Morgan Fairchild
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, USA
- Active Years
- 1951–2025 (75 Years)
- Total Credits
- 182 credits in database
Acting Born Feb 3, 1950 Dallas, Texas, USA 182 credits
Biography
Morgan Fairchild is an American actress born Patsy Ann McClenny on February 3, 1950, in Dallas, Texas, USA. She began her career in the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow, playing the role of Jennifer Pace from 1973 to 1977. Fairchild's subsequent roles include appearances on the primetime soap opera Dallas and the NBC series Flamingo Road, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. She also co-starred in the ABC short-lived primetime soap Paper Dolls in 1984. Fairchild's career has spanned multiple television series, showcasing her glamorous image.
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Career overview
Morgan Fairchild began her acting career in the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow, where she played the role of Jennifer Pace from 1973 to 1977. She then transitioned to primetime television, appearing in the soap opera Dallas in 1978 as the first actress to portray Jenna Wade.
Fairchild's career continued to grow with a lead role in the NBC series Flamingo Road in 1980. This role earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress - Television Series Drama. Her performance in Flamingo Road showcased her ability to convey a glamorous image, a characteristic that would become a hallmark of her acting career.
In addition to her work in television, Morgan Fairchild has also appeared in various other projects. She co-starred in the ABC short-lived primetime soap Paper Dolls in 1984. Throughout her career, Fairchild has demonstrated her versatility as an actress, taking on a range of roles in different genres. With a career spanning multiple decades, Morgan Fairchild has established herself as a talented and accomplished actress in the entertainment industry.
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Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Commitment to LifeOur (Almost Completely True) Love StoryLadies of the '80s: A Divas ChristmasThe Nana Project
Rugrats
Too Old to Die YoungThe Very Very Best of the 70sAll Good ThingsA Date by Christmas Eve
My Perfect Romance
ScalesYou're Gonna Miss Me
The EncounterThe Encounter · Associate ProducerA Christmas in Vermont
SamBikini Model AcademyWiener Dog Internationals
Beethoven's Treasure TailChristian MinglePerfect on Paper
Wiener Dog NationalsDark Power
A Perfect EndingAmerican Horror House
RevengeBeverly Hills Chihuahua 2Boy ToyeCupidCelebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Hot in ClevelandWorst Cooks in AmericaLife's a Beach
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenCelebrity Ghost StoriesThe Slammin' Salmon
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'The Sno Cone Stand Inc
ChuckWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Men in TreesFashion HouseThe Initiation of SarahShock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
BonesMy Name Is Earl
Arizona SummerHe's a LadyKnuckle Sandwich
Two and a Half MenNip/TuckJimmy Kimmel Live!
That '80s ShowI Was a Teenage Faust
PerilTeddy Bears' Picnic
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from VenusUnshackledHeld for Ransom
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRoswellProvidenceNice Guys Sleep Alone
That '70s ShowV.I.P.So Graham NortonThe New Addams FamilyShattered Illusions
The ViewJust Shoot Me!Dharma & GregThe Angry BeaversBimbo Movie Bash
7th HeavenThe Rosie O'Donnell ShowDead Man's IslandTeenage ConfidentialCriminal Hearts
CybillThe CityThe CityThe Naked TruthVenus Rising
FriendsTouched by an AngelBurke's LawNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultRobin's Hoods
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanDiagnosis: MurderFreakedPerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep ScandalBased on an Untrue Story
Full Filmography
182 titles- Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy (2025) as Self
- Commitment to Life (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story (2023) as Morgan
- Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (2023) as Margaux Roberts
- The Nana Project (2023) as Francesca
- Rugrats (2021) as Glammed-Up Woman (voice)
- Too Old to Die Young (2019) as Mrs. Watson
- The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019) as Self - Commentator
- All Good Things (2019) as Gramma
- A Date by Christmas Eve (2019) as Mrs. Kringle
- My Perfect Romance (2018) as Ms. Robinson
- Scales (2017) as Principal Strauss
- You're Gonna Miss Me (2017) as Audrey Lake
- The Encounter (2016) as Bethany Baxter
- The Encounter (2016) Associate Producer
- A Christmas in Vermont (2016) as Joanne Davis
- Sam (2015) as Lulu
- Bikini Model Academy (2015) as Ms. Morgan Fairchild
- Wiener Dog Internationals (2015) as Miss Merryweather
- Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014) as Charlene
- Christian Mingle (2014) as Lacie Wood
- Perfect on Paper (2014) as Beverly Wilcox
- Wiener Dog Nationals (2013) as Ms. Merryweather
- Dark Power (2013) as Elizabeth Archer
- A Perfect Ending (2012) as Valentina
- American Horror House (2012) as Miss Margot / Rosemary
- Revenge (2011) as Teresa
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) as Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator
- Boy Toy (2011) as Barbra
- eCupid (2011) as Venus
- Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Claudia / Elka
- Worst Cooks in America (2010) as Self - Contestant
- Life's a Beach (2010) as Felicia Wald
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) as Self
- The Slammin' Salmon (2009) as Morgan Fairchild
- Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008) as Self
- The Sno Cone Stand Inc (2008) as Cathy Wanton
- Chuck (2007) as Honey Woodcomb
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
- Men in Trees (2006) as Self
- Fashion House (2006) as Sophia Blakely
- The Initiation of Sarah (2006) as Tina Goodwin
- Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2006) as Phyllis Hale
- Bones (2005) as Bianca Chiverton
- My Name Is Earl (2005) as Carol
- Arizona Summer (2004) as Debbie
- He's a Lady (2004)
- Knuckle Sandwich (2004) as Mrs. Simms
- Two and a Half Men (2003) as Donna
- Nip/Tuck (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- That '80s Show (2002) as Cossima Blair
- I Was a Teenage Faust (2002) as Babylonia
- Peril (2001) as Terry
- Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001) as Courtney Vandermint
- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (2000)
- Unshackled (2000) as Mrs. Rebecca Miller
- Held for Ransom (2000) as Mrs. Kirkland
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Claire Lockton
- Roswell (1999) as Meris Wheeler
- Providence (1999) as Gwendolynne Gold
- Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999) as Lorraine
- That '70s Show (1998) as Carolyn
- V.I.P. (1998) as Self
- So Graham Norton (1998) as Self - Guest
- The New Addams Family (1998) as Lady Pretensia
- Shattered Illusions (1998) as Angie
- Holy Man (1998) as Morgan Fairchild
- The View (1997) as Self
- Just Shoot Me! (1997) as Lily Barton
- Dharma & Greg (1997) as Jackie
- The Angry Beavers (1997)
- Bimbo Movie Bash (1997) as Camella Swales
- Head over Heels (1997) as Mona DuBois
- Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger (1997) as Diana Astin
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Bird
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Dead Man's Island (1996) as Valerie St. Vincent
- Teenage Confidential (1996) as Joan
- Criminal Hearts (1996) as District Attorney
- Sex, Drugs and Consequences (1996) as self
- Star Command (1996) as Sigrid Ivorstetter
- Cybill (1995) as Andrea Thorpe
- The City (1995) as Sydney Chase
- The City (1995) as Debbie Tompkins
- The Naked Truth (1995) as Morgan Fairchild
- Venus Rising (1995) as Peyton
- Virgin Mary (1995) as Sister Fabijana Zovko
- Friends (1994) as Nora Bing
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Jackie Sykes
- Burke's Law (1994) as June Ward
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
- Robin's Hoods (1994) as Caroline
- Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994) as Beth Chaney
- Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994) as Camella Swales
- Das Paradies am Ende der Berge (1994) as Irmgard Hoelzl
- The Legacy of Malthus (1994) as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) as Miranda
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Pamela Dorn
- Freaked (1993) as Stewardess
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993) as Alana Westbrook
- Based on an Untrue Story (1993) as Satin Chau
- Home Improvement (1991) as Morgan Fairchild
- Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) as Irene Frances Adler
- Writer's Block (1991) as Magenta Hart
- Even Angels Fall (1991) as Leslie Phillips
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990) as Self
- Mob Boss (1990) as Gina
- Menu for Murder (1990) as Paula Preston
- How to Murder a Millionaire (1990) as Loretta
- The Simpsons (1989) as Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice)
- The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989) as Lucy Milgrim
- Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989) as Mayor Karen Wilton
- Murphy Brown (1988) as Julia St. Martin
- Empty Nest (1988)
- Roseanne (1988)
- Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom (1988) as Self
- Midnight Cop (1988) as Lisa
- Street of Dreams (1988) as Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988) as Morgan Fairchild
- Deadly Illusion (1987) as Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton
- Sleeping Beauty (1987) as Queen
- Campus Man (1987) as Katherine Van Buren
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) as Self
- Red Headed Stranger (1986) as Raysha Shay
- North and South (1985) as Burdetta Halloran
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) as "Dottie"
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
- Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed! (1985) as various
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Iris Novaro
- Paper Dolls (1984) as Racine
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (1984) as Self
- Time Bomb (1984) as Renee DeSalles
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) as Maid Marian
- Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 5 (1983) as Self - Interviewee
- Hotel (1982) as Carol
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- Magic with the Stars (1982) as Self
- The Seduction (1982) as Jamie Douglas
- The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour (1982)
- Honeyboy (1982) as Judy Wellman
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Jordan Roberts
- Simon & Simon (1981)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self - Interviewee
- Flamingo Road (1981) as Constance Carlyle
- Concrete Cowboys (1981) as Carla
- Concrete Cowboys (1981) as Kate
- The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981) as Stella Walker
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Catherine Hailey / Alex Houston
- The Dream Merchants (1980) as Dulcie Warren
- The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980) as Lisa Eddington
- Challenge of the Tiger (1980) as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
- Flamingo Road (1980) as Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
- $weepstake$ (1979) as Shirley
- A Man Called Sloane (1979) as Melissa Nelson
- Time Express (1979)
- Concrete Cowboys (1979) as Kate Harper / Clara Wade
- Murder in Music City (1979) as Dana Morgan
- Dallas (1978) as Jenna Wade
- Mork & Mindy (1978) as Susan
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1978)
- The Magic of David Copperfield (1978)
- The Initiation of Sarah (1978) as Jennifer Lawrence
- Escapade (1978) as Suzy
- The Love Boat (1977) as Jenny Boyer
- Rafferty (1977)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Switch (1975) as Shelley Bloom
- Happy Days (1974) as Cynthia
- Police Woman (1974)
- Kojak (1973) as Allison
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972) as Linda / Bianca
- A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970) as Blonde Driving Roadster
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Stand In
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- Search for Tomorrow (1951)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Morgan Fairchild best known for?
Morgan Fairchild is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story (2023), Rugrats (2021), Too Old to Die Young (2019), All Good Things (2019).
When and where was Morgan Fairchild born?
Morgan Fairchild was born on February 3, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
How many credits does Morgan Fairchild have?
Morgan Fairchild has accumulated over 182 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2025.
What is Morgan Fairchild's background in cinema and television?
Morgan Fairchild is an American actress born Patsy Ann McClenny on February 3, 1950, in Dallas, Texas, USA. She began her career in the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow, playing the role of Jennifer Pace from 1973 to 1977. Fairchild's subsequent roles include appearances on the primetime soap opera Dallas and...
Morgan Fairchild by the numbers
182credits
99films
83TV series
1951–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Friends (1994) as Nora Bing — aged about 44
- Bones (2005) as Bianca Chiverton — aged about 55
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Claire Lockton — aged about 49
- Das Paradies am Ende der Berge (1994) as Irmgard Hoelzl — aged about 44
- The Simpsons (1989) as Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice) — aged about 39
- That '70s Show (1998) as Carolyn — aged about 48
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