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| Born | Lucy Kate Jackson (1948-10-29)October 29, 1948 (age 77) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1969–2007 |
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| Partner | Edward Albert (mid-1970s) |
| Children | 1 |
Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948)[1] is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the seriesCharlie's Angels (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the seriesScarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987). Her film roles includeMaking Love (1982) andLoverboy (1989). She is a three-timeEmmy Award nominee and four-timeGolden Globe Award nominee, andPhotoplay award winner for Favorite TV Actress in 1978.[2]
Jackson began her career in the late 1960s insummer stock, before landing major television roles inDark Shadows (1970–1971),Bonanza (1972), andThe Rookies (1972–1976). She also appeared in the filmNight of Dark Shadows (1971). The huge success of her role as Sabrina Duncan onCharlie's Angels saw her appear on the front cover ofTime magazine, alongside co-starsFarrah Fawcett andJaclyn Smith, while her role as Mrs. King won her Germany'sBravo Golden Otto Award for Best Female TV Star three times (1986–1988). She then continued to star in numerous television films, includingQuiet Killer (1992),Empty Cradle (1993) andSatan's School for Girls (2000), a remake of the 1973TV film of the same name in which she also starred.
Kate Jackson was born inBirmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Ruth (née Shepherd) and Hogan Jackson, a business executive.[3] She attendedThe Brooke Hill School for Girls while residing inMountain Brook. Jackson went on to enroll at theUniversity of Mississippi as a history major where she was a member of the Delta Rho chapter of theKappa Kappa Gammasorority.[4] Halfway through her sophomore year, she transferred toBirmingham–Southern College, a liberal arts college, taking classes in speech and history of the theatre. At the end of the academic year, Jackson became an apprentice at the Stowe Playhouse inStowe, Vermont, and then moved to New York City to study acting at theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts.[5]
Initially, Jackson worked as anNBC page and tour guide at the network'sRockefeller Center before landing a role as the mysterious, silent ghost Daphne Harridge on the 1960ssupernatural daytimesoap operaDark Shadows. In 1971, Jackson had a starring role as Tracy Collins inNight of Dark Shadows, the second feature film based on the daytime serial. This film was more loosely based on the series than the first feature filmHouse of Dark Shadows from the previous year, and it did not fare as well at the box office.[6] The same year, she appeared in two episodes of the short-lived sitcomThe Jimmy Stewart Show.
Jackson then appeared as nurse Jill Danko for four seasons on the 1970scrime dramaThe Rookies. A supporting cast member, Jackson filled her free time by studying directing and editing.[7] She also appeared in several TV films during this period. Jackson's performance was well received in the 1972independent filmLimbo, one of the first theatrical films to address theVietnam War and the wives of soldiers who werePOWs,MIA or killed in action.[8] She also appeared inDeath Scream,[9] a 1975 television dramatization of the circumstances surrounding the 1964murder of Kitty Genovese.
In 1975, Jackson met withRookies producersAaron Spelling andLeonard Goldberg to discuss her contractual obligation to star in another television series forSpelling-Goldberg Productions upon that show's cancellation. Goldberg told her of a series that was available—because "every network has passed on it,"The Alley Cats. Spelling said that when he told Jackson the title of the series had to be changed and asked her what she would like to call it, she replied "Charlie's Angels," pointing to a picture of three female angels on the wall behind Spelling.[10] Jackson was originally cast as Kelly Garrett (which ultimately went to her co-starJaclyn Smith), but decided upon Sabrina Duncan instead.[11] The huge success of the show saw Jackson, Smith andFarrah Fawcett-Majors (who played Jill Munroe) appear on the front cover ofTime magazine.[12] The show aired as a television film on March 21, 1976, before debuting as a series on September 22, 1976. Because Jackson was considered the star ofCharlie's Angels following her experience and four years onThe Rookies, her original role of Kelly Garrett was featured prominently in the pilot film.[11]
Jackson hosted the thirteenth episode ofseason four ofSaturday Night Live which aired in February 1979. During her monologue, she referred to being an NBC page ten years earlier where she led tours of the studio.[11] At the beginning of the third season ofCharlie's Angels, Jackson was offered theMeryl Streep role of Joanna Stern Kramer in the feature filmKramer vs. Kramer (1979),[13] but was forced to turn it down because Spelling told her that the show's shooting schedule could not be rearranged to give her time to do the film.[14] At the end of the third season, Jackson left the show saying, "I served it well and it served me well, now it's time to go."[15] Spelling castShelley Hack as her replacement Tiffany Welles (Hack was replaced byTanya Roberts for the fifth and final season).
Jackson starred alongsideHarry Hamlin and herRookies co-starMichael Ontkean in the feature filmMaking Love (1982), directed byArthur Hiller. It was a film some considered to be ahead of its time, and attempted to deal sensitively with the topic of homosexuality. However, it received tepid reviews and did poorly at the box office.[16]
In 1983, Jackson had a starring role inScarecrow and Mrs. King, a one-hour action drama in which she played housewife Amanda King oppositeBruce Boxleitner's spy Lee Stetson, code-named "Scarecrow." Jackson also co-produced the series withWarner Brothers Television through her production company, Shoot the Moon Enterprises. During this time she developed an interest in directing.Scarecrow and Mrs. King aired for four seasons from 1983 to 1987.[17]
During filming of the show's fourth season, in January 1987, Jackson had amammogram for the first time, which found a smallmalignant tumor. Her series' producer—the only person she told about the diagnosis—rescheduled her work on the show. She checked in to a hospital under an alias to have alumpectomy. Jackson returned to the series a week later, working with the aid of painkillers through five weeks ofradiation treatments.[18]
After undergoing breast cancer treatment,[18] Jackson followed up onScarecrow and Mrs. King by taking on the main role inBaby Boom, a 1988 TV sitcom version of a 1987 filmof the same name. The series lasted less than one season, canceled with episodes left unaired.[19]
In 1989, Jackson starred in the filmLoverboy, directed byJoan Micklin Silver.[20]
In September 1989, another mammogram indicated residual breast cancer that the previous operation had missed. Jackson had apartial mastectomy andreconstructive surgery.[21] Jackson'sCharlie's Angels colleague Jaclyn Smith made statements indicating her support of Jackson.[18]
In 1995, Jackson was diagnosed as having been born with anatrial septal defect that had previously gone undetected. Jackson underwentopen-heart surgery to correct the defect.[22]
Jackson spoke publicly about breast cancer and heart health and received the Power of Love Award in 2003 from theAmerican Heart Association for raising awareness among the public regarding those issues.[23]
In 2004, the television filmBehind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels aired, with actressLauren Stamile portraying Jackson.[24] In August 2006, Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith, the three original Angels, made a surprise appearance together at the58th Primetime Emmy Awards in a tribute to the recently deceasedAngels creator Aaron Spelling.[25]
In 2007, Jackson played Elizabeth Prentiss, the mother of FBI agentEmily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) onCriminal Minds, her last acting role to date. In August 2008, she was a guest judge on an episode of Jaclyn Smith'sBravo reality seriesShear Genius, presiding over a hairdressing competition to update the originalCharlie's Angels trio's signature hairdos.[26]
On August 3, 2010,Gallery Books announced a contract with Jackson to publish her memoirs.[27] The book, expected in 2011, has been repeatedly delayed, with the last update reporting a scheduled release for two days before 2021.[28]
She has not appeared in film or television since 2009.
Jackson lived with actorEdward Albert in the mid-1970s.[29] She was then linked romantically to actorsNick Nolte andWarren Beatty.[29] After a six-month courtship, Jackson married actorAndrew Stevens (the son of actressStella Stevens) in August 1978. The couple divorced in 1981. After her divorce from Stevens, Jackson said, "I felt as if my ex-husband drove up to my bank account with aBrink's truck." Jackson was then linked with actor Gary Pendergast and screenwriterTom Mankiewicz. She married New York businessman David Greenwald in 1982, and they formed Shoot The Moon Productions together, the company that produced Jackson's seriesScarecrow and Mrs. King.[30] The couple divorced in 1984.[30]
After the divorce, Jackson was frequently seen with dermatologistArnold Klein. While recovering from her second bout with breast cancer and on vacation inAspen, Colorado, in 1989, Jackson met Tom Hart, the owner of a Utah ski lodge, and the pair married in 1991. The couple lived both inLos Angeles andPark City, Utah. Jackson and Hart divorced in 1993. In 1995, Jackson adopted a son.[31]
In May 2010, Jackson sued her financial advisor, Richard B. Francis, claiming his actions cost her more than $3 million ($4.3 million today) and brought her to financial ruin. The parties reached an undisclosed settlement in December 2010.[32]
In August 2023, after many years out of the public eye, Jackson appeared as a guest at a wedding hosted by Jaclyn Smith for Smith's son Gaston in Los Angeles.[33]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1971 | Night of Dark Shadows | Tracy Collins | |
| 1972 | Limbo | Sandy Lawton | |
| 1977 | Thunder and Lightning | Nancy Sue Hunnicutt | |
| 1981 | Dirty Tricks | Karen Polly Bishop | |
| 1982 | Making Love | Claire Elliot | |
| 1989 | Loverboy | Diane Bodek | |
| 1999 | Error in Judgment | Shelley | |
| 2004 | Larceny | Mom | |
| No Regrets | Suzanne Kennerly |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1972 | The New Healers | Nurse Michelle Johnson | |
| Movin' On | Cory | ||
| 1973 | Satan's School for Girls | Roberta Lockhart | |
| 1974 | Killer Bees | Victoria Wells | |
| Death Cruise | Mary Frances Radney | ||
| 1975 | Death Scream | Carol | |
| 1976 | Death at Love House | Donna Gregory | |
| 1979 | Topper | Marion Kerby | |
| 1981 | Inmates: A Love Story | Jane Mount | |
| Thin Ice | Linda Rivers | ||
| 1983 | Listen to Your Heart | Frannie Greene | |
| 1990 | The Stranger Within | Mare Blackburn | |
| 1992 | Quiet Killer | Dr. Nora Hart | |
| Homewrecker | Lucy | Voice | |
| 1993 | Adrift | Katie Nast | |
| Empty Cradle | Rita Donohue | ||
| 1994 | Armed and Innocent | Patsy Holland | |
| Justice in a Small Town | Sandra Clayton | ||
| 1995 | The Silence of Adultery | Dr. Rachel Lindsey | |
| 1996 | The Cold Heart of a Killer | Jessie Arnold | |
| A Kidnapping in the Family | DeDe Cooper | ||
| Panic in the Skies! | Laurie Ann Pickett | ||
| 1997 | What Happened to Bobby Earl? | Rose Earl | |
| 1998 | Sweet Deception | Kit Gallagher | |
| 2000 | Satan's School for Girls | The Dean | |
| 2001 | A Mother's Testimony | Sharon Carlson | |
| 2003 | Miracle Dogs | Terri Logan | |
| 2006 | A Daughter's Conviction | Maureen Hansen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1970–1971 | Dark Shadows | Daphne Harridge / Daphne Harridge Collins (PT) | Main role; 71 episodes |
| 1971 | The Jimmy Stewart Show | Janice Morton | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | Bonanza | Ellen | Episode: "One Ace Too Many" |
| 1972–1976 | The Rookies | Jill Danko | 92 episodes |
| 1976–1979 | Charlie's Angels | Sabrina Duncan | Main role ; 73 episodes Nominated -Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated -Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| 1977 | James at 15 | Robin | Episode: "Pilot" Nominated -Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| The San Pedro Beach Bums | Herself | Episode: "Angels and the Bums" | |
| 1979 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (guest host) | Episode: "Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton" |
| 1983–1987 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Amanda King | Main role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
| 1988–1989 | Baby Boom | J.C. Wiatt | 13 episodes |
| 1992 | The Boys of Twilight | Miss Dutton | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1993 | Arly Hanks | Arly Hanks | Unsold TV pilot |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Barbara Cooker | Episode: "The Kiss" |
| Dead Man's Gun | Katherine Morrison | Episode: "Death Warrant" | |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Julie Smith / Mildred | Episode: "Double Exposure" |
| Batman Beyond | Bombshell | Voice, episode: "Mind Games" | |
| 2000 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Prof. Foley | Episode: "Making the Grade" |
| 2002 | The Zeta Project | Bombshell | Voice, episode: "Ro's Gift" |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Candy | Episode: "It's a Hot, Hot, Hot Hot Christmas" | |
| 2004 | Third Watch | Jan Martin | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Family Guy | Amanda King | Voice, episode: "Deep Throats" |
| American Dad! | Herself | Voice, episode: "Tears of a Clooney" | |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss | Episode: "Honor Among Thieves" |
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