Jaclyn Smith reveals why she turned down Bond lady position in ‘Moonraker’

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Jaclyn Smith revealed that she turned down the chance to play a Bond girl in "Moonraker" due to her Texas upbringing.

"I had a contract [for ‘Charlie’s Angels’] and, you realize, Houston upbringing, you observe your contract," the actress, 80, stated at Paleyfest’s "Charlie’s Angels" fiftieth anniversary reunion . "And Aaron [Spelling] was the primary to ask me to the occasion, so I used to be honoring my contract."

She added, "And I believe it wasn’t meant to be. I believe issues occur for a motive, I actually do, so I've no complaints."

Smith was supplied the a part of Dr. Holly Goodhead within the 1979 Bond movie starring Roger Moore. The half ultimately went to "The Means We Had been" actress Lois Chiles.

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Smith additionally revealed that she was thought of for "Beetlejuice," an idea that she admitted she "didn’t perceive."

"I do know, unhappy, my husband regrets that," she added, reacting to the viewers.

"However you learn a script and it doesn’t at all times ring true to you, and it’s about what you may convey to it," she defined.

Smith didn’t say what "Beetlejuice" half she was thought of for – the movie's feminine leads in the end ended up being Catherine O’Hara , Geena Davis and a younger Winona Ryder.

She added that at one level she and John Travolta had been purported to star reverse one another within the erotic romance "9 ½ Weeks."

"However I wasn’t actually proper for that one both," she admitted. "So, that was Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke. You recognize, it occurs. However, you realize, I believe definitely I take a look at my life as what’s meant to be will probably be, and it’s been journey. It’s actually been journey."

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Alongside along with her position on "Charlie’s Angels," which she remained in for the complete collection, Smith additionally starred within the critically acclaimed TV film "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy," "The Bourne Id" miniseries in 1988 and had recurring roles on "Becker," "The District," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "All American."

Smith additionally stated that initially "Charlie’s Angels" was aired as a two-part film, and at the same time as its viewers grew, the community "didn’t consider within the present."

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"It went via the roof," Smith stated of the pilot episode, "they usually thought, ‘This can be a fluke, we gotta do it once more. This will’t be. Nobody’s going to – this doesn’t have endurance.’"

She stated the community aired the pilot for a second evening to even higher ratings .

Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd attended the "Charlie's Angels" fiftieth Anniversary Celebration at PaleyFest LA in Hollywood in April 2026. (Earl Gibson III/Deadline by way of Getty Pictures)

"And that’s Aaron’s genius," she mused. "I believe he had an intuition about what the general public wished to see."

She added, "So I didn’t perceive the community not – his monitor document was wonderful. They simply thought these girls in males’s roles, this isn't going to work. They didn’t even order a full season of episodes."

It wasn’t till the present remained within the high 10 that the community lastly realized they'd successful, she stated.

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Kate Jackson additionally lamented that she wasn’t in a position to star within the 1979 movie " Kramer vs. Kramer " half that went to Meryl Streep, who ended up profitable her first Academy Award for the position.

Kate Jackson, heart, stated that she'd initially been set to do "Kramer vs. Kramer," however could not because of her dedication to "Charlie's Angels." (American Broadcasting Corporations by way of Getty Pictures)

"They modified the schedule for the film 4 instances," a frank Jackson advised moderator George Pennacchio after asking him, "Would you like the reality?"

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"And each time Aaron would take a look at the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ schedule and say, ‘Ah, gee, we needed to change our schedule. Now it doesn’t work right here, right here and right here. So, he didn’t let me do it. So, I made a decision then, 'I’ll do that yr after which, adios.’"