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She was a sex symbol in the 1980s starring on Dallas and Falcon Crest then she did Friends. Here she is unrecognizable with short hair. Who is she?

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She was one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1980s and still looks fantastic, but she was unrecognizable in a Thursday Instagram portrait where she had short hair. She was in Dallas and Falcon Crest.

She was one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1980s and still looks fantastic, but she was unrecognizable in a Thursday Instagram portrait where she had short hair.

He got his start on television with guest roles on Kojak, Police Woman and The Love Boat.

After having a small role in Dallas with Larry Hagman and Linda Gray, she became more famous.

He then landed a bigger role on Falcon Crest, which was a late-night soap opera phenomenon.

After that, he appeared in movies like Naked Gun 3, Midnight Cop, and Mob Boss.

She was also seen wearing a see-through top for the cover of daring Qui magazine.

Do you know who it is?

She was one of the top sex symbols of the 1980s and still looks fantastic, but she was unrecognizable in a Thursday Instagram portrait where she had short hair. She was in Dallas and Falcon Crest.

She was one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1980s and still looks fantastic, but she was unrecognizable in a Thursday Instagram portrait where she had short hair. She was in Dallas and Falcon Crest.

This is 74-year-old Morgan Fairchild, who was a household name in the 1980s for her sex appeal and ability to play unlikable characters on screen.

Fairchild’s first acting job was as a double for Faye Dunaway during the filming of the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967).

Then came the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow, which he was on from 1973 to 1977.

The blonde pinup could be seen in small roles on television favorites such as Kojak, Happy Days, Police Woman, The Bob Newhart Show and a few episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theatre.

When she starred in Dallas in 1978 as Jenna Wade, her career took off.

He appeared alongside Robin Williams in Mork & Mindy.

In 1980, she was cast in Flamingo Road.

She is Morgan Fairchild, a household name in the 1980s for her sex appeal and ability to play unlikable characters on screen. Seen in 1995

She is Morgan Fairchild, a household name in the 1980s for her sex appeal and ability to play unlikable characters on screen. Seen in 1995

She is Morgan Fairchild, a household name in the 1980s for her sex appeal and ability to play unlikable characters on screen. Seen in 1995

In 1985 for a studio portrait wearing a red satin babydoll nightgown and matching panties.

In 1985 for a studio portrait wearing a red satin babydoll nightgown and matching panties.

In 1985 for a studio portrait wearing a red satin babydoll nightgown and matching panties.

Fairchild then had small roles in Hotel, Simon & Simon, Magnum, PI and The Love Boat.

She had a hit with Primetime Soap Opera Paper Dolls.

Then he had great success.

In 1985 he joined the cast of the soap opera Falcon Crest, playing lawyer Jordan Roberts for one season.

In 1989 he joined Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown.

She also appeared on Roseanne, as Marla, Sandra Bernhard’s bisexual girlfriend.

She played herself in the comedy films Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), Holy Man (1998), and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007).

In 1995, it was City General Hospital and then.

She won over a younger audience when she played Nora, Chandler Bing’s mother, on Friends.

In 2007 she appeared in Two and a Half Men, where she was cast as a cougar who propositions Charlie Harper.

A role later appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful, then Bones, Revenge and Hot in Cleveland.

Fairchild’s last big project was the Lifetime movie Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas. Christmas.

His co-stars were Loni Anderson, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheridan.

Fairchild was married to Jack Calmes from 1967 to 1973. She began seeing Mark Seiler in 1987. He died in July.

The star appears in 1985 as Jordan Roberts in Falcon Crest.

The star appears in 1985 as Jordan Roberts in Falcon Crest.

The star appears in 1985 as Jordan Roberts in Falcon Crest.

In the August 1985 episode Ingress and Egress.

In the August 1985 episode Ingress and Egress.

In the August 1985 episode Ingress and Egress.

In 1984 in Paper Dolls. The ruthless and powerful Racine (played by Fairchild, bottom center) ran a major modeling agency, and Taryn Blake (Nicollette Sheridan, left) and Laurie Caswell (Terry Farrell) were her main clients in the short-lived series. Lloyd Bridges co-starred as manipulative tycoon Grant Harper.

In 1984 in Paper Dolls. The ruthless and powerful Racine (played by Fairchild, bottom center) ran a major modeling agency, and Taryn Blake (Nicollette Sheridan, left) and Laurie Caswell (Terry Farrell) were her main clients in the short-lived series. Lloyd Bridges co-starred as manipulative tycoon Grant Harper.

In 1984 in Paper Dolls. The ruthless and powerful Racine (played by Fairchild, bottom center) ran a major modeling agency, and Taryn Blake (Nicollette Sheridan, left) and Laurie Caswell (Terry Farrell) were her main clients in the short-lived series. Lloyd Bridges co-starred as manipulative tycoon Grant Harper.

Fairchild revealed last year that she underwent two secret hip replacements last year after years of agony.

The screen icon exclusively told DailyMail.com that she underwent the surgeries after a car accident in 2016 sprained one hip and tore the labral socket in the other.

The Texan also recovered from a terrifying health scare, caused by hidden black mold in her Los Angeles home, which caused her to gain a significant amount of weight.

Fairchild said: ‘I had two hip replacements last year and I feel great. I walk a lot and that is a very good therapy.

“I was in a car accident in 2016 where I sprained one hip and unknowingly tore the labral socket in the other as well.

The screen icon played Chandler's famous mother, Nora Bing, in the iconic comedy (pictured); seen with Matthew Perry

The screen icon played Chandler's famous mother, Nora Bing, in the iconic comedy (pictured); seen with Matthew Perry

The screen icon played Chandler’s famous mother, Nora Bing, in the iconic comedy (pictured); seen with Matthew Perry

Mrs. Bing's. Pictured: (L) Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Morgan Fairchild as Nora Tyler Bing, Perry as Chandler Bing

Mrs. Bing's. Pictured: (L) Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Morgan Fairchild as Nora Tyler Bing, Perry as Chandler Bing

Mrs. Bing’s. Pictured: (L) Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Morgan Fairchild as Nora Tyler Bing, Perry as Chandler Bing

‘I knew about the sprain, because it hurt me first. Unfortunately, I kept going to physical therapy because I didn’t realize how badly I was injured and it created a lot of arthritis in my hip.

‘So too with the other one, compensating for the bad one, I ended up having to do both.

‘And it’s not a matter of saying, “Oh, how am I going to deal with it?” I’m from Texas! – just deal with it.

‘There are no options. And by then she was already suffering a lot. I am very grateful that the technology exists now.

‘I went in at 8 in the morning, they did it at 11. I got up and they started me walking at four. I came home at 7. Just accept it.

‘And then I started physiotherapy and now I walk a lot and that is a very good therapy.

Linda Gray, Fairchild, Donna Mills, Loni Anderson and Nicollette Sheridan at Lifetime's Christmas Celebration in November

Linda Gray, Fairchild, Donna Mills, Loni Anderson and Nicollette Sheridan at Lifetime's Christmas Celebration in November

Linda Gray, Fairchild, Donna Mills, Loni Anderson and Nicollette Sheridan at Lifetime’s Christmas Celebration in November

“The older you get, the more you realize how easy it is for one bad thing, one fall, to ruin your life.”

The glamorous star says she loves resuming her normal active lifestyle and wearing high heels again.

Fairchild also overcame another health problem when her home accumulated black mold inside its walls, causing illness and weight gain.

She said: ‘I had mold in my house which made me very sick and that’s why I’m taking herbal teas and vitamin C. But I got very sick and I blew up like a balloon.

‘I kept going to the doctor trying to figure out why I’m gaining weight when I don’t eat much.

‘I kept going to hormone doctors thinking it was menopause or something. It’s been a long road, but now I’m doing different therapies like that.

‘So you keep finding new things, you keep researching things.

Fairchild revealed last year that she underwent two secret hip replacements last year after years of agony (pictured in November 2023)

Fairchild revealed last year that she underwent two secret hip replacements last year after years of agony (pictured in November 2023)

Fairchild revealed last year that she underwent two secret hip replacements last year after years of agony (pictured in November 2023)

‘I’m a science nerd, so I keep researching things and looking for ways to stay healthy. The older you get, the more you realize how easy it is for something bad to ruin your life. A big part of it is trying to stay informed about what not to do and stay healthy.’

She believes staying away from temptation served her well during her younger years in show business.

She said: “You see a lot of bad aging in Hollywood and I’ve always tried to live very clean.” So that helps. I didn’t drink, smoke or do drugs. When you’re younger you just do it because you think it’s a good idea. But when you’re older you look at other people and say, “I’m glad I didn’t do that.” Many of those hard parties age you a lot.

‘I’m so bored. It’s also about good nutrition.

I grew up in Texas, so if I kept eating the way I did with everything fried in fat, it would be a completely different story. Part of this is simply educating yourself about nutrition and different therapies.’

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