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ACTOR

Jaclyn Smith

Known for
Charlie's Angels (1976)

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Jaclyn Smith is an actor best known for Charlie's Angels.

13 Interesting Facts About Jaclyn Smith

  1. #001

    To avoid a bitter and prolonged divorce, Jaclyn Smith agreed to pay her third husband, Anthony B. Richmond, 4 million dollars for custody of their son Gaston Richmond and daughter Spencer Margaret Richmond.

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    In 1990, Jaclyn Smith was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

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    Jaclyn Smith is the only cast member who stayed with Charlie's Angels (1976) for all five seasons. She is also the only female cast member Cheryl Ladd got along well with; the two remained friends for decades after the series ended.

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  4. #004

    Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett supported one another in their personal battles with cancer. Smith and Jackson both survived breast cancer, while Farrah fought anal cancer for three years and died of it in 2009.

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    After a lump was found during a routine check-up in July 2002, Jaclyn Smith underwent a lumpectomy and radiation treatment for breast cancer. She recovered and that fall (2002) joined the cast of The District (2000) as Craig T. Nelson's love interest.

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  6. #007

    Jaclyn Smith occupied all three of the same-named billing slots on Charlie's Angels (1976). In the first season she was billed third, after Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. When Fawcett left the series, Smith moved to second, after Jackson. When Jackson left after the show's third season, Smith received top billing over Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack, Jackson's replacement.

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  7. #008

    Smith's husband, Brad Allen, is a pediatric heart surgeon in Chicago, Illinois.

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  8. #009

    Jaclyn Smith is friends with Cheryl Ladd.

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  9. #011

    Jaclyn Smith gave birth to her first child at age 36.

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  10. #012

    In 1985, Jaclyn Smith launched her own clothing line at Kmart.

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  11. #014

    Jaclyn Smith never warmed to Shelley Hack; Smith had wanted her friend Susie Coelho to replace Kate Jackson.

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  12. #016

    Jaclyn Smith was inducted into the Hair Fan's Hall of Fame in 2012.

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  13. #017

    Jaclyn Smith turned down the role of Gwendolyn "Gwen" Williams on the soap opera Titans (2000).

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