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Kate Jackson
Age: 61
Height: 5' 9"
Birth Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Born: Oct. 29th, 1948
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TRIVIA:
- Began professional modeling at age 16.
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1972" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 34.
- She is a former Max Factor and Revlon model.
- In addition to being the first Angel to be cast in _"Charlie's Angels" (1976)_ (qv), she was also responsible for coming up with the show's name.
- 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.
- Her breakout roles in the Dark Shadows 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.
- Was offered a cameo in the film version of _Charlie's Angels (2000)_ (qv). Negotiations fell through after she insisted on playing the villainous role that was eventually played by 'Kelly Lynch (I)' (qv).
- Attended University of Mississippi but left without graduating.
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