Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1948, Kate left her degree at the University of Mississippi to pursue her dream of acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Her first role was in the TV show Dark Shadows in 1971, before playing Sam Melville’s wife on the show The Rookies for four seasons. Jackson appeared in a few TV movies throughout the early 1970’s before she landed a part on a new production in 1975 called Charlie’s Angels. Although Jackson had a successful career on the big screen, she had three unsuccessful marriages which unfortunately ended in divorce.
Charlie’s Angles would become one of the most iconic and most-loved shows of all time. Interestingly enough, when Jackson went to discuss the role with the producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg, the name of the show was actually The Alley Cats. They told her that the name needed to be changed and asked her what she thought it should be. She starred at a poster behind the two men that had 3 angels on it and immediately said “Charlie’s Angels”. The rest, as they say, is history. Kate is now an advocate for both Heart and Breast health for women.
Born in 1962 in New York, Alison began her career as a child model and actress in commercials. Her mother, Norma MacMillan, actually provided the voice for animated children’s cartoons such as Casper the Friendly Ghost. Alison’s career as a TV star took off in 1974 when she landed a role on a new series called Little House on the Prairie at age 12. Her character Nellie Oleson would become one of the favorites on the mega hit show and became the archetypal role for a 1970’s bad girl.
Alison described her seven long years on Little House as “like having PMS for seven years.” She made brief appearances on shows like The Love Boat and Fantasy Island before trying her hand at stand-up comedy. Alison released an autobiographical book and a comedy record album where she played Amy Carter, daughter of former president Jimmy Carter. After the death of her co-star from Little House, Steve Tracy, Alison became heavily involved with AIDS awareness and child abuse activists PROTECT.
Liv was born to Norwegian parents in Tokyo, Japan in 1938 before the family moved to Canada, then New York and then finally back to Norway where Liv began her acting career on stage. It was her association with famed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman that launched her in the global spotlight. She starred in no fewer than 10 of his movies, including Cries and Whispers and Autumn Sonata, which co-starred Ingrid Bergman, during the 1970’s. She also received an Academy Award for The Emigrants in 1971.
