Morgan Fairchild refuses soap opera roles.
Morgan Fairchild . Fairchild began her career on the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Jennifer Pace from 1973 to 1977 . 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 ) .