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Charlie's Angels is an American television series from the 1970s and '80s. It was a great success and for a total of five seasons, fans followed the adventures of the three crime-fighting private detectives "Sabrina Duncan", "Jill Munroe" and "Kelly Garrett" who worked for the mysterious "Charlie" in Los Angeles, California.
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The three sexy private eyes were played by Jaclyn Smith ("Kelly"), Farrah Fawcett ("Jill") and Kate Jackson ("Sabrina").
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These beauties received instructions from John Forsythe, who provided the voice of their boss, the unseen "Charlie Townsend." He directed his "Angels" crime-fighting operations over a speaker-phone. Where are the three actresses today?
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Jaclyn Smith played the role of "Kelly Garrett". Today, she is in her 70s and can look back not only on many film roles, but also some relationships. The beautiful actress is by now married for the fourth time already.
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Farrah Fawcett celebrated her breakthrough with her role of "Jill Munroe." The career of the pretty American went steeply uphill and, in 1995, the sexy actress even took off her clothes for Playboy magazine. Sadly, in 2009, Fawcett died of cancer at the age of just 62.
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Kate Jackson played "Sabrina Duncan" on Charlie's Angels. For her performance, she was actually nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy several times. But Kate Jackson was not only an Angel in the 1980s. You can find out what she looked like on Scarecrow and Mrs. King in the next picture...
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On Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Kate Jackson played the housewife and mother "Amanda King," who was hired as a freelancer by the secret service. "Amanda" worked as agent and solved case after case for four TV seasons.
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Hart to Hart was an American television series that aired from 1979 to 1984. The heroine of the series was Stefanie Powers, a.k.a. "Jennifer Hart." Together with her millionaire husband "Jonathan" (Robert Wagner), they got involved with different criminal cases and always managed to solve them!
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This is what Stefanie Powers looks like today. She is now 78 years old, but still looks really great. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was active until the year 2000 as an actress.
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We all know the great Angela Lansbury from the cult series Murder, She Wrote. For 12 years, Lansbury played "Jessica Fletcher" and was nominated for a Golden Globe ten times and received 12(!) Emmy nominations. She won the Golden Globe Award four times in the category Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
The 1980s produced one good-looking female TV detective after another. Whether Cagney & Lacey, Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart or Murder, She Wrote was your guilty pleasure, TV screens were awash with strong, tough women looking gorgeous and fierce whilst fighting crime.
What ever happened to the leading ladies of '80s TV?
In this gallery, find out where the women of 1980s detective, police, and mystery shows are today. Enjoy!