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Feb 17, 2023 · Smithers is known for playing Bailey Quarters on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982). Her first marriage was to Kipp Whitman from 1971 to 1972. From 1986 to 1995, she was married to actor James Brolin. After living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Smithers now lives in Ojai, California. In June 2014, she attended a reunion of ...
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Jan Smithers is an American actress and is well known for playing Bailey Quarters (Shy Character) in WKRP in Cincinnati. She first appeared in 1973 in Love Story, playing the role of Barbara. Jan’s most recent work is in the film Mr. Nice Guy, released back in 1987. These days, she prefers to live her life more quietly outside Hollywood.
Here is a short summary of Jan Smithers' career: When Jan was 16 years old, David Moberg (Newsweek reporter) asked her to be photographed for the magazine cover for a number about teens in the 1960s. This event was the start of Jan’s career, leading to her getting work in commercials while studying at the art institute in Valencia in California.
Smithers said in an interview with Newsweek that she is very private about her personal life. In 1986 she married James Brolin, a fellow actor. Jan took the role of stepmother to his two sons from his previous marriage. In 1987 they had one daughter of their own named Molly Elizabeth Brolin.
- 74 years
- North Hollywood, California, United States
- July 3, 1949
Dec 14, 2007 · Actress Jan Smithers, a star of beloved TV sitcom WKRP In Cincinnati, was driving naked when she stopped for help after her car broke down on a remote California highway in the middle of the night. She was hit by a truck after the driver caught sight of the 58-year-old waving him down too late.
Jun 12, 2015 · Celebrity Bikini Malfunctions. It happens to the best of Us! From former Spice Girls to Desperate Housewives, these female celebs have suffered some seriously embarrassing bikini malfunctions ...
Actress: WKRP in Cincinnati. One of four girls, Smithers was raised in the comfortable San Fernando Valley suburb of Woodland Hills just north of Los Angeles, CA. Her father was an attorney. While studying art at Taft High School, Smithers swerved her automobile to avoid hitting another driver and ran into a telephone pole.
