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Morgan Brittany looked kind of old to be 18?



I had thought that Morgan Brittany, while beautiful with a terrific figure, looked a bit older than her character to say the least!
I find out today that she was indeed much older: 27! Even lovely Kay was 25, but she looked the part of young Sarah.

Just a curiosity point. I didn't notice how old Morgan Fairchild was, but she REALLY looked older than 18!


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Yeah, I thought both Morgan Brittany and Morgan Fairchild looked older than 18. But I had forgotten how beautiful both were (& still are) ... although I think Morgan Brittany beats Fairchild in beauty. Gosh, she was gorgeous!

I kept thinking Morgan Brittany made me think of Scarlett O'Hara ... then looked her up and saw that she played Scarlett in a tv movie.




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I was shocked to learn that Morgan Fairchild was 28 here, my goodness! She looked it too. I thought she looked more like a sorority MOTHER than a college student!
I thought she was oddly cast.



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"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

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IMO Morgan Fairchild has always looked older than her actual age. Not in an "old hag" type of way ... but she's always just had a more "mature" look about her ... I'm not sure if that makes sense or not lol.




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I understand what you mean. She did indeed look more 'mature' than her age.
Fortunately for her this process arrested itself...and she still looks great!
For many years her looks didn't seem to change at all!



"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

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I agree ... she still looks amazing. I think she was frozen in time when it came to the aging process lol.



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"Looking older" doesn't always mean "looking uglier".

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Agreed. No one is saying she looks ugly at all!

But she looked a bit too old to be believable as an 18-yr old character.



I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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To be fair, Morgan Fairchild's character wasn't a freshman. As President of the sorority, she was probably a senior, which could make her 22/23 years old.

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it's her pinched-nose

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I realize the two sisters are 18-19, but the story involves a college sorority, not high school, so some of the females could easily be between 19-24, the traditional college age.

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