Kate Jackson Net Worth

Kate Jackson's Quotes

• [on her Charlie's Angels (1976) days] It was good when it was good . . . and when it wasn't good, it was bad.
• I'd rather share the glory of a hit than star by myself in a flop.
• [talking about the film versions of Charlie's Angels (1976)] I think they missed the mark. In the TV show, Farrah [Farrah Fawcett], Jaclyn [Jaclyn Smith] and I were best friends who cared for each other and I think that came through in the acting. In the movies, they were too busy competing with each other, trying to see who could jump the highest or wear the tightest clothes.
• When you think about Charlie's Angels (1976), you think about three specific people. You think about Farrah Fawcett, and Jaclyn Smith, and me. So the only problem with the Charlie's Angels (2000) movie might be, Charlie's Angels aren't in it.
• [In 2009, a day after Farrah Fawcett died] When the first year of Charlie's Angels (1976) ended, our friendship didn't. It just grew stronger and closer through the years. I don't know what the connection that the three of us have is, but it is there, and it is something extremely special. I think that is the reason the show worked. I think it's even better than the movies because we truly cared about each other and still do. It was a pleasure and a privilege.

Interesting Facts about Kate Jackson

1. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1972" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 34.
2. Had to turn down the Meryl Streep role in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) because of scheduling conflicts with Charlie's Angels (1976). This eventually prompted the actress to leave the TV series. Ms. Streep won an Oscar for the role.
3. 1995: A tearful Kate approached Rosie O'Donnell at a party at her Loverboy (1989) costar Carrie Fisher's house, because Rosie had just adopted a son, while Kate had spent the past five years searching for a child. Rosie, who had never met her before, was eager to help. She said, "You're in luck. That day I got a call from a lawyer who had an [expensive] adoption because of the mother's lack of health insurance or whatnot. He asked if I knew anyone who was well-off." Within weeks, Kate brought home her son Taylor.
4. Has survived two battles with breast cancer. Once in 1987, and again in 1989. After a partial mastectomy and radiation, she won her fight and shared her experience to highlight the importance of mammograms.
5. Ranked #18 in FHM's 100 sexiest women of all time.
6. She is a former Max Factor and Revlon model.
7. She has three Emmy and four Golden Globes nominations, an award of excellence from the UCLA drama department and two Humanitarian Awards for her work with children and animals.
8. Was discovered by Paramount Studios head Robert Evans, who was struck by her 1940s Hollywood looks.
9. 1987: Had her long, shapely legs insured for $8 million.
10. Began professional modeling at age 16.
11. Former daughter-in-law of Stella Stevens.
12. In addition to being the first Angel to be cast in Charlie's Angels (1976), she was also responsible for coming up with the show's name.
13. Was offered a cameo in the film version of Charlie's Angels (2000). Negotiations fell through after she insisted on playing the villainous role that was eventually played by Kelly Lynch.
14. Is a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
15. Worked in both the original Satan's School for Girls (1973) and the remake (Satan's School for Girls (2000)).
16. Attended University of Mississippi but left without graduating.
17. Her breakout roles in the Dark Shadows (1966) franchise led to a series of lead casting in the horror/thriller genre, where directors began to dub her "the brunette Carol Lynley" who up to that point had been the leading actress to appear in typecast roles of terrified women in the television horror productions that flourished during the late '60s and early '70s.
18. Godmother to Spencer Margaret Richmond (born in 1985), the daughter of her Charlie's Angels (1976) costar, Jaclyn Smith. When she adopted her son Charles Taylor Jackson (born in 1995), Smith became his godmother.
19. One of the few Dark Shadows (1966) regulars to appear in Night of Dark Shadows (1971), the last of the Dark Shadows movies, which was actually made after the series was canceled.
20. In May 2010, Jackson filed a lawsuit against her financial advisor, Richard B. Francis, claiming his actions cost Jackson more than $3 million and brought her to financial ruin. In December 2010, the parties reached an undisclosed settlement.