Yeah, but Scarecrow and mrs King was in the early 80's, while tanya roberts kept on being in big projets until the 21st century...
But...Kate was older than Tanya by about eight years so does it make Tanya's career more valuable because she was younger and her career took place during a different time frame? Tanya was still a child/teen when Kate started acting on TV in the late '60s and early '70s. Acting in the early 2000s is not more important than acting in the late '60s/early and mid-'70s, it is just later.
Compare:
Kate Jackson
"Dark Shadows" (1970-1971)--highly rated TV show, supporting character
"The Rookies" (1972-1976)--highly rated TV show, started out as a supporting character but grew into more of a major role due to her popularity, even getting more fan mail than her male co-stars who were supposed to be the lead characters
http://www.tvbanter.net/2012/12/kate-jackson-smart-angel.html"Charlie's Angels" (1976-1979)--hugely popular TV show, leading character
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1984-1987)--very popular TV show, leading character
And a couple of feature films, many made for TV movies, and a starring role in another, albeit much less successful TV show, "Baby Boom" from 1988-1989
Tanya Roberts
"Charlie's Angels" (1980-1981)-- Hugely popular TV show, although by the time she was a starring character it was slipping fast and only lasted that year
A couple of feature films. "Sheena" was a cult classic but mainly for Roberts' physical attributes and the sheer awfulness of it.
"The '70s Show" (1998-2004)--very popular TV show, supporting character
If you look at the sheer volume of Kate's work as a leading character in very popular shows that lasted for several years, she has a very impressive body of work. She was also nominated for some Emmys and Golden Globes. I'm not sure if anyone else from CA ever was.
Overall, I think Kate had a more impressive career.
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thylacine80
7 years ago
You said it all. Despite being 7 years older and a better actress, Kate Jackson never was able to distance herself from the small screen and faded away at the end of the 80's.
Roberts, despite being younger and less talented, managed to hit the silver screen in huge productions and was still in the main cast of a popular show in the 2000's.
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horizonbeach
7 years ago
Well, we can certainly agree to disagree.
Actually, unless you are specifically talking about their acting careers, Jaclyn Smith is by far the most successful all around. She is probably the one most likely to be a household name and her business career with marketing her Jaclyn Smith line at K-Mart has been a phenomenal success over the decades, particularly during the '80s and '90s, and has given her the opportunity to amass a personal net worth that any of the other Angels actresses could only dream of. She has also kept her acting career rolling along, beginning in the late '60s and continuing well into the 2000s, although she has not received the accolades for her acting that Kate Jackson did during her heyday.
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thylacine80
7 years ago
We agree on that point : Jaclyn Smith is themost successfull business woman.
And Kate Jackson is the more talented and/or has the most acting crédits.
But I'm talking about the ability to leave the TV area and star in major theatrical films, or lasting through the 2000's.
I think Tanya Roberts wins on that.
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