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Charlie’s Angels actresses were paid less than $100 for all merchandise sold from 1976-2000
Kate Jackson says she got $80 for 24 years’ worth of Charlie’s Angels merchandise royalties
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In the late 1970s it was impossible to escape Charlie’s Angels. The crime drama, which aired from 1976-1981, was a rating juggernaut and a merchandise goldmine. There were Charlie’s Angels dolls, thermoses, toys, cards, record albums, and so much more. Too bad the Angels themselves never saw any of that money.
“My least favorite part about merchandising was they didn’t pay us for all of those things,” Kate Jackson revealed during a Charlie’s Angels reunion panel at PaleyFest LA 2026.
It took a few decades, but Sony Pictures eventually made things right by sending Jackson a check... but the actress was surprised by the amount of money they had sent, and not in a good way.
“In 2000, I got a check from Sony Pictures for $80 with a letter that said, and I quote, ‘The enclosed check represents your share of the merchandising from the television series Charlie’s Angels from its inception through the present date. Thank you very much, Sony Pictures.’ [Sarcastically] Thank you, Sony Pictures.”
For reference, some of the original Charlie’s Angels dolls are going for over $300 online, which means Jackson’s royalties don’t even give her enough to buy one of her own dolls. The Angels may be sweet, but the television industry can be cruel.
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