Kate Jackson is perhaps most known for her role as Sabrina Duncan, one of
“Charlie’s Angels” famous trilogy. What many people do not know about
Jackson is how much she was personally struggling throughout her time on
the show.
Kate was on complete autopilot for the first three seasons of the famous
70’s series. She focused only on the role and left little time for much else,
including her own well-being.
While fans were cheering for Sabrina on the sidelines, Jackson got no
satisfaction from her role, leaving her long days feeling unfulfilled and
unhappy.
This likely contributed to her swift exit from the show, which occurred
after filming on season three wrapped up. It was those who ran the show
who decided this for the star, and she only found out while on vacation
after finishing the season.
Jackson was not necessarily surprised or bothered by the news. In 1979,
she told People:
“I guess I did cause a few problems. What it comes down to is I got tired of
them and they got tired of me. I’m glad I’ve finally been able to hang up the
halo…”
Thankfully, the former “Angels” star met her first husband while filming
her third and final season. Andrew Stevens, of “Dallas” fame, eloped with
her in 1978. Speaking of her husband to People, Kate said:
“Suddenly there was this adorable man really caring about me, even when
I was crying and my hair was all weird. Before we knew what hit us, we
were madly, passionately in love.”
Jackson continued by speaking on their mutual support of one another and
how much this helped pull her out of her funk. Her personal life was
improving just from the love and helpfulness of Andrew, who was six years
her junior.
Still, her unhappiness with work remained. It got to the point where
Jackson felt it was even affecting her otherwise happy marriage, as she
often brought her fatigue or negativity home with her. This was likely a
contributing factor to how content she was when asked to leave the show.
Unfortunately, even after she left the series, her marriage grew to have its
own issues. The two divorced three years after they were married and Kate
felt the impact financially:
“I felt as if my ex-husband drove up to my bank account with a Brinks
truck.”
Gone were the positive and caring comments about her former husband
Andrew. Their divorce was official in 1981.
A year later, Jackson married a New York business executive in a more
traditional wedding ceremony. Their marriage lasted two years before they
divorced in 1984.
Kate’s third marriage was to Tom Hart in 1991, but sadly the star did not
find long-term happiness this time. She and Hart separated just a few years
later.
The entire span of her marriages, Jackson had hoped for a child to come
into her life. After separating from Hart, the star was inspired to pursue
adoption by then-friend Rosie O’Donnell, who had recently adopted a baby
herself