Jan Smithers

Karin Jan Smithers is a former American actress. She is known for playing Bailey Quarters on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982) and for singing co-lead in the early 1970s band Hot Cup of Friends which featured Christopher Mancini (the son of Henry Mancini).[1]

Jan Smithers
Born
Karin Jan Smithers
OccupationActress
Years active1973–1987
Spouses
  • Kipp Whitman
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    (m. 1971; div. 1972)​
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    (m. 1986; div. 1995)​
Children1

Life and career

Smithers first reached the public eye as a teenager when, at 16, she was profiled and featured on the March 21, 1966, cover of Newsweek seated on the back of a motorcycle.[2] She received offers from Hollywood agents as a result of that appearance.[1][3]

Smithers's first marriage was to Kipp Whitman from 1971 to 1972. From 1986 to 1995, she was married to actor James Brolin[1] and was stepmother to his two children from a previous marriage; together they have one daughter, Molly Elizabeth. Smithers filed for divorce from Brolin in 1995.

After living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, she now lives in Ojai, California.[3] In June 2014, Smithers attended a reunion of surviving WKRP in Cincinnati cast members hosted by the Paley Center for Media.[4]

Television and filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1973Love StoryBarbaraEpisode: "Beginner's Luck"
1974Where the Lilies BloomDevolaFeature film
1974When the North Wind BlowsLady in the ZooFeature film
1976Starsky & HutchSharman CraneEpisode: "Running"
1978Our Winning SeasonCathy WakefieldFeature film
1978–82WKRP in CincinnatiBailey QuartersMain cast (86 episodes)
1980The Love TapesCarol ClarkTV movie
1982The Love BoatSabrina DrakeEpisode: "The Spoonmaker Diamond/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon"
1983The Fall GuyCynthia CaldwellEpisode: "Spaced Out"
1983The Love BoatAurora AdamsEpisode: "Long Time No See/The Bear Essence/Kisses and Makeup"
1984LegmenSarah TurnerEpisode: "Take the Credit and Run"
1984HotelLacey GrantEpisode: "Encores"
1984The Love BoatCarol CoopermanEpisode: "By Hook or by Crook/Revenge with the Proper Stranger/Don't Get Mad, Get Even"
1984Finder of Lost LovesBarbara HensenEpisode: "Old Friends"
1985Mike HammerShia WaltersEpisode: "Firestorm"
1985Cover UpKaren MorrisEpisode: "The Assassin"
1985Murder, She WroteKathy FarrellEpisode: "Sudden Death"
1985Comedy FactoryBarrie ShepherdEpisode: "The Columnist"
1986HotelJanice CopelandEpisode: "Triangles"
1987Mr. Nice GuyDr. Lisa RayonFeature film

References
  1. Jones, Abigail (May 12, 2016). "An Interview With Jan Smithers, Newsweek Teen Cover Star In 1966". Newsweek.
  2. Jones, Abigail (May 12, 2016). "Newsweek Staffers Remember the 1966 Cover Story on Teens". Newsweek.com. Newsweek. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. "Whatever Happened To Actress Jan Smithers". July 3, 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
  4. "Baby, If You've Ever Wondered: A WKRP in Cincinnati Reunion". The Paley Center for Media. June 4, 2014.

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