Ellen Jaclyn Smith was born on October 26, 1947 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.

Making her first film appearance in 1969, Smith endured such negligible movie projects as 'The Moonshiners' (1974), before achieving stardom as Kelly Garrett, showgirl-turned Private Investigator, on the spectacularly successful TV series, 'Charlie's Angels'.

She also starred in Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1982) and Florence Nightingale (1985) and Christine Cromwell (1989).

Another her credits include Married to a Stranger (1997), Free Fall (1999) and Ordinary Miracles (2005).

Jaclyn Smith has been married twice, to actor Dennis Cole and cinematographer Tony Richmond.

Filmography

• "America's Top Sleuths" (2006)
• Ordinary Miracles (2005)
• "Hope & Faith" (2 episodes, 2004)
• "The District" (14 episodes, 2002-2004)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• "Becker" (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
• Navigating the Heart (2000)
• Three Secrets (1999)
• Free Fall (1999)
• Before He Wakes (1998)
• Married to a Stranger (1997)
• My Very Best Friend (1996)
• Family Album (1994)
• Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (1994)
• Love Can Be Murder (1992)
• Nightmare in the Daylight (1992)
• In the Arms of a Killer (1992)
• The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)
• Lies Before Kisses (1991)
• Kaleidoscope (1990)
• "Christine Cromwell" (1 episode, 1989)
• Settle the Score (1989)
• Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night (1989)
• The Bourne Identity (1988)
• Windmills of the Gods (1988)
• Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)
• Déjà Vu (1985)
• Florence Nightingale (1985)
• The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
• Sentimental Journey (1984)
• "George Washington" (1984)
• Rage of Angels (1983)
• Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981)
• "Charlie's Angels" (113 episodes, 1976-1981)
• Nightkill (1980)
• The Users (1978)
• Escape from Bogen County (1977)
• "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1977)
• "The San Pedro Beach Bums" (1 episode, 1977)
• "Disneyland" (2 episodes, 1976)
• The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (1976)
• "The Rookies" (1 episode, 1975)
• "Switch" (3 episodes, 1975)
• "Get Christie Love!" (1 episode, 1975)
• "McCloud" (2 episodes, 1973-1975)
• Sin, American Style (1974)
• Bootleggers (1974)
• Oh, Nurse! (1972)
• Probe (1972)
• "The Partridge Family" (1 episode, 1970)
• The Adventurers (1970)
• Goodbye, Columbus (1969)