Morgan Fairchild

**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. She is a board member of the Screen Actors Guild.

## Personal life

Fairchild was married to Jack Calmes from 1967 to 1973. She dated United States Senator and later-presidential candidate, John Kerry, in the early 1980s. She has been in a relationship with movie company executive, Mark Seiler, for over 25 years.

During the early 1970s Fairchild was kidnapped and held against her will on two separate occasions.

## Works

|colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Movies||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1967|_Bonnie and Clyde_|Faye Dunaway's double|uncredited||
|1970|_A Bullet for Pretty Boy_|Small role|uncredited||
|rowspan=2|1978|_Escapade_|Suzy||
|_The Initiation of Sarah_|Jennifer Lawrence||||
|1979|_Murder in Music City_|Dana Morgan|||
|rowspan=2|1980|_The Memory of Eva Ryker_|Lisa Eddington||
|_The Dream Merchants_|Dulcie Warren||||
|1981|_The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite_|Stella Walker|||
|rowspan=2|1982|_The Seduction_|Jamie Douglas||
|_Honeyboy_|Judy Wellman||||
|rowspan=2|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|||
|rowspan=3|1987|_Campus Man_|Katherine Van Buren||
|_Sleeping Beauty_|Queen||||
|_Deadly Illusion_|Jane Mallory/Sharon Burton||||
|rowspan=2|1988|_Street of Dreams_|Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg||
|_Killing Blue_|Lisa||||
|rowspan=2|1989|_Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge_|Mayor Karen Wilton||
|_The Haunting of Sarah Hardy_|Lucy||||
|rowspan=3|1990|_How to Murder a Millionaire_|Loretta||
|_Mob Boss_|Gina||||
|_Menu for Murder_|Paula Preston||||
|rowspan=3|1991|_Even Angels Fall_|Leslie||
|_Writer's Block_|Magenta Hart||||
|_Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady_|Irene Frances Adler||||
|1992|_Just Deserts_|Catherine Harcourt|||
|rowspan=3|1993|_Das Paradies am Ende der Berge_|Irmgard Hoelzl||
|_Freaked_|Herself||||
|_Based on an Untrue Story_|Satin Chow||||
|rowspan=3|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||||
|rowspan=3|1995|_Criminal Hearts_|District Attorney||
|_Venus Rising_|Peyton||||
|_Gospa_|Sister Fabijana Zovko||||
|rowspan=2|1996|_Dead Man's Island_|Valerie St. Vincent||
|_Star Command_|Cmdr. Sigrid Ivorstetter||||
|1997|_Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger_|Diana Astin|||
|rowspan=2|1998|_Shattered Illusions_|Angie||
|_Holy Man_|Herself||||
|1999|_Nice Guys Sleep Alone_|Lorraine|||
|rowspan=2|2000|_Unshackled_|Mrs. Rebecca Miller||
|_Held for Ransom_|Mrs. Kirkland||||
|2001|_Peril_|Terry|||
|rowspan=2|2002|_Teddy Bears' Picnic_|Courtney Vandermint||
|_I Was a Teenage Faust_|Babylonia||||
|rowspan=2|2004|_Knuckle Sandwich_|Mrs. Simms||
|_Arizona Summer_|Debbie||||
|rowspan=2|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|||
|rowspan=2|2010|_Life's a Beach_|Felicia Wald||
|_The Steamroom_|Sheila||||
|rowspan=3|2011|_Boy Toy_|Barbra||
|_Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2_|Herself||||
|_eCupid_|Venus||||
|rowspan=2|2012|_Spring Break '83_|Mouth's Mother||
|_A Perfect Ending_|Valentina||||
|2013|_Fighting Back_|Cheryl|||
|1973-1977|_Search for Tomorrow_|Jennifer Pace|||
|1976|_Kojak_|Allison|Episode: _A Hair-Trigger Away_||
|rowspan=5|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_|||
|rowspan=4|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||
|rowspan=2|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)||
|rowspan=2|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)||
|rowspan=2|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||
|rowspan=2|1993|_Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman_|Miranda|Episode: _Pheromone, My Lovely_|
|_Murder, She Wrote_|Iris Novaro|Episode: _Murder at a Discount_|||
|rowspan=3|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||
|rowspan=3|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_|||
|rowspan=3|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||
|rowspan=2|2001|_Dharma & Greg_|Jackie|Episode: _Dharma Does Dallas_|
|_7th Heaven_|Merle 'Bird'|Episode: _Teased_|||
|rowspan=4|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_||
|rowspan=3|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_||

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: MorganFairchild07.jpg
- **image size**: 240px
- **caption**: Morgan Fairchild in June 2007
- **birth name**: Patsy Ann McClenny
- **birth place**: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actor, Actress
- **years active**: 1967–present
- **spouse**: (divorced)
- **parents**: Edward Milton McClenny
Martha Jane Hartt