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).
Margaret Ladd | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1945 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
editLadd 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Margaret Ladd Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Friday". TV Guide, Volume 37, Issues 48-52. Triangle Publications. 1989. p. 131. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ "Woody Allen Amazon series adds to cast". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Beck, Marilyn (May 11, 1982). "NBC woos 'Lou Grant' talent". San Francisco Examiner. Hollywood. p. 49. Retrieved June 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.