Morgan Fairchild (born February 3, 1950) is an American
actress.
Biography
Early life
Fairchild was born
Patsy Ann McClenny in
Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Martha Jane (
née Hartt), a
high school English teacher, and Edward Milton McClenny.
[Morgan Fairchild Biography (1950-)][The Family Tree of Morgan Fairchild] Her first job was as a
[1] for
Faye Dunaway during location filming for the movie
Bonnie and Clyde (1967). She took her new first name, Morgan, from the 1966
David Warner film,
Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment. Moving to New York City, she secured her first on-screen role, appearing as maniacal
Jennifer Pace in the daytime
soap opera Search for Tomorrow from 1973 until 1977. As a child, she suffered a bout with scarlet fever, which left her partially deaf.
