Morgan Fairchild began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since.
27 Facts About Morgan Fairchild
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Morgan Fairchild has performed in theater and played guest roles on television comedies, including Murphy Brown, Two and a Half Men, Roseanne, Cybill and Friends.
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Morgan Fairchild was born Patsy Ann McClenny in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Martha Jane, a high school English teacher who taught at Richardson High School, and Edward Milton McClenny.
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Morgan Fairchild has a younger sister, Cathryn Hartt, who is an actress.
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Morgan Fairchild auditioned three times to be in The Little Group, which was the show's dance group.
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Morgan Fairchild's first acting job was as a double for Faye Dunaway during filming for the film Bonnie and Clyde, particularly in scenes where Bonnie is driving a car, because Dunaway could not drive a stick shift.
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Morgan Fairchild took her new first name, Morgan, from the David Warner film Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment.
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Morgan Fairchild then moved to New York City, where she secured her first credited onscreen role as the maniacal Jennifer Pace in the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow from 1973 until 1977.
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Morgan Fairchild played Jenna Wade in the soap opera Dallas for one episode in 1978.
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Morgan Fairchild was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role.
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Morgan Fairchild starred in the theatrical film The Seduction.
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The series was cancelled halfway through its first season, but by this time, Morgan Fairchild was established as a television actress.
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Morgan Fairchild appeared in the miniseries North and South, and its sequel.
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Morgan Fairchild continued to make appearances in films and television series throughout the 1980s, and garnered an Emmy Award nomination for her guest appearance in a 1989 episode of Murphy Brown.
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In 1994, Morgan Fairchild appeared in an unexpectedly campy advertisement campaign for clothing retailer Old Navy, with Joan Collins and other formerly familiar faces on television.
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Morgan Fairchild's reprised role as the over-the-top glamour vixen was so successful that the company created numerous sequels around her persona.
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In 1995, Morgan Fairchild returned to daytime soap operas as the catty Sydney Chase on The City.
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Morgan Fairchild played the role for a year, after which she went on to appear in General Hospital.
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Morgan Fairchild made guest appearances on the hit sitcom Friends and was a recurring guest star on the sitcom Cybill as Andrea, a rival of Cybill Shepherd's character.
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Morgan Fairchild fronted an international advertising campaign for the consumer tooth whitening product Dental White.
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Morgan Fairchild has appeared on the television series Chuck as Dr Honey Woodcomb, the mother of Captain Awesome.
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In 2014, Morgan Fairchild was named spokesperson for a website created to help consumers make burial preplanning choices.
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Morgan Fairchild has appeared in a number of independent movies in 2000s and 2010s.
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Morgan Fairchild received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for her performance.
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Morgan Fairchild was married to Jack Calmes from 1967 to 1973.
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Morgan Fairchild stated that she was twice kidnapped in the early 1970s.
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Morgan Fairchild was a three-year board member of the Guild and has served on several committees, including co-chair Legislative Committee, National Executive Committee, SAG-AFTRA Relations Committee, Commercials Contracts Committee, Honors and Tributes Committee, and Guild Governance and Rules Committee.