Margaret Ladd | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | November 8, 1945
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1964–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Margaret Ladd (born November 8, 1945[1]) is an American actress, best known for her role as Emma Channing in the CBS primetime soap opera, Falcon Crest (1981–90).
Ladd was born in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] She began acting on the 1960s soap opera A Flame in the Wind as Jane Skerba from 1964 to 1965. She later starred in films include The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) and A Wedding (1978), and appeared on number of television shows. like Taxi and Quincy, M.E.. Ladd also co-starred in a number of made-for-television movies, and had supporting roles in films I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, The Escape Artist, and The Whales of August. She also appeared in Broadway shows, like My Sweet Charlie and Sheep on the Runway.[2]
Ladd is best known for playing Emma Channing in the 1980s CBS primetime soap opera, Falcon Crest[3][4] throughout its nine-year run from 1981 to 1990. She had a small part in the film What's up, Scarlet? (2005); her first appearance after a hiatus of 14 years. In 2014, she appeared in two episodes of Amazon comedy-drama, Mozart in the Jungle. In 2016, Ladd was cast in the Woody Allen miniseries Crisis in Six Scenes for Amazon Studios.[5]
Ladd married playwright Lyle Kessler in 1977, and they have two children.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Andrea | |
1978 | A Wedding | Ruby Spar | |
1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Lara | |
1982 | The Escape Artist | Reporter #2 | |
1987 | The Whales of August | Young Libby Strong | |
2005 | What's Up, Scarlet? | Estelle | |
2016 | As Constant as the Northern Star | Auggie | Short film |
2019 | Just in Time | Roberta | Short film |
2023 | The Country Club | Granny Lynn |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1964 | A Flame in the Wind | Jane Skerba | TV series |
1979 | The Seeding of Sarah Burns | Bonnie | TV film |
1979 | Taxi | Miss Stallworth | "Honor Thy Father" |
1980 | Quincy, M.E. | Nurse Margaret Aldred | "Cover-Up" |
1980 | The Love Tapes | Gloria | TV film |
1981–1989 | Falcon Crest | Emma Channing | Series regular, 193 episodes Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress/Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial (1986) |
1987 | Hotel | Libby | "Unfinished Business" |
1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Libby Morris | "The Shadow of Death" |
2014–15 | Mozart in the Jungle | Claire | "You Have Insulted Tchaikovsky", "You Go to My Head", "Leave Everything Behind" |
2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Gail | 3 episodes |
2020 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Queen Sigrid | Episode: "Travel" |