. The series ultimately propelled her career to greater Hollywood fame, and she appeared in a multitude of TV films and miniseries throughout her career. To this day she remains active in the industry with her most recent appearance on an episode of All American, a sports drama on The CW.

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