Morgan Fairchild refused to ‘sell my soul’ for Hollywood fame

Morgan Fairchild reveals how she refused to "sell her soul" in Hollywood, turning down casting couch culture that cost her roles but preserved dignity. Then and Now Morgan Fairchild refused to ‘sell my soul’ for Hollywood fame The actress became a sex symbol after Jerry Falwell and Rev. Donald Wildmon declared her 'too sexy for TV' By Stephanie Nolasco Fox News Published February 22, 2026 12:00pm EST | Updated February 22, 2026 10:00am EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Hollywood legend Lorenzo Lamas endorses Republican for California governor Hollywood legendary actor Lorenzo Lamas endorses Republican Sheriff Chad Bianco for California governor after he says Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a "devastating" impact on the state. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Morgan Fairchild may have made audiences wonder if she was "too sexy for TV," but she refused to play Hollywood’s so-called game to get ahead. The actress, whose breakout role in the soap "Flamingo Road" cemented her bombshell image before she became a glamorous vixen on "Falcon Crest," has a new podcast, "2 B----es From Texas," co-hosted with her sister, Cathryn Hartt. The show features never-before-heard stories from their decades in showbiz and sit-down interviews with celebrity friends.The 76-year-old told Fox News Digital that, looking back, she didn’t want "to sell my soul" to get ahead. DYAN CANNON TRIED 'DRUGS, MEN AND PILLS' BEFORE BECOMING A 'GOD GIRL' Morgan Fairchild is seen here in 1984 promoting the TV special "Blondes vs Brunettes." She is now the co-host of the podcast "2 B----es From Texas." (Bob D'Amico /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images) "When I first moved to L.A., everyone told me, ‘If you don’t go to the right parties, if you don’t sleep with the right people, and if you don’t do what everybody does, you’re never going to get anywhere,’" she said. "Well, I don’t even drink, much less do drugs. I just never did. When they told me that’s what it takes to make it here, I thought, ‘Then I guess I just won’t have a career.’" "I know there are jobs I lost because I wouldn’t sleep with people," Fairchild reflected. "I know that, and I accept that I wasn’t willing to accept that. I just wasn’t willing to sleep with them." Morgan Fairchild played Constance Weldon Carlyle on "Flamingo Road," which aired from 1980 to 1982. (United Archives GmbH)Before becoming an ’80s icon, Fairchild got her first taste of Hollywood with a small, uncredited role in 1967’s "Bonnie and Clyde," starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. WATCH: HOLLYWOOD LEGEND LORENZO LAMAS ENDORSES REPUBLICAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Video"I went to a cast party, and I realized everybody was a little strange," she said. "The next day, I was walking with one of my mentors, and he said, ‘You seem a little down.’ I told him, ‘I really like working on this movie, but I’m realizing it’s a strange world. I walked out on this party, but that’s the reality of the business, and I can’t just keep walking out on reality.’" "He gave me the best piece of advice I ever got," Fairchild shared. "He said, ‘Nonsense, you can always walk out on reality.' So that’s how I approached Hollywood. Morgan Fairchild is seen here starring in 1982's "The Seduction." (Pictorial Press Ltd) "I create my own reality. I live my own life the way I want to. Those are the choices, as long as you can accept the downside, which is that if you don’t do these things people tell you that you have to do, you may not work. As long as you’re willing to accept that, then you’re fine." Morgan Fairchild co-hosts "2 B----es From Texas" with her sister, actress Cathryn Hartt. (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)Fairchild said she never regretted doing things her own way when it came to focusing on her acting career."I never had to look back on anything," she said. "I made my decision early on that I was not going to sell my soul or my pride or my dignity to succeed in this business. I might’ve done a little better if I had, but I was willing to live with that." Loni Anderson and Morgan Fairchild are seen here in this undated photo. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) Like on her podcast, Fairchild enjoys revisiting her past — even the times she unexpectedly found herself in hot water.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Morgan Fairchild is seen here opposite Mark Harmon in "Flamingo Road." (United Archives GmbH)Fairchild said People magazine photographed her in early 1981 for a feature on her role in "Flamingo Road." The issue’s release was postponed after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan that March. "It was right at the end of our first season, and we didn’t know yet if we were going to get picked up for a second season," she said. Actress Morgan Fairchild as Jordan Roberts, a San Francisco attorney in "Falcon Crest," circa 1985. (CBS via Getty Images) "That left People magazine with no hook for the cover. And then, Jerry Falwell, founder of the Moral Majority, and Rev. Donald Wildmon declared me ‘too sexy for TV.’ They tried to censor me and get m