Patsy Ann McClenny (born February 3, 1950), known professionally as Morgan Fairchild, is an American actress. She began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since then. In the late 1970s, Fairchild emerged as one of television’s most recognizable “glamour girls,” specializing in the “sophisticated vixen” archetype. This era served as her transition from daytime soap operas to becoming a primetime household name.
From 1973 to 1977, Fairchild played the role of Jennifer Pace on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow. Her performance as a beautiful but murderous socialite set the template for the rest of her career. By the time she left the show in 1977, she had established herself as a talent who could play “the woman you love to hate” with incredible poise.
After moving to Los Angeles, Fairchild became a ubiquitous presence on 1970s primetime TV. She was the original actress to play Jenna Wade, Bobby Ewing’s first love, in Dallas (1978). Though she only appeared in one episode before the role was eventually recast with Priscilla Presley years later, it cemented her place in the era’s biggest drama. She had a recurring role as Susan Taylor on this popular sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1979). Like many stars of the late 1970s, she made frequent guest appearances on The Love Boat & Fantasy Island, often playing wealthy or high-fashion characters.
Fairchild also starred in several notable TV movies and cult classics toward the end of the decade, such as The Initiation of Sarah (1978), a popular made-for-TV supernatural thriller, and Murder in Music City (1979), a detective comedy-mystery.
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