Margaret Ladd

American actress (born 1945)

Margaret Ladd

Born|  (1945-11-08) November 8, 1945 (age 79)

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1964–present
Spouse|

Lyle Kessler

(m. 1977)​

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).

## Life and career

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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]

## Filmography

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### Film

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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  |

### Television

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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"

## References

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1. ^ a b "Margaret Ladd - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. November 8, 1945. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
2. ^ "Margaret Ladd Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
3. ^ McNeil, Alex (September 15, 1996). Total television: the comprehensive guide to programming from 1948 to the present. Penguin Books. p. 271\. ISBN 978-0-14-024916-3. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
4. ^ "Friday". TV Guide, Volume 37, Issues 48-52. Triangle Publications. 1989. p. 131. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
5. ^ "Woody Allen Amazon series adds to cast". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
6. ^ Beck, Marilyn (May 11, 1982). "NBC woos 'Lou Grant' talent". San Francisco Examiner. Hollywood. p. 49. Retrieved June 4, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

## External links

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* Margaret Ladd at IMDb

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*[m.]: married