Morgan Fairchild
Acting
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
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movieLadies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas
2023
Margaux Roberts
movieThe Nana Project
2023
Francesca
movieCommitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvRugrats
2021
Glammed-Up Woman (voice)
movieA Date by Christmas Eve
2019
Mrs. Kringle
movieAll Good Things
2019
Gramma
tvToo Old to Die Young
2019
Mrs. Watson
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
Self - Commentator
movieMy Perfect Romance
2018
Ms. Robinson
movieScales
2017
Principal Strauss
movieYou're Gonna Miss Me
2017
Audrey Lake
movieA Christmas in Vermont
2016
Joanne Davis
tvThe Encounter
2016
Bethany Baxter
movieBikini Model Academy
2015
Ms. Morgan Fairchild
movieSam
2015
Lulu
movieWiener Dog Internationals
2015
Miss Merryweather
movieChristian Mingle
2014
Lacie Wood
moviePerfect on Paper
2014
Beverly Wilcox
movieDark Power
2013
Elizabeth Archer
movieWiener Dog Nationals
2013
Ms. Merryweather
movieAmerican Horror House
2012
Miss Margot / Rosemary
movieA Perfect Ending
2012
Valentina
movieCelebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
2011
Self (archive footage)
tvRevenge
2011
Teresa
movieBoy Toy
2011
Barbra
movieeCupid
2011
Venus
movieBeverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator
tvHot in Cleveland
2010
Claudia / Elka
tvWorst Cooks in America
2010
Self - Contestant
movieLife's a Beach
2010
Felicia Wald
movieThe Slammin' Salmon
2009
Morgan Fairchild
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieThe Sno Cone Stand Inc
2008
Cathy Wanton
movieWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
tvChuck
2007
Honey Woodcomb
movieThe Initiation of Sarah
2006
Tina Goodwin
tvFashion House
2006
Sophia Blakely
tvBones
2005
Bianca Chiverton
movieArizona Summer
2004
Debbie
movieKnuckle Sandwich
2004
Mrs. Simms
tvNip/Tuck
2003
Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieI Was a Teenage Faust
2002
Babylonia
tvThat '80s Show
2002
Cossima Blair
movieTeddy Bears' Picnic
2001
Courtney Vandermint
moviePeril
2001
Terry
movieHeld for Ransom
2000
Mrs. Kirkland
movieUnshackled
2000
Mrs. Rebecca Miller
movieNice Guys Sleep Alone
1999
Lorraine
tvRoswell
1999
Meris Wheeler
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Claire Lockton
tvProvidence
1999
Gwendolynne Gold
tvThe New Addams Family
1998
Lady Pretensia
movieHoly Man
1998
Morgan Fairchild
tvV.I.P.
1998
Self
tvThat '70s Show
1998
Carolyn
tvSo Graham Norton
1998
Self - Guest
tvDharma & Greg
1997
Jackie
Head over Heels
1997
Mona DuBois
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieBimbo Movie Bash
1997
Camella Swales
tvJust Shoot Me!
1997
Lily Barton
Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger
1997
Diana Astin
tv7th Heaven
1996
Bird
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieStar Command
1996
Sigrid Ivorstetter
movieDead Man's Island
1996
Valerie St. Vincent
movieCriminal Hearts
1996
District Attorney
movieVenus Rising
1995
Peyton
tvThe City
1995
Sydney Chase / Debbie Tompkins
movieVirgin Mary
1995
Sister Fabijana Zovko
tvThe Naked Truth
1995
Morgan Fairchild
tvCybill
1995
Andrea Thorpe
tvFriends
1994
Nora Bing
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Jackie Sykes
tvRobin's Hoods
1994
Caroline
movieTest Tube Teens from the Year 2000
1994
Camella Swales
movieDas Paradies am Ende der Berge
1994
Irmgard Hoelzl
movieNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
tvBurke's Law
1994
June Ward
movieThe Legacy of Malthus
1994
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Pamela Dorn
movieFreaked
1993
Stewardess
movieBased on an Untrue Story
1993
Satin Chau
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
Alana Westbrook
movieSherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
Irene Frances Adler
movieWriter's Block
1991
Magenta Hart
tvHome Improvement
1991
Morgan Fairchild
movieEven Angels Fall
1991
Leslie Phillips
movieMenu for Murder
1990
Paula Preston
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice)
moviePhantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
1989
Mayor Karen Wilton
movieThe Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989
Lucy Milgrim
tvMurphy Brown
1988
Julia St. Martin
movieStreet of Dreams
1988
Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg
movieJoan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
Morgan Fairchild
movieDeadly Illusion
1987
Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton
movieCampus Man
1987
Katherine Van Buren
movieRed Headed Stranger
1986
Raysha Shay
tvNorth and South
1985
Burdetta Halloran
moviePee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
"Dottie"
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Iris Novaro
tvPaper Dolls
1984
Racine
movieThe Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
Maid Marian
movieTime Bomb
1984
Renee DeSalles
movieHoneyboy
1982
Judy Wellman
tvHotel
1982
Carol
movieThe Seduction
1982
Jamie Douglas
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Jordan Roberts
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981
Self / Self - Interviewee
movieThe Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981
Stella Walker
tvConcrete Cowboys
1981
Carla / Kate
tvFlamingo Road
1981
Constance Carlyle
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Catherine Hailey / Alex Houston
movieFlamingo Road
1980
Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
tvThe Dream Merchants
1980
Dulcie Warren
movieThe Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
Lisa Eddington
movieChallenge of the Tiger
1980
Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
movieConcrete Cowboys
1979
Kate Harper / Clara Wade
tvA Man Called Sloane
1979
Melissa Nelson
$weepstake$
1979
Shirley
movieMurder in Music City
1979
Dana Morgan
tvMork & Mindy
1978
Susan
tvDallas
1978
Jenna Wade
movieThe Initiation of Sarah
1978
Jennifer Lawrence
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Jenny Boyer
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self (uncredited)
tvSwitch
1975
Shelley Bloom
tvHappy Days
1974
Cynthia
tvKojak
1973
Allison
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
Linda / Bianca
movieA Bullet for Pretty Boy
1970
Blonde Driving Roadster
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Co-Host
Crew1
movieBonnie and Clyde
1967
Stand In
Production1
tvThe Encounter
2016
Associate Producer