Julie Rogers (Charlie's Angels)

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Julie Rogers
Tanya Roberts as Julie Rogers
First appearance	Angel in Hiding - 30 November 1980
Last appearance	Let Our Angel Live - 24 June 1981
Cause/reason	Series Finale
Created by	Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Portrayed by	Tanya Roberts
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Gender	Female
Occupation	Model, Private Detective

Julie Rogers is one of six female fictional private detectives in the 1976-1981 television series Charlie's Angels. She was portrayed by Tanya Roberts. She was the last Angel hired for the Townsend Agency for the show's 5-season run, joining in 1980-1981. She filled the position left by Tiffany Welles, taking over her company car, the orange Ford Pinto.

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Julie is a native of the Bronx, New York. Her father abandoned her when she was young and her mother was an alcoholic; Julie was practically raised on the streets.^[1] Although Angel Kelly Garrett was initially assigned a "streetwise" personality, it faded over time to match Jaclyn Smith's more sensative and refined personality. The producers jumped at the chance to give this new character the tough-talking, rough edges that had been lost. As explained in the show titles, Julie had attended a modeling school, and was not previously trained to be a policewoman.

Julie had previously had trouble with the law for various misdemeanors and had even served time. She was working with her probation officer, Harry Stearns (who had become a father figure to her), as an informant, when she met the Angels on the Season 5 opener, "Angel in Hiding" in Hawaii. As a model, Julie was helping investigate a modeling agency; when the probation officer was killed, Kris and Kelly convinced her to assist their formal investigation.^[2] Julie helped clinch the case, and Agency owner Charlie decided to hire her on, assisting her in acquiring a "temporary Private Investigator's" license while she was to study for the actual license.^[3] (We never learn if she gets her credentials).

In sharp contrast to her predecessor Tiffany, Julie spent her first episode talking tough and clinging to the roof of a speeding car. The next five episodes were also set in Hawaii allowing many scenes of the willing Roberts to appear in bikinis, and these episodes also marked the first-ever scene featuring all three Angels in bikinis. In one episode, Julie seems to have an interest in scuba diving.

Much like Kris's early episodes, Julie is shown as naive and inexperienced, and of course, lacks the technical knowledge of the other Angels. But the other staff take a protective and encouraging attitude with Julie. She does get to show off some rather impressive fight skills in the episode Attack Angels. Julie also has special affinity with a runaway teenager in one episode, showing some attempts at deeper characterization.

As the scripts declining in the final season, the formerly hardened and streetwise Julie became somewhat dull.