Sabrina Duncan
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| Sabrina Duncan | |
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 Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan |
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| First appearance | Pilot - 21 March 1976 |
| Last appearance | Angels Remembered - 16 May 1979 |
| Cause/reason | Jackson left the show to pursue other projects. |
| Created by | Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts |
| Portrayed by | Kate Jackson |
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| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Policewoman, Private Detective |
Sabrina Duncan is one of six fictional female private detectives in the 1976-1981 television series Charlie's Angels. She was portrayed by Kate Jackson in the first three seasons of the show. Sabrina has a slight Alabama accent and is the most fiesty of the three original Angels, as well as possessing the most distinctive sense of humor.
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[edit] Profile
A shorter haired brunette, Sabrina is known by fans as the "Smart Angel".[1] Nicknamed "Bri" by her co-workers, she was a more strategic thinker than the other Angels and acted informally as the brains of the operation.[2] (However, Charlie and Bosley still helped connect the dots.) In the Agency conferences, she was the most assertive in dealing with Charlie. In the field, Sabrina tended to take "outside" covers, such as a reporter or city employee while the other Angels would approach a case from the "inside" as decoys,[3] such as appearing as a bikini model, circus clown, or spa guest. When forced to use a cover, she often used her "brassy" persona[2], but also appeared as French maid, fashion designer, bag lady, and psychic. Typically, Bri would pull the pieces together toward the end of each episode, act as backup in the van, and eventually assist in rescuing the "Angel in danger".[3] However, she was often in tight situations as well.
Like all the Angels, Sabrina romanced many men while on the job. These never lasted beyond a specific episode or ended badly with the man being the villain. Her three most serious affairs were with a Hugh Hefner-like publisher (where she promoted her feminist views), a casino owner (Dean Martin), and most tragically, a hijacker and would be killer, in which case when Sabrina was confronted with the truth, she temporarily turned on her fellow angels.[2]
Sabrina's maiden name is Blaylock, and viewers meet her military hero father in one episode.[2] Sabrina and her father are especially fond of playing chess together. Sabrina was a cheerleader in high school and college, where she was also a bookworm. For a time, she was an aspiring race car driver. She is the only angel to have been married; her ex-husband, Bill Duncan, appears in two episodes.[1] He is also a police officer, and they met on the force when she was quarterback on the academy football team.[2] Sabrina lives in an apartment building, which was once the site of a bombing. She drives an orange Pinto, which must be a company car as it is later seen driven by Tiffany Welles and Julie Rogers, her replacement Angels.
Sabrina's style tends toward turtlenecks over bikinis. Although the only angel who never appears in a swimsuit on the show, she doesn't mind hopping into a hot tub or sauna on occasion. Normally, she tends to be seen in pants or dress suits[3] and is often seen behind the bar at the Townsend Agency Office. This is in part because of Kate Jackson's disinterest in the glamour aspect of the show.
[edit] Departure from the show
After the third season, Sabrina leaves the agency to get married, but unlike Jill, never comes back. In the season 4 opener, we also learn that she will be having a child. Viewers never hear about her again, except in the series finale clip show.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kate Jackson aka Sabrina Duncan
- ^ a b c d e Charlie's Angels Forever
- ^ a b c Museum of Broadcast Communications website
