Morgan Fairchild

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

Bones

Friends

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Dallas

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Two and a Half Men

All Movies (97)

• Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy2025 · as Self
• Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story2023 · as Morgan
• Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas2023 · as Margaux Roberts
• The Nana Project2023 · as Francesca
• Commitment to Life2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Date by Christmas Eve2019 · as Mrs. Kringle
• All Good Things2019 · as Gramma
• My Perfect Romance2018 · as Ms. Robinson
• Scales2017 · as Principal Strauss
• You're Gonna Miss Me2017 · as Audrey Lake
• A Christmas in Vermont2016 · as Joanne Davis
• Bikini Model Academy2015 · as Ms. Morgan Fairchild
• Sam2015 · as Lulu
• Wiener Dog Internationals2015 · as Miss Merryweather
• Christian Mingle2014 · as Lacie Wood
• Beethoven's Treasure Tail2014 · as Charlene
• Perfect on Paper2014 · as Beverly Wilcox
• Dark Power2013 · as Elizabeth Archer
• Wiener Dog Nationals2013 · as Ms. Merryweather
• American Horror House2012 · as Miss Margot / Rosemary
• A Perfect Ending2012 · as Valentina
• Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 12011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Boy Toy2011 · as Barbra
• eCupid2011 · as Venus
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 22011 · as Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator
• Life's a Beach2010 · as Felicia Wald
• The Slammin' Salmon2009 · as Morgan Fairchild
• The Sno Cone Stand Inc2008 · as Cathy Wanton
• Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'2008 · as Self
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story2007 · as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
• The Initiation of Sarah2006 · as Tina Goodwin
• Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery2006 · as Phyllis Hale
• Arizona Summer2004 · as Debbie
• Knuckle Sandwich2004 · as Mrs. Simms
• I Was a Teenage Faust2002 · as Babylonia
• Teddy Bears' Picnic2001 · as Courtney Vandermint
• Peril2001 · as Terry
• Held for Ransom2000 · as Mrs. Kirkland
• Unshackled2000 · as Mrs. Rebecca Miller
• Nice Guys Sleep Alone1999 · as Lorraine
• Holy Man1998 · as Morgan Fairchild
• Shattered Illusions1998 · as Angie
• Bimbo Movie Bash1997 · as Camella Swales
• Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger1997 · as Diana Astin
• Teenage Confidential1996 · as Joan
• Sex, Drugs and Consequences1996 · as self
• Star Command1996 · as Sigrid Ivorstetter
• Dead Man's Island1996 · as Valerie St. Vincent
• Criminal Hearts1996 · as District Attorney
• Venus Rising1995 · as Peyton
• Virgin Mary1995 · as Sister Fabijana Zovko
• Test Tube Teens from the Year 20001994 · as Camella Swales
• Das Paradies am Ende der Berge1994 · as Irmgard Hoelzl
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994 · as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
• Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III1994 · as Beth Chaney
• The Legacy of Malthus1994 · as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
• Freaked1993 · as Stewardess
• Based on an Untrue Story1993 · as Satin Chau
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal1993 · as Alana Westbrook
• Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady1991 · as Irene Frances Adler
• Writer's Block1991 · as Magenta Hart
• Even Angels Fall1991 · as Leslie Phillips
• Menu for Murder1990 · as Paula Preston
• Mob Boss1990 · as Gina
• How to Murder a Millionaire1990 · as Loretta
• Night of 100 Stars III1990 · as Self
• Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years1990 · as Self
• Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge1989 · as Mayor Karen Wilton
• The Haunting of Sarah Hardy1989 · as Lucy Milgrim
• Midnight Cop1988 · as Lisa
• Street of Dreams1988 · as Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg
• Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz1988 · as Morgan Fairchild
• Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom1988 · as Self
• Deadly Illusion1987 · as Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton
• Sleeping Beauty1987 · as Queen
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• Campus Man1987 · as Katherine Van Buren
• Red Headed Stranger1986 · as Raysha Shay
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure1985 · as "Dottie"
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!1985 · as various
• The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood1984 · as Maid Marian
• Time Bomb1984 · as Renee DeSalles
• The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team1984 · as Self
• Honeyboy1982 · as Judy Wellman
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• The Seduction1982 · as Jamie Douglas
• Magic with the Stars1982 · as Self
• The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite1981 · as Stella Walker
• Flamingo Road1980 · as Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
• The Memory of Eva Ryker1980 · as Lisa Eddington
• Challenge of the Tiger1980 · as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
• Concrete Cowboys1979 · as Kate Harper / Clara Wade
• Murder in Music City1979 · as Dana Morgan
• Escapade1978 · as Suzy
• The Initiation of Sarah1978 · as Jennifer Lawrence
• A Bullet for Pretty Boy1970 · as Blonde Driving Roadster

All TV Shows (81)

• Rugrats2021 · as Glammed-Up Woman (voice)
• Too Old to Die Young2019 · as Mrs. Watson
• The Very Very Best of the 70s2019 · as Self - Commentator
• The Encounter2016 · as Bethany Baxter
• Revenge2011 · as Teresa
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Claudia / Elka
• Worst Cooks in America2010 · as Self - Contestant
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Chuck2007 · as Honey Woodcomb
• Men in Trees2006 · as Self
• Fashion House2006 · as Sophia Blakely
• My Name Is Earl2005 · as Carol
• Bones2005 · as Bianca Chiverton
• He's a Lady2004
• Two and a Half Men2003 · as Donna
• Nip/Tuck2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• That '80s Show2002 · as Cossima Blair
• Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus2000
• Roswell1999 · as Meris Wheeler
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Claire Lockton
• Providence1999 · as Gwendolynne Gold
• The New Addams Family1998 · as Lady Pretensia
• V.I.P.1998 · as Self
• That '70s Show1998 · as Carolyn
• So Graham Norton1998 · as Self - Guest
• Dharma & Greg1997 · as Jackie
• Head over Heels1997 · as Mona DuBois
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Angry Beavers1997
• Just Shoot Me!1997 · as Lily Barton
• 7th Heaven1996 · as Bird
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• The City1995 · as Debbie Tompkins
• The City1995 · as Sydney Chase
• The Naked Truth1995 · as Morgan Fairchild
• Cybill1995 · as Andrea Thorpe
• Friends1994 · as Nora Bing
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Jackie Sykes
• Robin's Hoods1994 · as Caroline
• Burke's Law1994 · as June Ward
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Pamela Dorn
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Miranda
• Home Improvement1991 · as Morgan Fairchild
• The Simpsons1989 · as Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice)
• Murphy Brown1988 · as Julia St. Martin
• Roseanne1988
• Empty Nest1988
• North and South1985 · as Burdetta Halloran
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Iris Novaro
• Paper Dolls1984 · as Racine
• Hotel1982 · as Carol
• The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour1982
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Jordan Roberts
• Simon & Simon1981
• Entertainment Tonight1981
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self - Interviewee
• Concrete Cowboys1981 · as Carla
• Concrete Cowboys1981 · as Kate
• Flamingo Road1981 · as Constance Carlyle
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Catherine Hailey / Alex Houston
• The Dream Merchants1980 · as Dulcie Warren
• A Man Called Sloane1979 · as Melissa Nelson
• Time Express1979
• $weepstake$1979 · as Shirley
• The Magic of David Copperfield1978
• Mork & Mindy1978 · as Susan
• The Amazing Spider-Man1978
• Dallas1978 · as Jenna Wade
• The Love Boat1977 · as Jenny Boyer
• Rafferty1977
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• Switch1975 · as Shelley Bloom
• Police Woman1974
• Happy Days1974 · as Cynthia
• Kojak1973 · as Allison
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Search for Tomorrow1951