Acting · Dallas, Texas, USA · Born February 3, 1950
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.
MovieMatthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
as Self
MovieOur (Almost Completely True) Love Story
2023
as Morgan
MovieLadies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas
2023
as Margaux Roberts
MovieThe Nana Project
2023
as Francesca
MovieCommitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TVRugrats
2021
as Glammed-Up Woman (voice)
MovieA Date by Christmas Eve
2019
as Mrs. Kringle
MovieAll Good Things
2019
as Gramma
TVToo Old to Die Young
2019
as Mrs. Watson
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
as Self - Commentator
MovieMy Perfect Romance
2018
as Ms. Robinson
MovieScales
2017
as Principal Strauss
MovieYou're Gonna Miss Me
2017
as Audrey Lake
MovieA Christmas in Vermont
2016
as Joanne Davis
TVThe Encounter
2016
as Bethany Baxter
MovieBikini Model Academy
2015
as Ms. Morgan Fairchild
MovieSam
2015
as Lulu
MovieWiener Dog Internationals
2015
as Miss Merryweather
MovieChristian Mingle
2014
as Lacie Wood
MovieBeethoven's Treasure Tail
2014
as Charlene
MoviePerfect on Paper
2014
as Beverly Wilcox
MovieDark Power
2013
as Elizabeth Archer
MovieWiener Dog Nationals
2013
as Ms. Merryweather
MovieAmerican Horror House
2012
as Miss Margot / Rosemary
MovieA Perfect Ending
2012
as Valentina
MovieCelebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
2011
as Self (archive footage)
TVRevenge
2011
as Teresa
MovieBoy Toy
2011
as Barbra
MovieeCupid
2011
as Venus
MovieBeverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
as Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Claudia / Elka
TVWorst Cooks in America
2010
as Self - Contestant
MovieLife's a Beach
2010
as Felicia Wald
MovieThe Slammin' Salmon
2009
as Morgan Fairchild
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Sno Cone Stand Inc
2008
as Cathy Wanton
MovieRevolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
as Self
MovieWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
TVChuck
2007
as Honey Woodcomb
MovieThe Initiation of Sarah
2006
as Tina Goodwin
TVMen in Trees
2006
as Self
TVFashion House
2006
as Sophia Blakely
MovieShock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
2006
as Phyllis Hale
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Carol
TVBones
2005
as Bianca Chiverton
He's a Lady
2004
MovieArizona Summer
2004
as Debbie
MovieKnuckle Sandwich
2004
as Mrs. Simms
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Donna
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieI Was a Teenage Faust
2002
as Babylonia
TVThat '80s Show
2002
as Cossima Blair
MovieTeddy Bears' Picnic
2001
as Courtney Vandermint
MoviePeril
2001
as Terry
MovieHeld for Ransom
2000
as Mrs. Kirkland
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
2000
MovieUnshackled
2000
as Mrs. Rebecca Miller
MovieNice Guys Sleep Alone
1999
as Lorraine
TVRoswell
1999
as Meris Wheeler
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Claire Lockton
TVProvidence
1999
as Gwendolynne Gold
TVThe New Addams Family
1998
as Lady Pretensia
MovieHoly Man
1998
as Morgan Fairchild
TVV.I.P.
1998
as Self
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Carolyn
TVSo Graham Norton
1998
as Self - Guest
MovieShattered Illusions
1998
as Angie
TVDharma & Greg
1997
as Jackie
Head over Heels
1997
as Mona DuBois
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieBimbo Movie Bash
1997
as Camella Swales
TVThe Angry Beavers
1997
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Lily Barton
Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger
1997
as Diana Astin
Teenage Confidential
1996
as Joan
Sex, Drugs and Consequences
1996
as self
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Bird
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieStar Command
1996
as Sigrid Ivorstetter
MovieDead Man's Island
1996
as Valerie St. Vincent
MovieCriminal Hearts
1996
as District Attorney
MovieVenus Rising
1995
as Peyton
TVThe City
1995
as Debbie Tompkins
MovieVirgin Mary
1995
as Sister Fabijana Zovko
TVThe Naked Truth
1995
as Morgan Fairchild
TVCybill
1995
as Andrea Thorpe
TVFriends
1994
as Nora Bing
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Jackie Sykes
TVRobin's Hoods
1994
as Caroline
MovieTest Tube Teens from the Year 2000
1994
as Camella Swales
MovieDas Paradies am Ende der Berge
1994
as Irmgard Hoelzl
MovieNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
MoviePoint of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
1994
as Beth Chaney
TVBurke's Law
1994
as June Ward
MovieThe Legacy of Malthus
1994
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Pamela Dorn
MovieFreaked
1993
as Stewardess
MovieBased on an Untrue Story
1993
as Satin Chau
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Miranda
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
as Alana Westbrook
MovieSherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
as Irene Frances Adler
MovieWriter's Block
1991
as Magenta Hart
TVHome Improvement
1991
as Morgan Fairchild
MovieEven Angels Fall
1991
as Leslie Phillips
MovieMenu for Murder
1990
as Paula Preston
MovieMob Boss
1990
as Gina
MovieHow to Murder a Millionaire
1990
as Loretta
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
MovieHappy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice)
MoviePhantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
1989
as Mayor Karen Wilton
MovieThe Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989
as Lucy Milgrim
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Julia St. Martin
MovieMidnight Cop
1988
as Lisa
TVRoseanne
1988
TVEmpty Nest
1988
MovieStreet of Dreams
1988
as Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg
MovieJoan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Morgan Fairchild
MovieDisney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
1988
as Self
MovieDeadly Illusion
1987
as Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton
MovieSleeping Beauty
1987
as Queen
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieCampus Man
1987
as Katherine Van Buren
MovieRed Headed Stranger
1986
as Raysha Shay
TVNorth and South
1985
as Burdetta Halloran
MoviePee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as "Dottie"
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieRodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
1985
as various
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Iris Novaro
TVPaper Dolls
1984
as Racine
MovieThe Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
as Maid Marian
MovieTime Bomb
1984
as Renee DeSalles
MovieThe Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
as Self
MoviePlayboy Video Magazine, Volume 5
1983
as Self - Interviewee
MovieHoneyboy
1982
as Judy Wellman
TVHotel
1982
as Carol
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982
MovieThe Seduction
1982
as Jamie Douglas
MovieMagic with the Stars
1982
as Self
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Jordan Roberts
TVSimon & Simon
1981
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
MovieThe Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981
as Stella Walker
TVConcrete Cowboys
1981
as Carla
TVFlamingo Road
1981
as Constance Carlyle
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Catherine Hailey / Alex Houston
MovieFlamingo Road
1980
as Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
TVThe Dream Merchants
1980
as Dulcie Warren
MovieThe Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as Lisa Eddington
MovieChallenge of the Tiger
1980
as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
MovieConcrete Cowboys
1979
as Kate Harper / Clara Wade
TVA Man Called Sloane
1979
as Melissa Nelson
TVTime Express
1979
$weepstake$
1979
as Shirley
MovieMurder in Music City
1979
as Dana Morgan
TVThe Magic of David Copperfield
1978
TVMork & Mindy
1978
as Susan
MovieEscapade
1978
as Suzy
TVThe Amazing Spider-Man
1978
TVDallas
1978
as Jenna Wade
MovieThe Initiation of Sarah
1978
as Jennifer Lawrence
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Jenny Boyer
TVRafferty
1977
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TVSwitch
1975
as Shelley Bloom
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVHappy Days
1974
as Cynthia
TVKojak
1973
as Allison
TVThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Linda / Bianca
MovieA Bullet for Pretty Boy
1970
as Blonde Driving Roadster
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
TVSearch for Tomorrow
1951
