| Margaret Ladd | |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1964–present |
Margaret Ladd (born November 8, 1945) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Andrea | |||
| 1978 | Ruby Spar | |||
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Lara | ||
| 1982 | The Escape Artist | Reporter #2 | ||
| 1987 | Young Libby Strong | |||
| 2005 | What's Up, Scarlet? | Estelle | ||
| 2016 | Auggie | Short film | ||
| 2019 | Just in Time | Roberta | Short film | |
| 2023 | The Country Club | Granny Lynn |
| 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 | 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" |