In 1976, she became close to
Farrah Fawcett when they worked on
Charlie's Angels (1976) since they had so much in common. They were both from Texas and both close to their parents. They remained close, even after Farrah left the show after just one year. They became even closer during the last six months of Farrah's life. Farrah had said to her, "I wouldn't have missed this time with you." After Farrah died in 2009, Jaclyn wanted to go to her funeral but couldn't go because her own mother was on her deathbed. She said that "in my heart of hearts, I knew Farrah understood because she was close to her mom.".