Morgan Fairchild
American actress
Patsy Ann McClenny (born February 3, 1950), better known as Morgan Fairchild, is an American actress. She became famous in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She had important roles in several television series. She also worked in live theater and acted in television comedies. Fairchild was born in Dallas, Texas.[1] She is a board member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Morgan Fairchild | |
|---|---|
 Morgan Fairchild in June 2007 | |
| Born | Patsy Ann McClenny February 3, 1950 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse |
Jack Calmes (m. 1967–1973) |
| Parent(s) | Edward Milton McClenny Martha Jane Hartt |
Personal life
changeFairchild was married to Jack Calmes from 1967 to 1973. She dated United States Senator and later-presidential candidate, John Kerry, in the early 1980s.[2] She has been in a relationship with movie company executive, Mark Seiler, for over 25 years.[3]
During the early 1970s Fairchild was kidnapped and held against her will on two separate occasions.[4][5]
Works
change| Movies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | Faye Dunaway's double | uncredited | |
| 1970 | A Bullet for Pretty Boy | Small role | uncredited | |
| 1978 | Escapade | Suzy | ||
| The Initiation of Sarah | Jennifer Lawrence | |||
| 1979 | Murder in Music City | Dana Morgan | ||
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Lisa Eddington | ||
| The Dream Merchants | Dulcie Warren | |||
| 1981 | The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite | Stella Walker | ||
| 1982 | The Seduction | Jamie Douglas | ||
| Honeyboy | Judy Wellman | |||
| 1984 | Time Bomb | Renee DeSalles | ||
| The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | Lady Marian | |||
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Herself as Dottie | ||
| 1986 | Red Headed Stranger | Raysha Shay | ||
| 1987 | Campus Man | Katherine Van Buren | ||
| Sleeping Beauty | Queen | |||
| Deadly Illusion | Jane Mallory/Sharon Burton | |||
| 1988 | Street of Dreams | Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg | ||
| Killing Blue | Lisa | |||
| 1989 | Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge | Mayor Karen Wilton | ||
| The Haunting of Sarah Hardy | Lucy | |||
| 1990 | How to Murder a Millionaire | Loretta | ||
| Mob Boss | Gina | |||
| Menu for Murder | Paula Preston | |||
| 1991 | Even Angels Fall | Leslie | ||
| Writer's Block | Magenta Hart | |||
| Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady | Irene Frances Adler | |||
| 1992 | Just Deserts | Catherine Harcourt | ||
| 1993 | Das Paradies am Ende der Berge | Irmgard Hoelzl | ||
| Freaked | Herself | |||
| Based on an Untrue Story | Satin Chow | |||
| 1994 | Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III | Beth Chaney | ||
| Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 | Camella Swales | |||
| Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | Herself | |||
| 1995 | Criminal Hearts | District Attorney | ||
| Venus Rising | Peyton | |||
| Gospa | Sister Fabijana Zovko | |||
| 1996 | Dead Man's Island | Valerie St. Vincent | ||
| Star Command | Cmdr. Sigrid Ivorstetter | |||
| 1997 | Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger | Diana Astin | ||
| 1998 | Shattered Illusions | Angie | ||
| Holy Man | Herself | |||
| 1999 | Nice Guys Sleep Alone | Lorraine | ||
| 2000 | Unshackled | Mrs. Rebecca Miller | ||
| Held for Ransom | Mrs. Kirkland | |||
| 2001 | Peril | Terry | ||
| 2002 | Teddy Bears' Picnic | Courtney Vandermint | ||
| I Was a Teenage Faust | Babylonia | |||
| 2004 | Knuckle Sandwich | Mrs. Simms | ||
| Arizona Summer | Debbie | |||
| 2006 | Shock to the System | Phyllis Hale | ||
| The Initiation of Sarah | Trina Goodwin | |||
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Herself | ||
| 2008 | The Sno Cone Stand Inc | Cathy Wanton | ||
| 2009 | The Slammin' Salmon | Herself | ||
| 2010 | Life's a Beach | Felicia Wald | ||
| The Steamroom | Sheila | |||
| 2011 | Boy Toy | Barbra | ||
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Herself | |||
| eCupid | Venus | |||
| 2012 | Spring Break '83 | Mouth's Mother | ||
| A Perfect Ending | Valentina | |||
| 2013 | Fighting Back | Cheryl | ||
| Television series | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1973-1977 | Search for Tomorrow | Jennifer Pace | ||
| 1976 | Kojak | Allison | Episode: A Hair-Trigger Away | |
| 1977 | Rafferty | Lisa Farrell | Episode: A Point of View | |
| Switch | Shelley Bloom | Episode: Downshift | ||
| Rosetti and Ryan | Claire Blake | Episode: The Ten-Second Client | ||
| Happy Days | Cynthia Holmes | Episode: My Fair Fonzie | ||
| The Bob Newhart Show | Bianca / Linda | Episode: Grand Delusion | ||
| 1978 | Police Woman | Cheryl | Episode: Murder with Pretty People | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Lisa Benson | Episode: Night of the Clones | ||
| Barnaby Jones | Felice Winters | Episodes: Daughter of Evil and A Dangerous Affair | ||
| Dallas | Jenna Wade | Episode: Old Acquaintance | ||
| 1978-1979 | Mork & Mindy | Susan Taylor | 3 episodes | |
| 1979 | Concrete Cowboys | Carla / Kate | Episode: Concrete Cowboys | |
| A Man Called Sloane | Melissa Nelson | Episode: The Venus Microbe | ||
| 1980 | Young Maverick | Selene | Episode: Makin' Tracks | |
| 1981 | The Love Boat | Jenny Boyer | 2 episodes | |
| 1980-1982 | Flamingo Road | Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle | 38 episodes
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1982) | |
| 1982 | Magnum, P.I. | Alex Houston / Catherine Hailey | Episode: Ki'is Don't Lie | |
| Simon & Simon | Alex Houston / Catherine Hailey | Episode: Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend | ||
| 1983 | Hotel | Carol | Episode: Hotel | |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls | Racine | 13 episodes | |
| 1985 | North and South | Burdetta Halloran | TV mini-series | |
| 1986 | North and South, Book II | Burdetta Halloran | TV mini-series | |
| 1985-1986 | Falcon Crest | Jordan Roberts | 29 episodes
Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial (1986) | |
| 1989 | My Two Dads | Diana Thackery | Episode: Macho, Stupid Guy Time | |
| Murphy Brown | Julia St. Martin | Episode: TV or not TV
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (1990) | ||
| 1992 | Roseanne | Marla | 3 episodes | |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Miranda | Episode: Pheromone, My Lovely | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Iris Novaro | Episode: Murder at a Discount | ||
| 1994 | Burke's Law | June Ward | Episode: Who Killed Romeo? | |
| Empty Nest | Zoe | Episode: Best Friends | ||
| Diagnosis: Murder | Pamela Dorn | Episode: My Four Husbands | ||
| 1995-1996 | The City | Sydney Chase | ||
| 1996 | General Hospital | Sydney Chase | ||
| 1995-1997 | Cybill | Andrea Thorpe | 4 episodes | |
| 1997 | Head Over Heels | Mona DuBois | Episode: Gigolo Guy | |
| Touched by an Angel | Jackie Sykes | Episode: My Dinner with Andrew | ||
| The Naked Truth | Herself | Episode: Bridesface Revisited | ||
| 1998 | Home Improvement | Herself | Episode: Mr. Likeable | |
| V.I.P. | Herself | Episode: Three Days to a Kill | ||
| The Angry Beavers | Muffy Snootwell | Episode: Open Wide for Zombies/Dumbwaiters (voice) | ||
| 1999 | The New Addams Family | Lady Pretensia | Episode: Thing's Romance | |
| 1995-2001 | Friends | Nora Tyler Bing | 5 episodes | |
| 2001 | Dharma & Greg | Jackie | Episode: Dharma Does Dallas | |
| 7th Heaven | Merle 'Bird' | Episode: Teased | ||
| 2002 | Roswell | Meris Wheeler | 2 episodes | |
| Providence | Gwendolynne Gold | Episode: Limbo | ||
| Maybe It's Me | Big Kimberly | Episode: The Quahog Festival Episode | ||
| That '80s Show | Cossima Blair | Episode: Beach Party | ||
| 2003 | Just Shoot Me! | Lily Barton | Episode: Pictures of Lily | |
| 2004 | That '70s Show | Carolyn | Episode: Going Mobile | |
| 2006 | Fashion House | Sophia Blakely | 35 episodes | |
| 2007 | Two and a Half Men | Donna | Episode: Young People Have Phlegm Too | |
| 2008 | Men in Trees | Herself | Episode: Get a Life | |
| 2009 | Nip/Tuck | Herself | Episode: Manny Skerritt | |
| My Name Is Earl | Carol | Episode: Friends with Benefits | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | Dorothy | 4 episodes | ||
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Claire Lockton | Episode: Bedtime | |
| 2008-2010 | Chuck | Dr. Honey Woodcomb | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Bones | Bianca Chiverton | Episode: The Prince in the Plastic | |
| 2012 | Happily Divorced | Jill | Episode: The Reunion | |
References
change- ↑ "Morgan Fairchild Biography (1950-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ↑ "Campaign 2004 John Forbes Kerry". USA Today. May 20, 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ↑ Interview. People magazine, 25 September 2006.
- ↑ "Bobby Brown, Jewel, Morgan Fairchild, Elliott Yamin." Celebrity Close Calls. The Biography Channel. 25 June 2011.
- ↑ "Scott Baio, Pam Grier, Morgan Fairchild, Greg Louganis." Dir. Jared Burke, Seth Jarrett, Timothy F. Smith, and Kathi Watson. Celebrity Close Calls. The Biography Channel. 13 Aug. 2011.
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