A beautiful, narrow-eyed, sometimes nail-eating actress once called a "blonde, Barbie vixen" in THE NEW YORK TIMES, Morgan Fairchild has seemingly made a career of portraying strong-willed characters on daytime and primetime soap operas, yet has, on occasion, stepped out of stereotype in delicious guest turns on TV series. Such a turn came with her Emmy-nominated effort on "Murphy Brown" in 1989 wherein Fairchild was an actress researching Murphy for a TV role. But, sticking closer to type, Fairchild accepted the starring role on the daytime soap "The City" (ABC, 1995-96) as a no-holds-barred female tycoon.

Morgan Fairchild was one of those actresses who did not have to wait tables before getting the breaks, but she did have to remold herself to get there. Born in Dallas, often admitting to being somewhat of an ugly duckling with glasses, Fairchild began performing on stage at age 12. In 1973, six weeks after arriving in New York, she won the role of Jennifer Pace on the CBS daytime drama, "Search for Tomorrow", a character who eventually turned murderous. After leaving the soap in 1977, Fairchild went to the West Coast, where she quickly found work in the miniseries "Harold Robbins '79 Park Avenue'" (NBC, 1977) and the TV-movie "The Initiation of Sarah" (ABC, 1978). Soon thereafter, she was cast as Jenna Wade on the CBS series "Dallas". Fairchild would actually play the role in only one episode and it would become most identified with Priscilla Presley. By 1981, however, Fairchild had become a primetime soap diva in her own right as Constance, the spoiled adopted daughter, in NBC's "Flamingo Road". In 1984, she played Racine, the powerful and shrewd head of a modeling agency, in the short-lived ABC series "Paper Dolls" and during the 1985-86 season, joined yet another nighttime soap, "Falcon Crest" (CBS), as schizophrenic attorney Jordan Roberts. Even when she was doing longform TV, such as "North & South" (ABC, 1985) and its 1986 sequel, or numerous TV-movies, Fairchild usually played cold-hearted, bitchy roles.

Displaying a sense of humor about that image, Fairchild decided to have fun and surprised the audience in a number of key TV episodes in the 90s. In 1992, she played Sandra Bernhard's lesbian lover on an episode of "Roseanne", and in 1995, got into a catfight with "Cybil" as competitive actresses on--what else?--a soap opera. She was also Matthew Perry's too-nude mother on an episode of "Friends". Fairchild was lured by ABC to play Sydney Chase, one of the richest women in the world, in "The City", its revamped version of the soap opera "Loving"; an MTV-generation quick-paced half hour.

Beginning with "The Seduction" (1981), Fairchild has played leads in occasional feature films, usually modestly budgeted independents or direct-to-video fodder. In "The Seduction", she was a newscaster being stalked by Andrew Stevens while she was a demanding publishing magnate in "Campus Man" (1987). Fairchild also had a cameo in the film-within-the film of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (1985).

> "That '70s Show"
- Going Mobile (2004) TV Episode .... Carolyn
> Knuckle Sandwich (2004) .... Carter's Mom
> "Just Shoot Me!"
- Pictures of Lily (2003) TV Episode .... Lily Barton
> Arizona Summer (2003) .... Debbie Butler
> I Was a Teenage Faust (2002) (TV) .... Babylonia
> "That '80s Show"
- Beach Party (2002) TV Episode .... Cossima Blair
> "Maybe It's Me"
- The Quahog Festival Episode (2002) TV Episode .... Big Kimberly
> "Providence"
- Limbo (2002) TV Episode .... Gwendolynne Gold
> Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) .... Courtney Vandermint
> "Roswell"
... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
- Chant Down Babylon (2002) TV Episode .... Meris Wheeler
- Panacea (2002) TV Episode .... Meris Wheeler
> "7th Heaven"
... aka 7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
... aka Seventh Heaven
- Teased (2001) TV Episode .... Merle 'Bird'
> "Friends"
- The One After I Do (2001) TV Episode .... Nora Tyler Bing
- The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 1 (2001) TV Episode .... Nora Tyler Bing
- The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 2 (2001) TV Episode .... Nora Tyler Bing
- The One with the Thanksgiving Flashbacks (1998) TV Episode .... Nora Bing
- The One with Mrs. Bing (1995) TV Episode .... Nora Tyler Bing
> "Dharma & Greg"
- Dharma Does Dallas (2001) TV Episode .... Jackie
> Jungle Juice (2001) .... Felicia
> Held for Ransom (2000) .... Mrs. Kirtland
> Peril (2000) .... Terry
... aka The Cursed (UK)
> Unshackled (2000) .... Mrs. Miller
> "The New Addams Family"
- Thing's Romance (1999) TV Episode .... Lady Pretensia
> Just Deserts (1999) (TV) .... Catherine Harcourt
> Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999) .... Lorraine
> Shattered Illusions (1998) .... Angie
> "Touched by an Angel"
- My Dinner with Andrew (1997) TV Episode .... Jackie Sykes
> "Head Over Heels"
- Gigolo Guy (1997) TV Episode .... Mona DuBois
> "Cybill"
- Let's Stalk (1997) TV Episode .... Andrea Thorpe
- The Piano (1997) TV Episode .... Andrea Thorpe
- Wedding Bell Blues (1996) TV Episode .... Andrea Thorpe
- As the World Turns to Crap (1995) TV Episode .... Andrea
> Into the Arms of Danger (1997) (TV) .... Diana Astin
... aka Running Wild (UK) (USA)
> "General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Sydney Chase (1996)
> Teenage Confidential (1996) (TV)
> Star Command (1996) (TV) .... Cmdr. Sigrid Ivorstetter
... aka In the Fold (USA)
> Dead Man's Island (1996) (TV) .... Valerie St. Vincent
> "The City" (1995) TV Series .... Sydney Chase/Debbie Tompkins (1995-1996)
> Gospa (1995) .... Sister Fabijana Zovko
> Venus Rising (1995) .... Peyton
> Criminal Hearts (1995) .... District Attorney
> "Diagnosis Murder"
- My Four Husbands (1994) TV Episode .... Pamela Dorn
> Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994) .... Camella Swales
... aka Virgin Hunters
> "Empty Nest"
- Best Friends (1994) TV Episode .... Zoe
> "Burke's Law"
- Who Killed Romeo? (1994) TV Episode .... June Ward
> Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994) (V) .... Beth Chaney
... aka Body Chemistry 3: Point of Seduction (USA: video box title)
> "Robin's Hoods"
- Episode >1.9 (1994) TV Episode .... Caroline
> "Murder, She Wrote"
- Murder at a Discount (1993) TV Episode .... Iris Novaro
> "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"
... aka Lois & Clark
... aka The New Adventures of Superman
- Pheromone, My Lovely (1993) TV Episode .... Miranda
> Based on an Untrue Story (1993) (TV) .... Satin Chow
> Freaked (1993) .... Stewardess
... aka Hideous Mutant Freekz
> Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993) (TV) .... Alana Westbrook
> Paradies am Ende der Berge, Das (1993) (TV) .... Irmgard Hoelzl
> "Roseanne"
- It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays (1992) TV Episode .... Marla
- Stand on Your Man (1992) TV Episode .... Marla
- Ladies' Choice (1992) TV Episode .... Marla
> Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1992) (TV) .... Irene Adler
> Writer's Block (1991) (TV) .... Magenta Hart
> Even Angels Fall (1991) (TV) .... Leslie
> Menu for Murder (1990) (TV) .... Paula Preston
... aka Murder at the P.T.A. Luncheon
> Mob Boss (1990) (V) .... Gina
> How to Murder a Millionaire (1990) (TV) .... Loretta
> "Murphy Brown"
- TV or not TV (1989) TV Episode .... Julia St. Martin
> Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989) .... Mayor Karen Wilton
> The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989) (TV) .... Lucy
> "My Two Dads"
- Macho, Stupid Guy Time (1989) TV Episode .... Diana Thackery
> Killing Blue (1988) .... Lisa
... aka Midnight Cop
> Street of Dreams (1988) (TV) .... Laura Cassidy/Eva Bomberg
> Deadly Illusion (1987) .... Jane Mallory/Sharon Burton
... aka I Love You to Death
... aka Love You to Death (USA)
> Sleeping Beauty (1987) .... Queen
... aka Cannon Movie Tales: Sleeping Beauty (USA: series title)
... aka Sleeping Beauty: A Cannon Film (USA: closing credits title)
> Campus Man (1987) .... Katherine Van Buren
> Our Planet Tonight (1987) (TV) .... Co-host
> Red Headed Stranger (1986) .... Raysha Shay
> "North and South, Book II" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Burdetta Halloran
> "Falcon Crest" (1981) TV Series .... Jordan Roberts (1985-1986)
> "North and South" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Burdetta Halloran
> Rodney Dangerfield Exposed (1985) (TV) .... Several
> "Paper Dolls" (1984) TV Series .... Racine
> The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) (TV) .... Lady Marian
> Time Bomb (1984) (TV) .... Renee DeSalles
> Hotel (1983) (TV) .... Carol
> "Hotel"
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Hotel (1983) TV Episode .... Carol
> Honeyboy (1982) (TV) .... Judy Wellman
> "Magnum, P.I."
- Ki'i's Don't Lie (1982) TV Episode .... Catherine Hailey
> "Simon & Simon"
- Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend (1982) TV Episode .... Alex Houston/Catherine Hailey
> Stars Over Texas (1982) (TV)
... aka Bob Hope's Stars Over Texas Special (USA: complete title)
> "The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour"
- Episode >1.2 (1982) TV Episode
> The Seduction (1982) .... Jamie Douglas
> "The Love Boat"
- Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Part 1 (1981) TV Episode .... Jenny Boyer
- Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Part 2 (1981) TV Episode .... Jenny Boyer
> The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981) (TV) .... Stella
> Spring Fling of Glamour and Comedy (1981) (TV)
... aka Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Glamour and Comedy (USA: complete title)
> Women Who Rate a 10 (1981) (TV) .... Hostess
> "Flamingo Road" (1981) TV Series .... Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
> Flamingo Road (1980) (TV) .... Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle
> The Dream Merchants (1980) (TV) .... Dulcie Warren
> The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980) (TV) .... Lisa
> "Young Maverick"
- Makin' Tracks (1980) TV Episode .... Selene

> "A Man Called Sloane"
- The Venus Microbe (1979) TV Episode .... Melissa Nelson
> The Concrete Cowboys (1979) (TV) .... Kate/Carla
... aka Ramblin' Man
> "Time Express"
- The Copy-Writer, The/Tigure Skater (1979) TV Episode .... Michelle Flemming
> "Mork & Mindy"
- Mork Goes Erk (1979) TV Episode .... Susan
- Mork's First Christmas (1978) TV Episode .... Susan Taylor
- Mork's Seduction (1978) TV Episode .... Susan Taylor
> Murder in Music City (1979) (TV) .... Dana Morgan
... aka The Country Western Murders (USA: changed title)
> "Dallas"
- Old Acquaintance (1978) TV Episode .... Jenna Wade
> "Barnaby Jones"
- A Dangerous Affair (1978) TV Episode .... Scotty MacKay
- Daughter of Evil (1977) TV Episode .... Felice Winters
> "The Amazing Spider-Man"
... aka Spiderman
- Night of the Clones (1978) TV Episode .... Lisa Benson
> "Police Woman"
- Murder with Pretty People (1978) TV Episode .... Cheryl
> The Initiation of Sarah (1978) (TV) .... Jennifer Lawrence
> Escapade (1978) (TV) .... Suzy
> "The Bob Newhart Show"
- Grand Delusion (1977) TV Episode .... Linda/Bianca
> "Happy Days"
... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
- My Fair Fonzie (1977) TV Episode .... Cynthia Holmes
> "Rosetti and Ryan"
- The Ten-Second Client (1977) TV Episode .... Claire Blake
> "Switch"
- Downshift (1977) TV Episode
> "Rafferty"
- A Point of View (1977) TV Episode .... Lisa Farrell
> "Kojak"
- A Hair-Trigger Away (1976) TV Episode .... Allison
> "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) TV Series .... Jennifer Pace >2 (1973-1977)
> A Bullet for Pretty Boy (1970) (uncredited)

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