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Morgan Fairchild

Feb 03, 1950 (75 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Claire Lockton
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The Simpsons
Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice)
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Two and a Half Men
Donna
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Bones
Bianca Chiverton
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Friends
Nora Bing
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That '70s Show
Carolyn
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Dallas
Jenna Wade
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The Love Boat
Jenny Boyer
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My Name Is Earl
Carol
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Magnum, P.I.
Catherine Hailey / Alex Houston

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