sentences:  At the time, Jackson was appearing in the TV series "Charlie's Angels", and producer Aaron Spelling told her that they were unable to rearrange the shooting schedule to give her time off to do the film.The part was then offered to various other actresses including Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda and Ali MacGraw, all of whom turned it down.Streep was initially cast as Phyllis (the role eventually given to JoBeth Williams), but she was able to force her way into auditioning for Joanna in front of Hoffman, Benton and Jaffe.