Overview
- Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd, who took the stage Monday at PaleyFest LA, drew a standing ovation at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.
- Cheryl Ladd disclosed she faced an aggressive breast cancer, saying treatment left her bald and praising her doctors and husband Brian Russell for steady support.
- Jaclyn Smith said she sent Ladd her wigs and noted her own 2002 diagnosis, while Kate Jackson is a two-time survivor, and all three urged prompt mammograms and not ignoring new symptoms.
- The actresses said the 1976–81 series helped normalize women leading action stories, stressing that the show quietly told viewers that women could do the same work as men.
- Next up, the trio will be honored at the Paley Honors gala in New York on May 14, and Smith has a memoir titled I Once Knew a Guy Named Charlie set for September.