page_title: Cheryl Ladd
section_title: Charlie's Angels (1977–1981)
hierarchical_section_title: Cheryl Ladd / Career / Charlie's Angels (1977–1981)
caption_attribution_description: English: Publicity photo of Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd. No copyright registration has been found under old records and cocopyright.loc.gov. The following terms "Cheryl Ladd", "Pictorial Parade", "Fotos International", and "Edwards, Frank" were used, and no results were shown.
context_page_description: Cheryl Ladd is an American actress, singer and author best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the ABC television series Charlie's Angels in which she was hired for its second season in 1977 to replace Farrah Fawcett-Majors. Ladd remained on the show until its cancellation in 1981. Her film roles include Purple Hearts, Millennium, Poison Ivy, Permanent Midnight, and Unforgettable.
context_section_description: Ladd's big acting break came in 1977, when she was cast in the ABC television series, Charlie's Angels, replacing star Farrah Fawcett, who left the show after only one season to pursue a movie career. To make the transition easier for audiences, producers cast Ladd as Fawcett's character's younger sister, Kris, instantly making her a part of the "Angel's family". In the years to come, this practice of replacing Angels became a common event for the show, but Ladd remained a part of the main cast until the show's end in the spring of 1981.
  While starring in the highly rated Charlie's Angels, Ladd took advantage of her new-found popularity to further her musical career, guest-starring in musical-comedy variety series and specials, performing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl XIV in January 1980, and releasing three albums. She had a top-40 Billboard Hot 100 single and a gold record.
caption: Ladd in 1977
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