Occupation Actress Role Actress | Name Margaret Ladd Years active 1964- Education Bard College | |
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Movies and TV shows Similar People Abby Dalton, Chao‑Li Chi, Lyle Kessler, Earl Hamner - Jr, Simon MacCorkindale | ||
Margaret ladd at the falcon crest reunion at paley center
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 (1981–90).
Contents
- Margaret ladd at the falcon crest reunion at paley center
- Falcon Crest theme song and opening credits 1985
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
Falcon Crest theme song and opening credits 1985
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 1990. 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
Actress
2023
The Country Club as
Granny Lynn
2021
Bite Size Holiday (TV Series) as
Mrs. Claus
- Keeping Up with the Claus (2021) - Mrs. Claus
2020
At Home with Amy Sedaris (TV Series) as
Queen Sigrid
- Travel (2020) - Queen Sigrid
2019
Just in Time (Short) as
Roberta
2019
Bygones (Short) as
The Woman
2019
Hobo 1 Meets Hobo 2 (Short)
2018
Sandra (Podcast Series) as
Eleanor
- The Flag (2018) - Eleanor (voice)
2016
Crisis in Six Scenes (TV Mini Series) as
Gail
- Episode #1.4 (2016) - Gail
- Episode #1.6 (2016) - Gail
- Episode #1.1 (2016) - Gail
2016
A Northern Star (Short) as
Auggie
2014
Mozart in the Jungle (TV Series) as
Claire / Claire Pembridge
- Leave Everything Behind (2015) - Claire Pembridge
- You Go to My Head (2014) - Claire
- You Have Insulted Tchaikovsky (2014) - Claire
2005
What's Up, Scarlet? as
Estelle
1992
Reasonable Doubts (TV Series) as
Libby Morris
- The Shadow of Death (1992) - Libby Morris
1981
Falcon Crest (TV Series) as
Emma Channing / Emma Channing (photo)
- Danny (1989) - Emma Channing
- Merry Christmas, Charley (1989) - Emma Channing
- Luck Wave (1989) - Emma Channing
- Doctor Dollars (1989) - Emma Channing
- God of the Grape (1989) - Emma Channing
- Soul Sacrifice (1989) - Emma Channing
- Payback (1989) - Emma Channing
- Flesh & Blood (1989) - Emma Channing
- Charley (1989) - Emma Channing
- The Price of Freedom (1989) - Emma Channing
- Decline and Fall (1989) - Emma Channing
- Missing Links (1989) - Emma Channing (photo) (uncredited)
- There Goes the Bride (1989) - Emma Channing
- Suspicion (1989) - Emma Channing
- Solomon's Choice (1989) - Emma Channing
- Life with Father (1988) - Emma Channing
- Liars Anonymous (1988) - Emma Channing
- Tuscany Venus (1988) - Emma Channing
- Jeopardy (1988) - Emma Channing
- Dust to Dust (1988) - Emma Channing
- Farewell My Lovelies (1988) - Emma Channing
- Changing Times (1988) - Emma Channing
- Last Dance (1988) - Emma Channing
- As Tears Go By (1988) - Emma Channing
- Telling Tales (1988) - Emma Channing
- King's Gambit (1988) - Emma Channing
- The Key to Angela (1988) - Emma Channing
- Flying Blind (1988) - Emma Channing
- Dirty Tricks (1988) - Emma Channing
- False Faces (1988) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Channing vs. Channing (1988) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Wheels Within Wheels (1988) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Legacies (1988) - Emma Channing
- Stormy Weather (1988) - Emma Channing
- A Madness Most Discreet (1988) - Emma Channing
- The Uncertainty Principle (1988) - Emma Channing
- Hornet's Nest (1988) - Emma Channing
- Rescue Me (1988) - Emma Channing
- Twist and Shout (1987) - Emma Channing
- Across the Bridge (1987) - Emma Channing
- Lovers and Friends (1987) - Emma Channing
- Hunter's Moon (1987) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Manhunt (1987) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Sweet Revenge (1987) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- New Faces (1987) - Emma Channing
- Dead End (1987) - Emma Channing
- The Big Bang (1987) - Emma Channing
- Redemption (1987) - Emma Channing
- Obsession, Possession (1987) - Emma Channing
- Opening Moves (1987) - Emma Channing
- Desperation (1987) - Emma Channing
- Chain Reaction (1987) - Emma Channing
- The Great Karlotti (1987) - Emma Channing
- Loose Cannons (1987) - Emma Channing
- Body and Soul (1987) - Emma Channing
- Cold Hands (1987) - Emma Channing
- Nowhere to Run (1987) - Emma Channing
- Battle Lines (1987) - Emma Channing
- Hat Trick (1987) - Emma Channing
- Dance of Deception (1987) - Emma Channing
- A Piece of Work (1987) - Emma Channing
- Topspin (1987) - Emma Channing
- The Cradle Will Fall (1987) - Emma Channing
- When the Bough Breaks (1987) - Emma Channing
- Dark Passion (1987) - Emma Channing
- Missed Connections (1987) - Emma Channing
- False Front (1986) - Emma Channing
- Hot Spots (1986) - Emma Channing
- Maggie (1986) - Emma Channing
- Slow Seduction (1986) - Emma Channing
- Nepotism (1986) - Emma Channing
- Double Jeopardy (1986) - Emma Channing
- Flash Point (1986) - Emma Channing
- Perilous Charm (1986) - Emma Channing
- Fatal Attraction (1986) - Emma Channing
- The Stranger Within (1986) - Emma Channing
- Living Nightmare (1986) - Emma Channing
- Aftershocks (1986) - Emma Channing
- The Cataclysm (1986) - Emma Channing
- Captive Hearts (1986) - Emma Channing
- Consumed (1986) - Emma Channing
- Cease and Desist (1986) - Emma Channing
- Dangerous Ground (1986) - Emma Channing
- Unholy Alliances (1986) - Emma Channing
- In Absentia (1986) - Emma Channing
- Hidden Meanings (1986) - Emma Channing
- Law and Ardor (1986) - Emma Channing
- Flesh and Blood (1986) - Emma Channing
- Finders and Losers (1986) - Emma Channing
- Gambit Exposed (1986) - Emma Channing
- Shattered Dreams (1986) - Emma Channing
- Collision Course (1986) - Emma Channing
- Checkmate (1986) - Emma Channing
- Conundrum (1986) - Emma Channing
- Fair Game (1986) - Emma Channing
- False Hope (1985) - Emma Channing
- Strange Bedfellows (1985) - Emma Channing
- Inconceivable Affairs (1985) - Emma Channing
- The Naked Truth (1985) - Emma Channing
- Storm Warnings (1985) - Emma Channing
- Changing Partners (1985) - Emma Channing
- Sharps & Flats (1985) - Emma Channing
- Ingress & Egress (1985) - Emma Channing
- Echoes (1985) - Emma Channing
- Blood Brothers (1985) - Emma Channing
- Unfinished Business (1985) - Emma Channing
- The Phoenix (1985) - Emma Channing
- The Avenging Angel (1985) - Emma Channing
- Confessions (1985) - Emma Channing
- Cold Comfort (1985) - Emma Channing
- -And the Fall (1985) - Emma Channing
- The Decline- (1985) - Emma Channing
- Devil's Harvest (1985) - Emma Channing
- Justice for All (1985) - Emma Channing
- The Trial (1985) - Emma Channing
- House Divided (1985) - Emma Channing
- Recriminations (1985) - Emma Channing
- Forsaking All Others (1985) - Emma Channing
- Retribution (1985) - Emma Channing
- The Showdown (1985) - Emma Channing
- Acid Tests (1985) - Emma Channing
- Insult and Injury (1985) - Emma Channing
- Vicious Circle (1985) - Emma Channing
- Suitable for Framing (1984) - Emma Channing
- Winner Take All (1984) - Emma Channing
- The Triumvirate (1984) - Emma Channing
- Going Once, Going Twice (1984) - Emma Channing
- Tarentella (1984) - Emma Channing
- The Trump Card (1984) - Emma Channing
- Pain and Pleasure (1984) - Emma Channing
- The Intruder (1984) - Emma Channing
- Lord of the Valley (1984) - Emma Channing
- Shadows (1984) - Emma Channing
- The Outcasts (1984) - Emma Channing
- Strangers (1984) - Emma Channing
- Father's Day (1984) - Emma Channing
- Requiem (1984) - Emma Channing
- Ashes to Ashes (1984) - Emma Channing
- The Avenger (1984) - Emma Channing
- For Better, for Worse (1984) - Emma Channing
- Win, Place, and Show (1984) - Emma Channing
- Love's Triumph (1984) - Emma Channing
- Final Countdown (1984) - Emma Channing
- The Gathering Storm (1984) - Emma Channing
- Little Boy Blue (1984) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Tests of Faith (1984) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- The Aftermath (1984) - Emma Channing
- Changing Times (1984) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Power Play (1984) - Emma Channing
- Bitter Harvest (1984) - Emma Channing (credit only)
- Queen's Gambit (1984) - Emma Channing
- Sport of Kings (1984) - Emma Channing
- No Trespassing (1983) - Emma Channing
- Coup d'Etat (1983) - Emma Channing
- The Betrayal (1983) - Emma Channing
- Double Dealing (1983) - Emma Channing
- Chameleon Charades (1983) - Emma Channing
- Solitary Confinements (1983) - Emma Channing
- The Last Laugh (1983) - Emma Channing
- The Wages of Sin (1983) - Emma Channing
- Judge and Jury (1983) - Emma Channing
- Partners (1983) - Emma Channing
- Conspiracy (1983) - Emma Channing
- Penumbra (1983) - Emma Channing
- Cimmerean Dawn (1983) - Emma Channing
- Climax (1983) - Emma Channing
- Maelstrom (1983) - Emma Channing
- Ultimatums (1983) - Emma Channing
- The Odyssey (1983) - Emma Channing
- Separate Hearts (1983) - Emma Channing
- Love, Honor and Obey (1983) - Emma Channing
- The Vigil (1982) - Emma Channing
- Home Away from Home (1982) - Emma Channing
- The Exposé (1982) - Emma Channing
- Murder One (1982) - Emma Channing
- Troubled Waters (1982) - Emma Channing
- The Arrival (1982) - Emma Channing
- The Challenge (1982) - Emma Channing
- Ultimate Answers (1982) - Emma Channing
- Penultimate Questions (1982) - Emma Channing
- The Good, the Bad, and the Profane (1982) - Emma Channing
- Heir Apparent (1982) - Emma Channing
- House of Cards (1982) - Emma Channing
- The Candidate (1982) - Emma Channing
- Family Reunion (1982) - Emma Channing
- For Love or Money (1982) - Emma Channing
- Victims (1982) - Emma Channing
- Dark Journey (1982) - Emma Channing
- The Extortionist (1982) - Emma Channing
- Kindred Spirits (1982) - Emma Channing
- The Harvest (1981) - Emma Channing
- The Tangled Vines (1981) - Emma Channing
- A Time for Saboteurs (1981) - Emma Channing
- In His Father's House (1981) - Emma Channing
1987
The Whales of August as
Young Libby
1987
Hotel (TV Series) as
Libby
- Unfinished Business (1987) - Libby
1982
The Escape Artist as
Reporter
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as
Lara
1981
Eight Is Enough (TV Series) as
Carolyn
- The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento (1981) - Carolyn
1980
The Love Tapes (TV Movie) as
Gloria
1980
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Nurse Margaret Aldred
- Cover-Up (1980) - Nurse Margaret Aldred
1979
Taxi (TV Series) as
Miss Stallworth
- Honor Thy Father (1979) - Miss Stallworth
1979
The Seeding of Sarah Burns (TV Movie) as
Bonnie
1978
A Wedding as
Ruby Spar
1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle as
Andrea
1965
A Flame in the Wind (TV Series) as
Jane Skerba Driscoll #1
- Episode #1.31 (1965) - Jane Skerba Driscoll #1
Soundtrack
1986
Falcon Crest (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Perilous Charm (1986) - (performer: "Side By Side" - uncredited)
Self
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Presenting Geraldine Page (Documentary) (post-production) as
Self
2017
Sister Libby (Video documentary short) as
Self
2014
From Broadway to Syracuse: The Journey of Arthur Storch (Documentary short) as
Self
2006
The 11th Annual Satellite Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1983
Hour Magazine (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 10 March 1988 (1988) - Self
- Episode dated 4 March 1983 (1983) - Self
1987
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Series) as
Self
- CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1987) - Self
1986
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 January 1986 (1986) - Self
References
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