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Charlie's Angels stars Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd snapped back into action on Monday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic action series.
The trio of stars appeared at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to mark the special occasion as part of PaleyFest LA, which assembles the casts and creators of popular shows for panel events.
Jackson, 77, Smith, 80, and Ladd, 74, showed off their shockingly youthful looks as they hit the red carpet 45 years after the show went off the air in 1981.
The actresses looked back on the iconic series after Smith announced late last month that she is writing her first tell-all memoir about her rise to fame and her stint on Charlie's Angels.
Jackson beamed as she hit the red carpet in a slim black suit with tonal pinstripes and a contrasting white top and black trainers.
Smith contrasted her dark ensemble and added a splash of color with a pale pink satin suit.
Charlie's Angels stars (L–R) Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd snapped back into action on Monday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic action series on Monday at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre for PaleyFest LA
Jackson (R), 77, Smith (L), 80, and Ladd (center), 74, showed off their shockingly youthful looks as they hit the red carpet 45 years after the show went off the air in 1981; pictured in 1977 on Charlie's Angels
She paired it with a matching blouse and stood tall in a set of lavender open-toe heels that showcased her scarlet manicure.
Ladd also favored a more colorful outfit, which included an orange cream–colored jacket and a pair of billowing beige slacks with open-toe heels.
The women were supported on the red carpet by family members.
Smith had her husband, Brad Allen, whom she married in 1997, to lean on. He wore a navy sport coat with a light-blue shirt and gray trousers.
Ladd was also supported by her two daughters, Lindsay Walker and Jordan Ladd.
Walker cut a fit figure in a purple, black and white patterned halter jumpsuit, while her sister rocked a black minidress with patterned cut-outs and strappy brown heels.
Jackson and Smith are both veterans of the original leading cast, which was filled out by Farrah Fawcett, who died in 2009 at 62.
Fawcett left the series after its first season, allowing Ladd — a singer who had only recently transitioned to acting — to take over for the remainder of the series.
Jackson beamed as she hit the red carpet in a slim black suit with tonal pinstripes and a contrasting white top and black trainers
Smith contrasted her dark ensemble and added a splash of color with a pale pink satin suit
Ladd also favored a more colorful outfit, which included an orange cream–colored and a pair of billowing beige slacks with open-toe heels
The women were supported on the red carpet by family members. Smith had her husband Brad Allen, whom she married in 1997, to lean on. He wore a navy sport coat with a light-blue shirt and gray trousers
Ladd was supported by her two daughters, Lindsay Walker (L) and Jordan Ladd (R). Walker cut a fit figure in a purple, black and white patterned halter jumpsuit, while her sister rocked a black minidress with patterned cut-outs and strappy brown heels
Jackson (center row, left) and Smith (back row, right) are veterans of the original cast, which was filled out by Farrah Fawcett (back row, left), who died in 2009 at 62. Fawcett left the series after its first season and was replaced by Ladd (center row, right); pictured with David Doyle (Bosley) in 1978
Jackson left after season three after becoming fed up with the flimsy scripts and the producers' unwillingness to let her appear in Kramer Vs. Kramer. Meryl Streep was ultimately offered the role, which earned her her first Oscar; Jackson, Smith and Ladd pictured in 1977
The series led to two films in 2000 and 2003 starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, as well as a short-lived 2011 series reboot and an underperforming 2019 film starring (L–R) Kristen Stewart, Ella BalinskaNaomi Scott
While Smith would stick it out until the show was canceled after five seasons, Jackson became fed up with what she considered to be increasingly flimsy scripts.
Her discontent was only exacerbated when she was offered a lead role in Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979), but her Charlie's Angels producers refused to schedule the shooting of season three to allow her to also do the film.
After Jackson was forced to turn it down, the role eventually went to Meryl Streep, securing her fame and allowing her to win her first Academy Award.
Jackson later admitted that, in her fury, she began to cause a ruckus on the Charlie's Angels set, leading producers to fire her at the end of the third season.
The King Of Comedy actress Shelley Hack — who didn't appear to attend Monday's panel — replaced her in season four, only to be replaced herself for the fifth and final season by That '70s Show actress Tanya Roberts, who died in 2021 at 71.
The continued popularity of Charlie's Angels led to two films in 2000 and 2003 that starred Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as a new generation of crime fighters.
A reboot of the series premiered on ABC in 2011, but it was swiftly canceled, though the series was revived again with another theatrical film starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska in 2019.
However, the movie — which was written and directed by Elizabeth Banks — received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office, scuttling hopes of establishing a new film series.
Despite the film's failure, Deadline reported in February that a new Charlie's Angels reboot is currently being written by The Proposal's Pete Chiarelli.
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