Was Kate Jackson the Real Reason ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Was Born?

CHARLIE'S ANGELS, Kate Jackson, 1976-81.
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Long before Charlie’s Angels hit the air as a pilot movie on Saturday, March 21, 1976, producers already knew they had a star in Kate Jackson.

The film was being produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions and was headed by producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg. Jackson happened to be under contract for a second show after The Rookies ended, so Spelling-Goldberg asked her to come to their office to discuss her next project.