Jan Smithers

She is not to be confused with Welcome Back, Kotter actress Marcia Strassman, with whom she shares a close resemblance. Estelle Taylor was a Hollywood actress who married heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Dempsey, in 1925. Now retired from show business, Jan currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. From 1987 through 1995 she was married to actor James Brolin. This scar cost her some roles, and according to Jan, made her feel insecure about her looks.

The impact smashed her face into the steering wheel, causing the injury. To avoid another car that ran a stop sign, Jan swerved and hit a telephone pole. Smithers was involved in a car accident which left a permanent scar on her chin. As a teen, Ms.

As a result of that exposure, she landed some commercial modeling work while pursuing her studies at the California Institute of the Arts. She first reached the public eye as a teenager, when she was featured on the cover of a 1966 issue of Newsweek, seated on a motorcycle. She played the character "Bailey Quarters" on the popular television series WKRP in Cincinnati. Smithers grew up in Woodland Hills, California.

Jan Smithers (born Karin Jan Smithers on 3 July 1949) is an American television and film actress.