Jaclyn Smith

Jaclyn Smith is one of those rare TV stars who didn't just ride a cultural moment — she defined it. As Kelly Garrett on Charlie's Angels from 1976 to 1981, she was the steady, sophisticated center of a show that was basically lightning in a bottle, and she's the only original Angel who stuck with it for the entire run, which tells you something about her professionalism and genuine love for the role. Born in Houston and educated at Trinity University, she always had a bit more substance behind the glamour than the tabloids gave her credit for. The fact that she earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and later transitioned into producing isn't surprising — this is someone who clearly understood the industry from the inside out. Now pushing 80 and still graceful, she remains the gold standard of a certain era of American television cool.

Name (English)

Jaclyn Smith

Name (Japanese)

ジャクリーン・スミス

Reading

じゃくりーん・すみす

Born

October 26, 1945 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / film producer / stage actor

High school

Lamar High School

University

Trinity University

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.jaclynsmith.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/realjaclynsmith/
• Xhttps://x.com/realjaclynsmith
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Texas
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.