Morgan Fairchild 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 has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies. She is a board member of the Screen Actors Guild. 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. Fairchild has a younger sister, Cathryn Hartt, who is also an actress. As a child,... she suffered a bout of scarlet fever, which left her partially deaf. Fairchild's first acting job was as a double for Faye Dunaway during location filming for the film Bonnie and Clyde . She took her new first name, Morgan, from the 1966 David Warner film Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment. Fairchild then moved to New York City, where she secured her first credited on-screen role as the maniacal Jennifer Pace in the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow from 1973 until 1977.
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| Birthdate: | February 3, 1950 |
| Birthplace: | Dallas, Texas |
| Age: | 62 |
| Height: | 5' 4" |
| Education: | Lake Highlands High School |
| Also known as: | Patsy Ann McClenny, Little Bird |