Morgan Fairchild
Born: 1950-02-03 in Dallas, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2023
- Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- The Nana Project as Francesca
- Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas as Margaux Roberts
- Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story as Morgan
2021
- Rugrats as Glammed-Up Woman (voice)
2019
- Too Old to Die Young as Mrs. Watson
- The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- All Good Things as Gramma
- A Date by Christmas Eve as Mrs. Kringle
2018
- My Perfect Romance as Ms. Robinson
2017
- Scales as Principal Strauss
- You're Gonna Miss Me as Audrey Lake
2016
- The Encounter as Bethany Baxter
- A Christmas in Vermont as Joanne Davis
2015
- Sam as Lulu
- Bikini Model Academy as Ms. Morgan Fairchild
- Wiener Dog Internationals as Miss Merryweather
2014
- Beethoven's Treasure Tail as Charlene
- Perfect on Paper as Beverly Wilcox
- Christian Mingle as Lacie Wood
2013
- Wiener Dog Nationals as Ms. Merryweather
- Dark Power as Elizabeth Archer
2012
- A Perfect Ending as Valentina
- American Horror House as Miss Margot / Rosemary
2011
- Revenge as Teresa
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator
- Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- eCupid as Venus
- Boy Toy as Barbra
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Claudia / Elka
- Worst Cooks in America as Self - Contestant
- Life's a Beach as Felicia Wald
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- The Slammin' Salmon as Morgan Fairchild
2008
- Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' as Self
- The Sno Cone Stand Inc as Cathy Wanton
2007
- Chuck as Honey Woodcomb
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
2006
- Men in Trees as Self
- Fashion House as Sophia Blakely
- Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery as Phyllis Hale
- The Initiation of Sarah as Tina Goodwin
2005
- Bones as Bianca Chiverton
- My Name Is Earl as Carol
2004
- He's a Lady
- Arizona Summer as Debbie
- Knuckle Sandwich as Mrs. Simms
2003
- Two and a Half Men as Donna
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Nip/Tuck as Self
2002
- That '80s Show as Cossima Blair
- I Was a Teenage Faust as Babylonia
2001
- Teddy Bears' Picnic as Courtney Vandermint
- Peril as Terry
2000
- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
- Held for Ransom as Mrs. Kirkland
- Unshackled as Mrs. Rebecca Miller
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Claire Lockton
- Providence as Gwendolynne Gold
- Roswell as Meris Wheeler
- Nice Guys Sleep Alone as Lorraine
1998
- That '70s Show as Carolyn
- V.I.P. as Self
- So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
- The New Addams Family as Lady Pretensia
- Holy Man as Morgan Fairchild
- Shattered Illusions as Angie
1997
- The View as Self
- Just Shoot Me! as Lily Barton
- Dharma & Greg as Jackie
- The Angry Beavers
- Head over Heels as Mona DuBois
- Bimbo Movie Bash as Camella Swales
- Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger as Diana Astin
1996
- 7th Heaven as Bird
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Criminal Hearts as District Attorney
- Star Command as Sigrid Ivorstetter
- Dead Man's Island as Valerie St. Vincent
- Teenage Confidential as Joan
- Sex, Drugs and Consequences as self
1995
- Cybill as Andrea Thorpe
- The City as Debbie Tompkins
- The Naked Truth as Morgan Fairchild
- Venus Rising as Peyton
- Virgin Mary as Sister Fabijana Zovko
1994
- Friends as Nora Bing
- Touched by an Angel as Jackie Sykes
- Burke's Law as June Ward
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
- Robin's Hoods as Caroline
- Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III as Beth Chaney
- Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 as Camella Swales
- The Legacy of Malthus as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
- Das Paradies am Ende der Berge as Irmgard Hoelzl
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Pamela Dorn
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Miranda
- Freaked as Stewardess
- Based on an Untrue Story as Satin Chau
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal as Alana Westbrook
1991
- Home Improvement as Morgan Fairchild
- Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady as Irene Frances Adler
- Writer's Block as Magenta Hart
- Even Angels Fall as Leslie Phillips
1990
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- How to Murder a Millionaire as Loretta
- Mob Boss as Gina
- Menu for Murder as Paula Preston
1989
- The Simpsons as Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice)
- Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge as Mayor Karen Wilton
- The Haunting of Sarah Hardy as Lucy Milgrim
1988
- Murphy Brown as Julia St. Martin
- Empty Nest
- Roseanne
- Midnight Cop as Lisa
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Morgan Fairchild
- Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom as Self
- Street of Dreams as Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg
1987
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- Deadly Illusion as Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton
- Campus Man as Katherine Van Buren
- Sleeping Beauty as Queen
1986
- Red Headed Stranger as Raysha Shay
1985
- North and South as Burdetta Halloran
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure as "Dottie"
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed! as various
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Iris Novaro
- Paper Dolls as Racine
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Maid Marian
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team as Self
- Time Bomb as Renee DeSalles
1982
- Hotel as Carol
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- Honeyboy as Judy Wellman
- The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
- The Seduction as Jamie Douglas
- Magic with the Stars as Self
1981
- Falcon Crest as Jordan Roberts
- Simon & Simon
- Flamingo Road as Constance Carlyle
- Entertainment Tonight
- Concrete Cowboys as Kate
- The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite as Stella Walker
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Catherine Hailey / Alex Houston
- The Dream Merchants as Dulcie Warren
- Challenge of the Tiger as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
- The Memory of Eva Ryker as Lisa Eddington
- Flamingo Road as Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
1979
- $weepstake$ as Shirley
- A Man Called Sloane as Melissa Nelson
- Time Express
- Concrete Cowboys as Kate Harper / Clara Wade
- Murder in Music City as Dana Morgan
1978
- Dallas as Jenna Wade
- Mork & Mindy as Susan
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- The Magic of David Copperfield
- The Initiation of Sarah as Jennifer Lawrence
- Escapade as Suzy
1977
- The Love Boat as Jenny Boyer
- Rafferty
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
- Switch as Shelley Bloom
1974
- Happy Days as Cynthia
- Police Woman
1973
- Kojak as Allison
1970
- A Bullet for Pretty Boy as Blonde Driving Roadster
1967
- Bonnie and Clyde ... (Stand In)
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host