by Jan 1984, Shelley had appeared
on several stage plays, a Scorsese film
and had starred in her second
TV series Cutter to Houston
Charlie's Angels captured the imagination of the entire world when it first aired in March of 1976 (the pilot episode) and fans were saddened by the news of its sudden cancellation in June of 1981. All in all, six women had the privilege of being part of the phenomenal hit TV series - Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts. Interest in all the Angels didn't end when the series ended though. In fact, writeups about them would crop up every few years - like a sort of catch up on what each Angel had been up to. In January of 1984, TV Picture Life magazine featured the Angels in a writeup called "Charlie's Angels Revisited!", an update on what each of the actresses had been busy with as of late.
a writeup about Charlie's Angels from 1984
(note: Kate Jackson is pictured
with her Scarecrow and Mrs. King
co-star Bruce Boxleitner.)
By then, Kate Jackson had starred in the feature films Dirty Tricks and the controversial Making Love and was back on TV via the hit TV series Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Farrah Fawcett was proving she had acting chops by starring as a potential rape victim in the off-Broadway play Extremities, wowing critics and audiences alike. Jaclyn Smith had starred in the hit teleflicks Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and Rage of Angels. Likewise, Cheryl Ladd had starred in the hit teleflick Grace Kelly and gave a powerful performance in the stage play The Hasty Heart. Shelley Hack received praise for her performances in the stage plays Vanities and Born Yesterday, in the Martin Scorsese feature film The King of Comedy and the TV series Cutter to Houston. Tanya Roberts had starred in the feature film The Beastmaster and had finished filming Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. All in all, the "spunky sextet" was out to prove that "they were more than flash-in-the-pan pinups" and were "talents to reckon with!" Go Angels!!!
a writeup about Charlie's Angels from 1984
(note: Cheryl Ladd is pictured with her husband,
music producer Brian Russell.
Tanya Roberts is pictured
with her Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
co-star Stacy Keach.)
