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Whatever happened to Jamie Smith-Jackson

posted 17 years ago by dhmason6155
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Her last credit was in '94. Does anyone know? And why would a girl her age hyphenate her name?

Nice dress. It would look great on my floor.

[–] gracie-cat 17 years ago

I have no idea what happened to her but I may have an answer for the second question. A young(er) girl/boy/person could hyphenate a last name if they were adopted by a step-parent but wanted to also retain their parents last name. *shrug* That was just the first thing that came to mind.

I left in love, in truth, and in laughter, and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, my spirit shall remain. - Bill Hicks

[–] pdmh48 17 years ago

This was during the first bloom of feminism. Many women hypenated their last names when they added their husband's name when they married. As a young college girl then, I always assumed this was the case with this actress and thought it was pretty cool.

[–] Paul_Kersey_Jr 14 years ago

I thought she did a very good job, for example the ending scene where she is going back to school, her body language, facial expressions are perfect. She also was quite attractive...too bad she didnt have much of an acting career.

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[–] Ariane1998 13 years ago

She's married to actor Michael Ontkean and is apparently a designer:

Here's her picture:

http://www.pacifichomestudio.com/jamie-smith-jackson

and here is an article about her:

http://www.pacifichomestudio.com/designers-designing-jamie-smith-jacks on

"Interior design is not only a form of stagecraft; it is also directly related to the art of acting. So says award-winning designer Jamie Smith Jackson. She should know; a former actress, her film credits include Go Ask Alice and All The President's Men.

Today, Smith Jackson is the design director and owner of Honolulu-based Pacific Home Studio. Admittedly, any link between thespianism and home design sounds far-fetched at first. But when Smith Jackson describes it, the connection suddenly seems like common sense."

[–] mp989 11 years ago

The hyphen seems an odd question--but I am a full 25 years at least younger than her. My mom got married in the very late 60s and kept her maiden name, as did most of her friends. When her kids were born (77-80) we all had our father nad mother's names hyphenated (most of my friends kids who kept their maiden name just gave their kids the father's name--something when we were teens we were allowed to change if it was easier, but we didn't...) I think it's cool, but it does add that question about what do you do with future generations.