Jan Smithers
| Jan Smithers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karin Jan Smithers July 3, 1949 North Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1973–1987 |
| Spouse | James Brolin (1986-1995) (divorced) Kipp Whitman (1971-1972) (divorced) |
Karin Jan Smithers (born July 3, 1949) is an American television and film actress, who is best known for playing Bailey Quarters on the television series WKRP in Cincinnati.
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[edit] Life and career
Smithers grew up in Woodland Hills, California. She attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills. She first reached the public eye as a teenager, when she was featured on the March 21, 1966, cover of Newsweek, seated on a motorcycle.[1][2]
As a teen, Smithers was the victim of a car accident that left a permanent scar on her chin. To avoid another car that had run a stop sign, Smithers swerved and hit a telephone pole. The impact smashed her face into the steering wheel, causing the injury. The scar cost her some roles and, according to her, made her feel insecure about her looks.
She was married to Kipp Whitman (1 December 1971 - 1972) (divorced)
From 1986-1995, she was married to actor James Brolin. They had one daughter together.
Although she had been living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and had retired from show business, she now lives in Ojai, California. [1]
In 2001, Smithers appeared on Entertainment Tonight specifically to quash the rumor that Barbra Streisand had stolen actor James Brolin away from her. She said she and Brolin had broken up years before Brolin met Streisand.
[edit] Filmography
- Mr. Nice Guy (1987) as Lise
- Hotel (TV series) as Janice Copeland (2 episodes, 1984–1986)
- Comedy Factory as Barrie Shepherd (1 episode, 1985)
- Murder, She Wrote as Kathy Farrell (1 episode, 1985)
- Cover Up as Karen Morris (1 episode, 1985)
- Mike Hammer (1 episode, 1985)
- The Love Boat (4 episodes, 1982–1984)
- Finder of Lost Loves as Barbara Hensen (1 episode, 1984)
- Legmen as Sarah Turner (1 episode, 1984)
- The Fall Guy as Cynthia Caldwell (1 episode, 1983)
- WKRP in Cincinnati as Bailey Quarters (86 episodes, 1978–1982)
- The Love Tapes (1980) (TV) as Carol Clark
- Our Winning Season (1978) as Cathy Wakefield
- Starsky and Hutch as Sharman Crane (1 episode, 1976)
- Where the Lilies Bloom (1974) as Devola
- When the North Wind Blows (1974)
- Love Story as Barbara (1 episode, 1973)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Whatever Happened To Actress Jan Smithers". 2006-07-03 (last update). Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20080615040430/http://www.trashytabloids.com/watn/jan_smithers.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Celebrity Nooz image of referenced picture
