Kate Jackson is none too pleased with the finances surrounding “Charlie’s Angels.”
Jackson played Sabrina Duncan in the iconic television series, one of three former police women turned private investigators who worked for an unseen boss named Charlie. The show, which debuted in 1976 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary in September, ran for five seasons, was a massive global hit and ushered in the phrase “jiggle television” due to its often skimpy costumes.
It also spun off a dizzying array of merchandise, including puzzles, lunchboxes, posters and dolls, all adorned with the actress’ likeness.
“Yeah, funny thing,” she told Page Six exclusively at the 2026 Paley Honors Spring Gala on Thursday night. “All that merchandising, somebody got rich off of it, it wasn’t the three of us! They’ll have to figure that one out; some attorney can figure that out.”
“Of course it annoys me,” the “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” alum exclaimed when Page Six asked if she was irked by the finances.
However, Jaclyn Smith, who played Kelly Garrett in the series, is not quite as miffed.
“I always say ‘Charlie’s Angels’ was a gift,” she explained. “It opened up a whole series of businesses. I do a lot of branding, and I design clothes and wigs and skin care and one thing after another! So, it gave me a backup plan.
“So, I don’t really think about the merchandising, and I loved Aaron Spelling,” she noted, mentioning the show’s creator, who died in 2006.
Smith, who is 80, also shared why she was glowing on the red carpet.
“Clean living, being loved,” “The Bourne Identity” star revealed. “I grew up with a great family, I have two beautiful children, three granddaughters, great husband.”
Both she and Jackson were overwhelmed by the response to their red carpet pose.
“I think you can’t help with all the excitement, so I think when you go that kind of distance, there’s just excitement in that number. It’s a wonderful feeling,” Smith divulged while Jackson confessed she had no idea she’d still be talking about “Charlie’s Angels” all these years later.
“I think it’s just kind of amazing that 50 years ago we somehow lit a fire that caught on all over the world and it’s never been put out,” Jackson said. “There has not been a day that ‘Charlie’s Angels’ has not been on television, in more than one place, since it went on the first night.”
The two were honored with fellow “Angel” Cheryl Ladd, who unfortunately had to bow out due to a family emergency, along with Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine and Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl.
