Morgan Fairchild
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1950
- Birthplace
- Dallas, Texas, USA
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
No Friends 2025
as Nora Tyler Bing
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy 2025
as Self
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
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
A Date by Christmas Eve 2019
as Mrs. Kringle
All Good Things 2019
as Gramma
My Perfect Romance 2018
as Ms. Robinson
Scales 2017
as Principal Strauss
You're Gonna Miss Me 2017
as Audrey Lake
A Christmas in Vermont 2016
as Joanne Davis
Bikini Model Academy 2015
as Ms. Morgan Fairchild
Sam 2015
as Lulu
Wiener Dog Internationals 2015
as Miss Merryweather
Christian Mingle 2014
as Lacie Wood
Beethoven's Treasure Tail 2014
as Charlene
Perfect on Paper 2014
as Beverly Wilcox
Dark Power 2013
as Elizabeth Archer
Wiener Dog Nationals 2013
as Ms. Merryweather
American Horror House 2012
as Miss Margot / Rosemary
A Perfect Ending 2012
as Valentina
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Boy Toy 2011
as Barbra
eCupid 2011
as Venus
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 2011
as Beverly Hills Dog Show Commentator
Life's a Beach 2010
as Felicia Wald
The Slammin' Salmon 2009
as Morgan Fairchild
The Sno Cone Stand Inc 2008
as Cathy Wanton
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' 2008
as Self
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2007
as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
The Initiation of Sarah 2006
as Tina Goodwin
Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery 2006
as Phyllis Hale
Arizona Summer 2004
as Debbie
Knuckle Sandwich 2004
as Mrs. Simms
I Was a Teenage Faust 2002
as Babylonia
Teddy Bears' Picnic 2001
as Courtney Vandermint
Peril 2001
as Terry
Held for Ransom 2000
as Mrs. Kirkland
Unshackled 2000
as Mrs. Rebecca Miller
Nice Guys Sleep Alone 1999
as Lorraine
Holy Man 1998
as Morgan Fairchild
Shattered Illusions 1998
as Angie
Bimbo Movie Bash 1997
as Camella Swales
- Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger
Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger 1997
as Diana Astin
- Teenage Confidential
Teenage Confidential 1996
as Joan
- Sex, Drugs and Consequences
Sex, Drugs and Consequences 1996
as self
Star Command 1996
as Sigrid Ivorstetter
Dead Man's Island 1996
as Valerie St. Vincent
Criminal Hearts 1996
as District Attorney
Venus Rising 1995
as Peyton
The Miracle of Medjugorje 1995
as Sister Fabijana Zovko
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 1994
as Camella Swales
Das Paradies am Ende der Berge 1994
as Irmgard Hoelzl
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994
as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III 1994
as Beth Chaney
The Legacy of Malthus 1994
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Freaked 1993
as Stewardess
Based on an Untrue Story 1993
as Satin Chau
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal 1993
as Alana Westbrook
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
Menu for Murder 1990
as Paula Preston
Mob Boss 1990
as Gina
How to Murder a Millionaire 1990
as Loretta
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years 1990
as Self
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge 1989
as Mayor Karen Wilton
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy 1989
as Lucy Milgrim
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
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom 1988
as Self
Deadly Illusion 1987
as Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton
Sleeping Beauty 1987
as Queen
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
Campus Man 1987
as Katherine Van Buren
Red Headed Stranger 1986
as Raysha Shay
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985
as "Dottie"
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed! 1985
as various
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood 1984
as Maid Marian
Time Bomb 1984
as Renee DeSalles
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team 1984
as Self
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 5 1983
as Self - Interviewee
Honeyboy 1982
as Judy Wellman
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
The Seduction 1982
as Jamie Douglas
Magic with the Stars 1982
as Self
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite 1981
as Stella Walker
Flamingo Road 1980
as Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
The Memory of Eva Ryker 1980
as Lisa Eddington
Challenge of the Tiger 1980
as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)
Concrete Cowboys 1979
as Kate Harper / Clara Wade
Murder in Music City 1979
as Dana Morgan
Escapade 1978
as Suzy
The Initiation of Sarah 1978
as Jennifer Lawrence
A Bullet for Pretty Boy 1970
as Blonde Driving Roadster
Bonnie and Clyde 1967
Stand In
Credits from TMDB.