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| Birth Name(s) : Ellen Jaclyn Smith |
Date of Birth: October 26, 1947 |
| Status:
Married
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Partner:
Dr. Brad Allen |
| Profession:
Actor |
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Full Jaclyn Smith Biography
Jaclyn Smith was born Ellen Jaclyn Smith on October 26, 1947, in Houston, Texas. She graduated from high school there in 1964 and originally aspired to be a famous ballerina. In 1973, she landed a job as a Breck shampoo model. In 1976, she was offered 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) (TV), she went the TV-movie route and starred in such TV films as "Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy", and such miniseries as _Bourne Identity, The (1988) (TV)_ (qv, 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 Richmond (they divorced in 1989).
In 2002, Jaclyn partnered with Largo Inc., an importer of bedroom and dining furniture, to unveil the Jaclyn Smith Home Collection. In the same year, a licensing agreement with Art & Frame Direct, a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty furnishings & accessories, was reached to produce her exclusive line of decorative accessories to complement her home furnishings.
Jaclyn's philanthropic efforts are respected worldwide because of her devoted energy for numerous organizations including, the American Heart Association, and her fight against cancer for women and children. She is the permanent chairperson for Ability First of Southern California.
Jaclyn Smith is married to Dr. Bradley Allen, a leading pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeon. Her son is Gaston-Anthony and her daughter is Spencer-Margaret. The family resides in Southern California.
Jaclyn Smith's business interests are represented exclusively by Sterling/Winters Company. |
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Additional Jaclyn Smith Biography
Ellen 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", appearing in over two dozen television movies and mini-series.
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.
In 1980, she starred with Robert Mitchum in the suspense thriller Nightkill while divorcing husband actor Dennis Cole. The movie was touted as her first big screen role, but turned out to be a huge disappointment for Smith, as the film was largely unreleased in the cinema and was released on TV soon afterwards. 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.
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. It was another blockbuster in the Nielsen ratings chart during its showing.
But the one that really certified Smith's reign as the Queen of TV/Miniseries was 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 she had 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 refused and again offered the role to Smith. The result is probably one of the best ever in television history. The miniseries was a huge hit not only in America but all over the world.
With Windmills of the Gods and The Bourne Identity, Smith was back again on top. Then in 1989, she starred in another TV movie, Settle the Score. Originally titled Blood Knot, the film was Smith's first disturbing role. It detailed 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 1985 feature film Deja Vu.
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. Although consider as a series, the show is more of a monthly two-hour show.
Smith had a recurring role as Vanessa Cavanaugh in the series The District (2002 -2004), which starred Craig T. Nelson.
Smith reprised her Kelly Garrett role in a short cameo in the 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle feature film. In 2007, she hosted Shear Genius, an American reality series on the Bravo network.
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.
In 1991, her stepson Joe Cole, the then-roommate to Henry Rollins, was shot to death in his home during a robbery attempt. |
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