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Date of Birth

26 October 1945, Houston, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Jaclyn Ellen Smith

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Mini Biography

Jaclyn Smith was born Jaclyn Ellen Smith on October 26, 1945 in Houston, Texas. She graduated from high school and originally aspired to be a famous ballerina. In 1973, she landed a job as a Breck shampoo model. In 1976, she was offered a chance to star in a new pilot for a planned television series, entitled "Charlie's Angels" (1976). The pilot was slick and the show was an instant hit when it debuted on September 22, 1976 on ABC. Smith has the distinct honor of being the only Angel *not* to leave the show in its entire five-season run (1976-1981). After "Charlie's Angels" (1976), she went the TV-movie route and starred in such TV films as Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981) (TV), and such miniseries as The Bourne Identity (1988) (TV), Rage of Angels (1983) (TV) and Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV). She has had her own extremely successful clothing line at KMart since 1985, and is often a spokesperson. She has two children from her third marriage to Anthony B. Richmond (they divorced in 1989).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Bill Hatfield <hatfield@stgeorges.edu>

Spouse

Brad Allen	(11 October 1997 - present)
Anthony B. Richmond	(4 August 1981 - 1989) (divorced) 2 children
Dennis Cole	(29 October 1978 - 23 July 1981) (divorced)
Roger Davis	(29 November 1968 - January 1975) (divorced)

Trivia

Children, with Anthony B. Richmond: Spencer Margaret Richmond and Gaston Richmond.

1985: Started her own line of clothing at K-Mart.

1990: Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

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

Her husband, Brad Allen is a pediatric heart surgeon in Chicago, Illinois.

8/02: Underwent a lumpectomy and radiation treatment for breast cancer after a lump was detected during a routine check-up in July 2002. She did fine and joined the cast of "The District" (2000) this fall (2002) as Craig T. Nelson's love interest.

Childhood friend of actress Nancy Fox.

Wears size 8M heels.

She was the only one of the three original "Charlie's Angels" (1976) not to leave the show. She stayed on during its entire 5 season run (1976-1981). She is also the only Angel from the television series to make an appearance in either of the movie adaptations. She made an uncredited cameo in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) as her original character "Kelly Garrett", offering advice to the new generation of angels.

1998: The French musical group Air released the single "Kelly Watch the Stars", which is about the "Charlie's Angels" (1976) character "Kelly Garrett". In the video, one of the Air members is wearing a "Jaclyn Smith" shirt.

To avoid a nasty and prolonged divorce suit, she agreed to pay her third husband, Anthony B. Richmond, $4 million for sole custody of their son, Gaston Richmond, and daughter, Spencer Margaret Richmond.

Graduate of Lamar High School in Houston, Texas.

Studied drama at Trinity University.

Daughter of Margaret Ellen Smith.

Occupied all three of the eponymous billing slots on "Charlie's Angels" (1976). In the first season, Smith was billed third, after Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. When Fawcett left the series, Smith was billed second, behind Jackson. When Jackson left after the series' third season, Smith took top billing above Cheryl Ladd and Jackson's replacement, Shelley Hack.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Ex-stepmother of George Richmond and Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond.

Billed to star in Always to be directed by Tony Richmond in a 1984 Cannon Group publicity brochure.

Personal Quotes

I'm an old-fashioned girl, and I didn't believe in living with people, so I guess I married for the wrong reasons at times.

Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith. And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels. (On Farrah Fawcett's death)

Salary

"Charlie's Angels" (1976)

$40,000/week