Morgan Fairchild

Biography

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

The Simpsons

as Vivienne St. Charmaine (voice)

Friends

as Nora Bing

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Claire Lockton

Two and a Half Men

as Donna

Bones

as Bianca Chiverton

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)

That '70s Show

as Carolyn

Chuck

as Honey Woodcomb

My Name Is Earl

as Carol

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

as "Dottie"