Morgan Fairchild
Acting
- Born:
- 1950-02-03
- Place of birth:
- Dallas, Texas, USA
Biography
Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny; February 3, 1950) is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild began her career in the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Jennifer Pace from 1973 to 1977. In 1978 she appeared on the primetime soap opera Dallas as the first actress to portray Jenna Wade, before taking a lead role in the NBC series Flamingo Road in 1980 (for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama). In 1984, she co-starred in ABC's short-lived primetime soap Paper Dolls, and then appeared in Falcon Crest as attorney Jordan Roberts from 1985 to 1986. Fairchild has also performed in theater and played guest roles in television comedies, including Murphy Brown (for which she was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series), Roseanne,Cybill, and Friends. She is a board member of SAG-AFTRA.
Known For
Filmography
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas
The Nana Project
Commitment to Life
Rugrats
A Date by Christmas Eve
All Good Things
Too Old to Die Young
The Very Very Best of the 70s
My Perfect Romance
Scales
You're Gonna Miss Me
A Christmas in Vermont
The Encounter
Bikini Model Academy
Sam
Wiener Dog Internationals
Christian Mingle
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
Perfect on Paper
Dark Power
Wiener Dog Nationals
American Horror House
A Perfect Ending
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Revenge
Boy Toy
eCupid
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Hot in Cleveland
Worst Cooks in America
Life's a Beach
The Slammin' Salmon
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Sno Cone Stand Inc
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Chuck
The Initiation of Sarah
Men in Trees
Fashion House
Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
My Name Is Earl
Bones
He's a Lady
Arizona Summer
Knuckle Sandwich
Two and a Half Men
Nip/Tuck
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
I Was a Teenage Faust
That '80s Show
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Peril
Held for Ransom
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Unshackled
Nice Guys Sleep Alone