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 has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies. She is a board member of the
Screen Actors Guild.
Early life
Born Patsy Ann McClenny in
Dallas,
Texas, the daughter of Martha Jane (
née Hartt), a
high school English teacher who taught at Richardson High School (in
Richardson, Texas), and Edward Milton McClenny. Fairchild has a younger sister, Cathryn Hartt, who is also an actress.
[Morgan Fairchild Biography at filmreference.com][Family Tree of Morgan Fairchild] As a child, she suffered a bout of
scarlet fever, which left her partially
deaf.
