'Charlie's Angels' star Jaclyn Smith marks 80th birthday as fans praise her youthful appearance

Jaclyn Smith is celebrating a major milestone The iconic actress celebrated her th birthday last weekend and fans were impressed by her ageless beauty Here is a look back at the Charlie's Angels star throughout the years highlighting her work in entertainment and business as well as her philanthropy JOAN COLLINS TEASES HER NEXT BIG CAREER MOVE WHILE SIZZLING IN WHITE SWIMSUIT AT Jaclyn Smith began her career in the entertainment industry in the early s as a model gradually transitioning to acting with small roles on television shows including The Rookies Switch and McCloud Smith reached new levels of fame when she landed the role of Kelly in the TV series Charlie's Angels in staying on the show for five seasons before it came to an end in Out of the three women cast in the first season Smith is the only original angel to stay on the show for its entire five-season run Farrah Fawcett left the show after its first season and Kate Jackson made her exit after season three Amid her success on Charlie s Angels Smith married actor Dennis Cole in October It was her second marriage her first was to actor Roger Davis from to The marriage lasted three years with the couple getting divorced in Following her success on Charlie's Angels Smith starred in the TV movie Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy playing Jackie Kennedy Onassis a role which earned her a Golden Globe nomination That same year she married her third husband cinematographer Tony Richmond The two met while filming the film Nightkill and later welcomed two children together son Gaston Anthony born in and daughter Spencer Margaret born in KELLY CLARKSON SHARES EMOTIONAL MESSAGE IN FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA POST SINCE EX-HUSBAND BRANDON BLACKSTOCK'S DEATHSmith proved she was an advocate for women's rights when she attended a celebrity fundraising event luncheon for the Group which was working towards getting more women into Parliament Here she is photographed with British comedian Peter Cook as they hold up a sweater with Big Ben and the House of Parliament on it alongside the slogan A woman's place is in the house of Commons Smith set her sights on the business world in when she launched the Jaclyn Smith Collection for Kmart The actress was ahead of the battle becoming one of the first celebrities to partner with a major retailer to create their own brand While she began exploring other paths Smith maintained a fruitful acting career having starred in one of the highest-rated TV movies of the decade in Rage of Angels Smith received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in November after numerous roles in fruitful films and TV shows such as Florence Nightingale The Bourne Identity and Sentimental Journey Also in Smith and her third husband Richmond finalized their divorce after eight years of marriage Smith's acting and business careers continued to flourish throughout the s She appeared in a number of TV movies including Lies Before Kisses The Rape of Medical expert Willis Love Can be Murder and others I DREAM OF JEANNIE STAR BARBARA EDEN RECREATES ICONIC GENIE POSE AT Smith married her fourth husband surgeon Brad Allen in October The two dated for seven years prior to getting married after they first met at the University of Illinois at Chicago Health Center when Smith's father was being treated for a heart condition I want this one to be forever Smith notified the Boston Herald ahead of their wedding Smith was photographed visiting the AbilityFirst camp in August She first began working with the organization which aims to provide aid to children and adults with disabilities and special necessities since Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer in during a routine mammogram and went into remission in after undergoing a lumpectomy and radiation therapy Also in the actress returned to the role which made her famous making a cameo in the film Charlie's Angels Full Throttle attending the premiere with her daughter Following her battle with breast cancer Smith became a fierce advocate for getting a cure partnering with the Susan G Komen Foundation during countless of their fundraising events KRIS JENNER DEFENDS SECOND FACELIFT AT SAYS IT'S HER VERSION OF 'AGING GRACEFULLY'Smith reunited with her original Charlie's Angels co-stars on stage at the Emmy Awards in order to pay tribute to legendary Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling who was a key figure in getting the show made In Smith launched Jacklyn Smith In the modern day which expanded her brand to also include home and lifestyle goods marking her business's transition from just a clothing line to also being a lifestyle brand Smith celebrated the th anniversary of her clothing line at Kmart in making it one of the longest-running celebrity brand collaborators in U S retail history Following Fawcett's finding with a rare form of anal cancer the Farrah Fawcett Foundation was formed Smith attended an event for the foundation in June after Fawcett's death in I think when I respected her greater part was at the end of her life she communicated People in October about Fawcett She didn't feel sorry for herself She never lost her humor I revealed that amazing Going through all the pain that she did and believe me she did But she was a positive person Even down to the end LONI ANDERSON'S DEATH THRUSTS TURBULENT BURT REYNOLDS ROMANCE BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHTWhile wasn't a big year for Smith in terms of acting she was in the media often in celebration of the th anniversary of Charlie's Angels She would share stories about her strong bond with Fawcett and Jackson and how the show changed her life and was often described her as the heart of the Angels Charlie s Angels changed our lives Smith recounted People in June We were sorta like rock stars When we went to Hawaii for the season opener we had guards around the clock We all went on to do our thing but the power of Charlie s Angels it helped define who we were and where we went Smith had a big year in both professionally and personally She once again entered the spotlight when she made a cameo in the Charlie's Angels reboot The actress also continued her philanthropy participating as the Honorary Chair of AbilityFirst s Stroll Roll event for the third year in a row with her organization Jaclyn's Angels marking an over -year partnership with the organization She also continued to backing the Farrah Fawcett Foundation and participated in Breast Cancer Awareness Month interviews where she advocated for early detection screenings What an incredible day we had on Saturday at abilityfirstla s AbilityFest in downtown LA she captioned an Instagram post Thank you to everyone who came out to show their help To my angels who donated I'm so touched and so proud Together our unit raised for this wonderful charity Smith had a resurgence in popularity towards the end of and into when photos she posted of her with her son went viral with fans calling her ageless and commenting on her good looks at years old Right place right time That s the luck of the draw Great lighting she narrated Page Six at the time I m with a person that I adore my son and it was a going-away party so my eyes were likely glistening with tears there sparkling because he s one of the humans I worship She also celebrated her th wedding anniversary in September calling him my guy my best friend my partner in life in an Instagram post LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSAPP USERS CLICK HERE FOR POSTSmith celebrated her son's wedding in July sharing photos from the intimate ceremony on her Instagram which featured her children and her grandchildren I'm very close to my son and seeing his bliss and his devotion to Bonnie and his love for Bonnie made me in this modern world think I did something right because he values marriage Smith informed People at the time He announced 'Mom I'm doing this once and once is it ' And I love hearing those words He's just devoted to her and madly in love with her and they share the love of children CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERSmith turned years old in October and continued to surprise fans with her ageless appearance She also celebrated the th anniversary of her clothing and lifestyle brand in and continued her work with multiple charitable organizations My experience with Kmart opened up so much to me Taking this on has taught me about retail studying the world being empathetic of women s demands and knowing what s happening socially politically and economically she narrated Forbes in May That s what retail is It s relentless and it s challenging It s about the long-distance runner