Morgan Fairchild exclusively acts in film.
Morgan Fairchild ( born Patsy Ann McClenny ; February 3 , 1950 ) is an American actress . In 1978 , she appeared on the primetime soap opera Dallas as the first actress to portray Jenna Wade , before taking a lead role on the NBC series Flamingo Road in 1980 ( for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama ) . In 1984 , she co-starred on ABC 's short-lived television drama Paper Dolls , and then appeared on Falcon Crest as attorney Jordan Roberts from 1985 to 1986 . Fairchild has also performed in theater and played guest roles in television comedies , including Murphy Brown ( for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series ) , Roseanne , Cybill , and Friends . Street of Dreams is a 1988 American action/thriller film directed by William A. Graham and starring Ben Masters and Morgan Fairchild .