Kate Jackson Movies

Hoping with all her heart that her wayward son Kenny (Chad Allen) has been straightened out by two years in prison, Sharon Carlson (Kate Jackson) welcomes Kenny with open arms on the occasion of his parole, as does everyone in his immediate family and circle of friends. For a while, it seems as though Sharon's prayers have been answered, and that Kenny is finally going to lead a decent life. But when he is reunited with his former prison buddy Warren Stubbs (Keith Szarabajka), Kenny's true nature once again rises to the surface, and it isn't long before his behavior has deteriorated dangerously. Though she was worried that this would happen, Sharon loyally sticks by her son -- and when he is implicated in a murder, she does everything in her power to prove his innocence. The grim outcome of this story, taking place during Sharon's emotional courtroom appearance, is implicit in the film's title. Filmed independently in 2000, A Mother's Testimony had been slated for theatrical release, but when a distributor was not forthcoming, the film was licensed for television exposure; it was telecast several times abroad before making its U.S. cable debut over the Lifetime channel on October 22, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Georgia asks Ally to work on an age-discrimination case involving a TV newsanchor (Kate Jackson). ~ TV Guide, All Movie Guide

In this made-for-TV drama, a teenage girl named Sarah (Kathleen Robertson) is flying home to see her parents when she falls ill. While Sarah is convinced that she has simply come down with a bad cold, when she keels over and dies while crossing a street, an autopsy reveals that Sarah had in fact contracted the pneumonic plague. Dr. Nora Hart (Kate Jackson), the hospital's authority on epidemics and highly contagious diseases, now must track down as many people as possible who came in contact with the girl before the plague begins to spread -- including Calvin Phillips (Howard Hessman), a congressman Sarah met on her flight. Based on the novel The Black Death by Gweneth Cravens and John C. Marr, Quiet Killer also stars Jerry Orbach, Luis Guzman, and Al Waxman. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Kamden (John Larch), the former head of an elite WWII French underground unit comes to the Townsend agency for protection. It seems that several of Kamden's comrades in arms have been assassinated by a man called Jericho (Ricardo Montalban). Sabrina (Kate Jackson) poses as Kamden's current girlfriend to prevent another murder and to flush Jericho out of his hiding place. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

If for no other reason than its provocative title, this is the single most famous episode of Charlie's Angels. Our three heroines pose as lawbreakers in order to infiltrate a brutal and corrupt woman's prison farm in the Louisiana swamplands. Their mission: To solve the disappearance of one of the inmates, and to find out why so few prisoners leave the farm alive. Among its other virtues, "Angels in Chains" boasts an impressive supporting cast, including cult-film favorite Mary Woronov and future leading ladies Kim Basinger and Lauren Tewes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

While the Angels are taking a well-deserved vacation at a fashionable resort, Sabrina (Kate Jackson) senses that all is not well with another vacationer, a prominent Polish freedom advocate named Professor Peter Wycinski (Theodore Bikel). Sabrina's instincts prove to be on target when Wycinski is kidnapped and replaced with a double for the purpose of sabotaging an important international conference. Need it be added that this turn of events compels the Angels to make their vacation a "working" one? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When a trio of thieves steal an apparently worthless antique, they trigger a violent war between two criminal factions. Investigating, the Angels come upon a widespread call-girl and smuggling operation, fronted by a computer dating service. Needless to say, it falls to Jill (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) to pose as a hooker in an effort to bring the villains out in the open. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The mother of young film producer Marvin Goldman (Warren Berlinger) wants to know who set fire to her darling boy's office. Investigating, the Angels discover something that Mrs. Goldman (Eda Reiss Merin) is blissfully unaware of: It seems that the "respectable" Marvin has been moonlighting as a pornographer and a two-bit blackmailer. Guess who poses as an aspiring movie actress in this episode? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Ida Lupino guest stars as Gloria Gibson, a former movie queen who hopes to stage a spectacular comeback. Alas, someone seems determined to sabotage Gloria's return by systemically driving her mad -- and stealing all her valuable artwork in the process. Investigating, the Angels discover that there is much more to the case than first meets the eye. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A serial killer who preys on high-fashion models has a distinctive signature: he strangles his victims with rag dolls. The parents of Dana Cameron, the killer's most recent victim, commission the Angels to find their daughter's murderer. Kelly, who bears a startling resemblance to the late Dana (mainly because both characters are played by Jaclyn Smith), goes undercover as a model to flush out the villain -- who may or may not be someone working at the agency where the victims were employed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Angels find themselves the apparent targets of an unknown assassin. To find out the reason, and to flush out their would-be murderer, our heroines pretend that Sabrina (Kate Jackson) was killed during the attempt on her life. Alas, by the time the Angels realize that the killer's real target is their boss, Charlie Townsend, they've managed to entrap themselves in Charlie's mansion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The police are continually frustrated in their efforts to catch an elusive burglar. They know the criminal's identity, and they're aware that he steals only when he needs to pay his gambling debts, but they've yet to catch him red-handed. The Angels are commissioned to "tap out" the miscreant and force him into another burglary. (Entrapment? Well, not exactly....) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide