- Fairchild has stated that she would have become a paleontologist had acting not panned out.
- First professional job was acting as Faye Dunaway's double during the location filming of Bonnie and Clyde (1967). A native Texan, Morgan was later considered for the Cybill Shepherd role in The Last Picture Show (1971), competing alongside Sissy Spacek.
- Is one of three actors to play Jenna Wade (Bobby Ewing's former girlfriend) on Dallas (1978).
- Was a celebrity spokesmodel for Old Navy stores from 1997 to 2004.
- At age 14, she competed for the Miss Teenage Dallas crown, but did not win.
- Named "One of the 10 Most Beautiful Women in the World" by Harpers Bazaar in 1982.
- Was scheduled to host the May 10, 1986 episode of Saturday Night Live (1975) but decided to fly to Israel instead, to play the queen in Sleeping Beauty (1987).
- Served as Grand Marshal at the St. Louis Pridefest Parade on June 25, 2006.
- Fairchild's mother, Martha Jane Hartt McClenny, was an English teacher at Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas (near Dallas). She died on May 4, 1999 following a stroke. Fairchild's younger sister is actress Cathryn Hartt.
- Fairchild graduated from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas in 1967.
- Her first name is taken from the the title character of the David Warner comedy film Morgan! (1966).
- She was voted "1981 Star of Tomorrow" by the National Association of Theatre Owners. (November 1980)
- Co-wrote (with Deborah Patton) and published a beauty book titled "Morgan Fairchild's Super Looks" in 1984.
- She was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2008 in Austin, Texas.
- Is a registered Democrat.
- Dated Warren Beatty.
- Served as Grand Marshal at Bellflower's Liberty Day Parade on October 11, 2003 - which marked Bellflower, California's 46th Birthday celebration.
- Was Jane Fonda's stand-in for "Barbarella".
- In 1977, launched the logo "I Love NY" along with Frank Sinatra & Yul Brynner.
- Born on exactly the same date as Pamela Franklin.
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