{"id":43663,"date":"2026-04-07T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43663"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:05:00","slug":"original-charlies-angels-stars-reunite-at-50th-anniversary-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43663","title":{"rendered":"Original &#8216;Charlie&#8217;s Angels&#8217; stars reunite at 50th anniversary special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Good morning, angels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d alums Kate Jackson, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/01\/26\/jaclyn-smith-credits-good-lighting-for-youthful-photo-with-son\/\">Jaclyn Smith<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/03\/cheryl-ladd-was-chased-around-a-desk-by-a-male-exec-in-hollywood\/\">Cheryl Ladd <\/a>reunited Monday night at PaleyFest in Los Angeles for the 50th anniversary celebration of the beloved series.<\/p>\n<p>The three actresses posed together with glowing smiles for the camera. Jackson opted for a black and white ensemble, while Smith and Ladd chose soft pastels.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d stars Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Kate Jackson reunited at the show\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration at PaleyFest on Monday, April 6. <span class=\"credit\">Matt Baron\/BEI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The three actresses posed together with smiles for the camera. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The trio announced their reunion in a statement in January. <span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actresses (pictured above) celebrated five decades since the series premiered. <span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The trio announced their reunion in a statement in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u00a0surprised everyone when Farrah [Fawcett], Jackie and I hit the ground running (thanks, in part, to Farrah\u2019s iconic poster) and the pilot went through the glass ceiling,\u201d Jackson <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-jackson-jaclyn-smith-cheryl-ladd-to-celebrate-50-years-of-charlies-angels-exclusive-11891892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOvernight, we were hailed with something akin to \u2018rock star fame.\u2019 When Cheryl joined us in the second season, she added a special element uniquely hers and the crazy went on,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jackson, Ladd and Smith (all pictured above) announced the reunion to honor the series in January. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The three women (pictured above with former co-star David Doyle) said in a statement that the show \u201cquietly delivered the important message that women are just as capable as men.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Everett Co \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The three women said in a statement that along with being \u201clighthearted,\u201d the TV series \u201cquietly delivered the important message that women are just as capable as men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud that we were able to entertain the television viewing audience for an hour each week, let them put their feet up, forget their troubles and, at the same time, inspire and empower young women all over the world,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d aired on ABC from 1976 to 1981.<\/p>\n<p>The series initially starred Jackson, Smith and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/06\/25\/farrah-fawcett-dies-after-long-battle-with-cancer\/\">late Farrah Fawcett <\/a>before undergoing multiple cast changes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d originally starred Jackson, Smith, and Farrah Fawcett, who quit the show after Season 1 (Jackson, Ladd and Smith are pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">Mark Marmor \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jackson (seen above in \u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d) left the show after Season 3. <span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ladd replaced Fawcett after Season 1 in 1977. Fawcett quit the show to pursue a film career.<\/p>\n<p>Two years later, Jackson exited the series was replaced by Shelley Hack and then Tanya Roberts, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/01\/05\/jaclyn-smith-posts-touching-tribute-to-tanya-roberts\/\">who died in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was the only original cast member to star on all five seasons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jackson (seen above at the 2006 Emmy Awards) was replaced by Shelley Hack and then Tanya Roberts. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Smith (pictured above in NYC in 2017) was the only original cast member who stayed on the show for all 5 seasons. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Barneys New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/02\/charlies-angels-star-kate-jackson-makes-rare-sighting-with-jaclyn-smith\/\">Jackson and Smith reunited <\/a>for Smith\u2019s son Gaston Richmond\u2019s wedding to Bonnie Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvdNOYyt3G0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included footage<\/a> of Jackson in her Instagram video montage from the nuptials.<\/p>\n<p>Before the wedding, Jackson had not been photographed in public in over a decade, with one of the last times being at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/06\/30\/farrah-fawcett-remembered-at-la-funeral\/\">Fawcett\u2019s funeral<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0in 2009.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/entertainment\/original-charlies-angels-stars-reunite-at-50th-anniversary-special\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, angels. \u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d alums Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd reunited Monday night at PaleyFest in Los Angeles for the 50th anniversary celebration&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}