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Jaclyn Smith revealed she turned down an opportunity to play a Bond girl in “Moonraker” because of her Texas upbringing.
“I had a contract [for ‘Charlie’s Angels’] and, you know, Houston upbringing, you follow your contract,” the actress, 80, said at PaleyFest’s “Charlie’s Angels” 50th anniversary reunion. “And Aaron [Spelling] was the first to invite me to the party, so I was honoring my contract.
“And I think it wasn’t meant to be. I think things happen for a reason, I really do, so I have no complaints.”
Smith was offered the part of Dr. Holly Goodhead in the 1979 Bond film starring Roger Moore. The part eventually went to “The Way We Were” actress Lois Chiles.
Smith also revealed that she was considered for “Beetlejuice,” a concept she admitted she “didn’t understand.”
“I know, sad. My husband regrets that,” she added, reacting to the audience.
“But you read a script, and it doesn’t always ring true to you, and it’s about what you can bring to it,” she explained.
Smith didn’t say what “Beetlejuice” part she was considered for. The film’s female leads ultimately ended up being Catherine O’Hara, Geena Davis and a young Winona Ryder.
Smith added that, at one point, she and John Travolta were supposed to star opposite each other in the erotic romance “9½ Weeks.”
Smith with Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd at PaleyFest LA. FilmMagic
“So, I didn’t understand the network not — his track record was amazing. They just thought these women in men’s roles, this is not going to work. They didn’t even order a full season of episodes.”
It wasn’t until the show remained in the top 10 that the network finally realized they had a hit, she said.
Kate Jackson also lamented that she wasn’t able to star in the 1979 film “Kramer vs. Kramer” part that went to Meryl Streep, who ended up winning her first Academy Award for the role.
“They changed the schedule for the movie four times,” a frank Jackson told moderator George Pennacchio after asking him, “Do you want the truth?”
“And every time Aaron would look at the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ schedule and say, ‘Ah, gee, we had to change our schedule. Now it doesn’t work here, here and here. So, he didn’t let me do it. So, I decided then, ‘I’ll do this year and then, adios.’”
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