Charlie's Angels is one of the most iconic TV/movie franchises that ever was. It started out as a TV movie in March 1976 and went on to become a successful TV series in September of that year, airing for five seasons until 1981. Various reboots came decades later (some successful, some missing the mark) but they all kept the franchise alive, further developing the show's initial premise of three smart, capable and beautiful female detectives (the Angels) working for their unseen boss (Charles "Charlie" Townsend). The Angels from the original TV movie Charlie's Angels were Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson), Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett), and Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith). When Charlie's Angels went into series TV, Sabrina, Jill, and Kelly were joined by Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany Welles (Shelley Hack), and Julie Rogers (Tanya Roberts). An attempt to reboot the series in 1988 with Angels '88 resulted in the addition of the '80s Angels Trisha Lawrence (Karen Kopins), Connie Bates (Claire Yarlett), Pam Ryan (Sandra Canning), and Bernie Colter (Téa Leoni)... unfortunately it was cancelled before filming began. In 2000 and 2003, Charlie's Angels The Movie and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle introduced Natalie Cook (Cameron Diaz), Dylan Sanders/Helen Zaas (Drew Barrymore), Alex Munday (Lucy Liu), and Madison Lee (Demi Moore) as the 2000 Angels. In 2011, Charlie's Angels was reboot as a TV series and added the Miami Angels to the list... Kate Prince (Annie Ilonzeh), Abby Sampson (Rachael Taylor), Gloria Martinez (Nadine Velazquez), and Eve French (Minka Kelly). In 2019, Charlie's Angels hit the big screen once again with Rebekah (Elizabeth Banks), Sabina Wilson (Kristen Stewart), Jane Kano (Ella Balinska), and Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott) as the latest Angels.
In the 2019 movie, notable cameos were made by exceptional, influential and respected women from various fields... playing instructors to the Angel candidates (which included Elena Houghlin) at the Townsend Agency training facility. This montage, which appeared in the final 10 minutes of the film, featured original Angel Jaclyn Smith (reprising her role as Kelly Garrett), former race car driver and model Danica Patrick, professional wrestler and actress Ronda Rousey, and groundbreaking transgender actress Laverne Cox... giving the Angel candidates instructions in defensive driving, in self-protection and preservation, in electronics and practical arts, and in quick thinking during high-stakes situations. As much as we love all the women who made cameos, it would have been wonderful to see the other former Angels making cameos as instructors at the Townsend Agency training facility. Now that would have been a big, wonderful, and heavenly surprise for all the Charlie's Angels fans around the world.
