Margaret Ladd

Margaret Ladd Biography

Margaret Ladd (born November 8, 1942) is an American actress, best known for her role as Emma Channing in the CBS primetime soap opera, Falcon Crest (1981-89).

Life and career

Ladd was born in Providence, Rhode Island. 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.

Ladd is best known for playing Emma Channing in the 1980s CBS primetime soap opera, Falcon Crest throughout its nine-year run from 1981 to 1989. Her last role was 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 TV series Crisis in Six Scenes for Amazon Studios.

Ladd is married to playwright Lyle Kessler.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	'	Andrea
1978	'	Ruby Spar
1982	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Lara
1987	'	Young Libby Strong
2005	What's Up, Scarlet?	Estelle
TBA	Hobo 1 Meets Hobo 2		Short film, post-production
TBA	'	Auggie	Short film, post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	'	Jane Skerba	TV series
1979	'	Bonnie	TV film
1979	Taxi	Miss Stallworth	"Honor Thy Father"
1980	Quincy, M.E.	Nurse Margaret Aldred	"Cover-Up"
1980	'	Gloria	TV film
1981-1989	Falcon Crest	Emma Channing	Main role
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	TBA	TV series

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