Kris Munroe is one of six female fictional private detectives in the 1976-1981 television series Charlie's Angels. She was portrayed by Cheryl Ladd. She worked for the Townsend Agency for four seasons of the show's entire five season run, taking the place of her big sister Jill when she left the agency. Although not an original character, Kris gained fame and popularity equal to the other Angels, leading her to be included as a major character in...
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Kris Munroe is one of six female fictional private detectives in the 1976-1981 television series Charlie's Angels. She was portrayed by Cheryl Ladd. She worked for the Townsend Agency for four seasons of the show's entire five season run, taking the place of her big sister Jill when she left the agency. Although not an original character, Kris gained fame and popularity equal to the other Angels, leading her to be included as a major character in the series, when other replacement characters (Tiffany Welles, Julie Rogers) are not. Co-star Jaclyn Smith said, "She had to fill a big pair of shoes, and she did it with confidence".
Kris Munroe is the younger sister of former Townsend Agency detective, Jill Munroe. As revealed in the title sequence, she also studied to be a policewoman and was similarly handed low risk assignments, although in San Francisco, and not Los Angeles. Kris is at most age 24 when she joins the show, as Jill herself was 24 in season one. When Jill left the Agency...
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