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Jan Smithers (born 1949 or 1950) is a former American actress. She is best known for playing Bailey Quarters on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982). Early life. Smithers grew up in an unpretentious middle class family in Los Angeles, California. Her father was a lawyer, while her mother was a stay-at-home mom.
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Jan 8, 2022 · Jan Smithers Played Bailey on "WKRP in Cincinnati." See Her Today at 72. Jan Smithers walked away from her acting career not long after the show ended. By Nicole Pomarico. January 8, 2022. CBS/Getty Images. It was more than 40 years ago that WKRP in Cincinnati, the classic sitcom about an unpopular Ohio radio station, was first scene by audiences.
- Gary Sandy. Andy Travis is the man hired to turn the failing WKRP around, breathing new life into a station that seems to be aging itself out of the Cincinnati market.
- Richard Sanders. Bald, bespectacled, and grossly incompetent might be several adjectives used to describe Richard Sanders' character Les Nessman. The WKRP reporter is no stranger to gaffes or on-air flubs, with a history of butchering the names of subjects he's reporting on.
- Tim Reid. Tim Reid's role as disc jockey Venus Flytrap has certainly stood out as one of the most memorable characters in "WKRP in Cincinnati." Following his over 80 episodes in "WKRP in Cincinnati," Reid had no problem transitioning into other television roles.
- Jan Smithers. The role of Bailey Quarters was played by up-and-coming actor Jan Smithers. Smithers, who also had a successful career as a model before "WKRP in Cincinnati" (via TV Guide), had racked up some solid screen time in shows throughout the 1970s that included "Starsky and Hutch" and "Love Story."
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After a few years as a working actress, she won the role of pretty but shy Bailey Quarters in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), a CBS sitcom about a Midwestern radio station. After the show ended its run, she worked on occasion and in 1987, married actor James Brolin. She became a stepmother to his two sons and had a daughter with Brolin.
- July 3, 1949
May 12, 2016 · Today, she's most known for playing Bailey Quarters in WKRP in Cincinnati, which aired from 1978 to 1982. She was also married to actor James Brolin for nine years. Today, however, she lives in...
After a few years as a working actress, she won the role of pretty but shy Bailey Quarters in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), a CBS sitcom about a Midwestern radio station. After the show ended its run, she worked on occasion and in 1987, married actor James Brolin. She became a stepmother to his two sons and had a daughter with Brolin.
