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Jaclyn Smith
Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett on the television series Charlie's Angels (1976-1981) and is the only original female lead to remain with the series intact. She reprized this role in guest roles in the films "Charlie's Angels 2" (2003) and "Charlie's Angels" (2019). She also appeared in other films, including Nightkill (1980) and Déjà Vu (1985). Since the 1980s, she has developed and marketed her own clothing and fragrance brands. Smith began her career in 1968 with minor roles. In 1976, she starred in "Charlie's Angels" alongside Kate Jackson and Farrah Cosey. The show catapulted the trio to fame, including appearing on the cover of Time magazine. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie for her starring role in the television film Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981), and went on to appear in several television films and miniseries over the next 20 years, including Wrath of the Angels (1983), George Washington (1984), The Man of Steel (1988), Kaleidoscope (1990), and Nightmare in the Daylight (1992). She had a recurring role on the television series The District from 2002 to 2004, and played Olivia Hodges in two episodes of CSI in 2012.
- Category
- Film & TV
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1945-10-26
- Wikidata
- Q235278