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Who is Morgan Fairchild?

Morgan Fairchild was born Patsy Anne McClenny on the 3rd February 1950 in Dallas, Texas. She is an actress. Her first job was as a stand in for Faye Dunaway during location filming for the movie Bonnie & Clyde in 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 till 1977. She then moved to Los Angles and was cast as Jenna Wade in the television series Dallas in 1978, appearing in one episode (the role was later played by Pricilla Presley). Penthouse magazine had an article on Fairchild in the '70's in which her interest and prowess in martial arts was featured; the article stated "Watch out for Morgan Fairchild, she'll rip your face off." In the late-1970s, she had a stint on Mork & Mindy and then shot to stardom as the resident vixen, Constance Weldon Carlyle, on the primetime soap opera Flamingo Road. Though the series had an impressive beginning, the ratings soon went down and it was cancelled after two seasons. Nevertheless, she was now a household name and was nominated for a Golden Globe.