Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild: Profile

Morgan is a superb performer, but there's more to this talented actress than meets the eye.  In addition to her accomplishments as an actress, Morgan is an outspoken and dedicated supporter of AIDS research efforts, the pro-choice movement and a great range of environmental issues, among others.

In 1995, Morgan completed a one-year commitment starring in the ABC network daytime drama The City playing 'Sydney Chase,' who ran one of the biggest communication conglomerates on the planet.  Morgan joked, "I'm playing Rupert Murdoch in drag."  Morgan completed an ABC-TV Special, Teenage Confidential that aired in December 1996 and starred in the NBC Movie-of-the Week, Into the Arms of Danger which was shot on location in Vancouver and aired during the 1996 February sweeps.  During this time she also filmed a guest starring role in an independent feature film, Shattered Illusions.

A native of Dallas, Morgan began acting as a child, when her mother enrolled her in drama lessons after she was too shy to give a book report in class.  From the age of 10, she performed in children's and dinner theatre and stock productions in Dallas.  This vigorous preparation readied her for the key role of the paranoid murderess, Jennifer Pace Phillips, in the CBS-TV daytime series, Search for Tomorrow, a part which Morgan landed six weeks after moving to New York which was the beginning of her television career.    

Following her stint on Search for Tomorrow, Morgan moved to Los Angeles, where she made numerous guest appearances on TV series.  She had a recurring role on Mork & Mindy, with Robin Williams, as well as a recurring role on Roseanne.    

Morgan originated the role of Jenna Wade on Dallas, as well as appearing on such series as Barnaby Jones, Happy Days, The Bob Newhart Show, A Man Called Sloane, Police Woman, Switch, Kojak, Big Shamus, Perry Mason, Burke's Law, Murder, She Wrote, Lois & Clark, Empty Nest, Diagnosis Murder, Robin's Hoods, Friends, and Cybill as well as roles in countless off-Broadway stage productions, and made-for-TV and feature films. 

Morgan received an Emmy nomination for a special episode of Murphy Brown written for her by Diane English.  In the spring she co-starred with Joan Rivers in ABC television's Your Money or Your Wife. Morgan also starred in the psychological suspense thriller The Haunting of Sarah Hardy, which was produced exclusively for the USA Network, garnering one of the most impressive ratings in the network's history.  

Morgan's other public service efforts have included leading pro-choice marches and rallies, and participating in several events to save the California deserts (including an appearance before the U.S. Senate). 

She is a frequent speaker on environmental issues of all kinds, and helped found the Environmental Communications Office, which encourages entertainment industry professionals to become better educated and more active on environmental issues.      

Morgan has authored a beauty book, Super Looks (Simon and Schuster).  It is a complete guide and includes make-up, hair, exercises and diet tips.  

She starred in an informational video, "Safe Sex for Men and Women," about AIDS education and prevention.  Part of the proceeds went to the American Foundation for AIDS Research.  Additionally, she is a member of the Entertainment Industry's AIDS Task Force. 

Morgan has spearheaded numerous other fund-raising projects for the disease and she also testified before a special Congressional committee about AIDS education.  She is on the Board of Governors of APLA and Board of Directors of Amfar.  Former Surgeon-General C. Everett Koop, has asked her on occasion to substitute for him at AIDS events and she has hosted an AIDS Awareness Special with news anchorman Steve Bell.  She has appeared twice on Nightline with Ted Koppell regarding AIDS. 

Morgan is one of the original members and is on the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee, a political action committee that has raised millions for liberal candidates for state and federal office.  They were co-organizers of the pro-choice rally in Washington in 1989 that drew 500,000 people and Los Angeles co-producers of the Nelson Mandala dinner that raised almost $1 million on his recent U.S. tour. 

Whether it's appearing on Nightline on AIDS or CBS's Sixty Minutes on women's issues or testifying before the Senate on environmental causes, the public has come to respect Morgan as more than just a glamorous star.