Tripti Joshi (Editor)

Kim Darby

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Occupation
  
Actress

Children
  
Heather Elias

Role
  
Actress


Name
  
Kim Darby

Years active
  
1962–present

Parents
  
Inga Wiere, Jon Zerby

Kim Darby Kim Darby Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Born
  
July 8, 1948 (age 76) (
1948-07-08
)
Los Angeles, California, US

Spouse
  
James Westland (m. 1970–1970), William Tennant (m. 1970–1970), James Stacy (m. 1968–1969)

Books
  
I Wish I May I Wish I Might

Movies
  
True Grit, Better Off Dead, The Strawberry Statement, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Teen Wolf Too

Similar People
  
James Stacy, James Westland, Henry Hathaway, Charles Portis, Glen Campbell

Kim darby


Kim Darby (born Deborah Zerby; July 8, 1947) is an American actress best known for her role as Mattie Ross in the film True Grit (1969).

Contents

Kim darby interview


Early life and film career

Kim Darby Kim Darby Actress Pics Videos Dating amp News

Darby was born Deborah Zerby in Los Angeles, the daughter of professional dancers Inga (Wiere) and Jon Zerby (the "Dancing Zerbys" or "Dancing Zerbies"). Her father nicknamed her Derby saying "I thought Derby Zerby would be a great stage name". Her mother was from Budapest. Her mother's siblings were comedians who performed as the Wiere Brothers.

Kim Darby Pictures amp Photos of Kim Darby IMDb

She performed as a singer and dancer under the name "Derby Zerby," believing that she could not "hope for serious important roles in films with a name like Derby Zerby" and renamed herself "Kim," from Rudyard Kipling's book of that name, and "Darby," as a variation of "Derby".

Kim Darby The Mouse That Charmed An Evening with Kim Darby Hidden

Darby began acting at age fifteen. Her first appearance was as a dancer in the film Bye Bye Birdie (1963). Among her best-known roles are True Grit, in which she played a fourteen-year-old when she was twenty-one years of age; Gunsmoke (1967 episodes "The Lure" and "Vengeance"); Bonanza (1967 episode "The Sure Thing"); The One and Only (1978); Better Off Dead (1985); and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995).

Television roles

Darby's 1960s television roles included two appearances on the NBC series Mr. Novak, starring James Franciscus; she was cast as Julie Dean in "To Lodge and Dislodge" (1963) and as Judy Wheeler in "The Silent Dissuaders" (1965). Darby also appeared about this time on The Eleventh Hour, The Fugitive, The Donna Reed Show, Ironside, and in the first season of Star Trek as the title character in "Miri".

Darby was cast in an episode of the NBC sitcom The John Forsythe Show ("'Tis Better Have Loved and Lost", 1965). and as Angel in the two-part Gunsmoke episode "Vengeance." She appeared in the episode "Faire Ladies of France" (1967) of the NBC western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan and a Bonanza episode "A Sure Thing" (1967) as Trudy Loughlin, guest starring Tom Tully as Burt Loughlin, her father. She also appeared in 3 episodes of Gunsmoke: "The Lure" (1967) as Carrie Neely, "Vengeance: Part 1" (1967) as Angel, and "Vengeance: Part 2" (1967) again as Angel. She was cast in the 1972 movie, The People, which also starred William Shatner, reuniting them from their Star Trek appearance. She also played the unhinged Virginia Calderwood in the first television miniseries, Rich Man, Poor Man with Nick Nolte, Peter Strauss, and Susan Blakely in 1976.

Darby also had the central role of Sally Farnham in the made-for-TV horror film Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973). Her subsequent television roles included guest appearances on Crazy Like a Fox, Family, The Love Boat, The Streets of San Francisco, Riptide, and Becker.

Darby admitted her career declined after the 1970s partly because she became an amphetamine addict. In 1990, she began to teach acting in the Los Angeles area and has been an instructor in the Extension Program at the University of California, Los Angeles since 1992. Darby also appeared as a female convict in an episode of The X-Files ("Sein und Zeit", 1999) who falsely confesses to the murder of her son who disappeared under mysterious circumstances that are being investigated by Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

In 2014, she played Stacia Clairborne, a partially blind witness to a crime, in the episode "Prologue" of the show Perception.

Darby continues to make guest appearances on television and to make occasional films.

Personal life

Darby has been married twice. In 1968, she married James Stacy, with whom she had one child: Heather Elias (Stacy) (born 1968) Their marriage ended in divorce in 1969. In 1970, she married James Westmoreland; the marriage ended in divorce later that same year.

Filmography

Actress
2017
The Evil Within as
Mildy Torres
2014
Perception (TV Series) as
Stacia Clairborne
- Prologue (2014) - Stacia Clairborne
2007
Cold Ones as
Barbs
2004
You Are So Going to Hell! as
Louise
2002
For the People (TV Series) as
Janine Woods
- Textbook Perfect (2002) - Janine Woods
2001
Dark Realm (TV Series) as
Tilly Lawless
- Emma's Boy (2001) - Tilly Lawless
2001
Mockingbird Don't Sing as
Louise Standon
2000
Newsbreak as
Frances Johnson
2000
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Kathy Lee Tencate
- Sein und Zeit (2000) - Kathy Lee Tencate
1999
Becker (TV Series) as
Katherine
- Point of Contact (1999) - Katherine
1999
The Last Best Sunday as
Mrs. Summers
1996
Profiler (TV Series) as
Ilene Klinger
- Cruel and Unusual (1996) - Ilene Klinger
1995
ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series) as
Jo Howland
- The Secret of Lizard Woman (1995) - Jo Howland
1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as
Debra Strode
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Joan Kemp / Laurie Bascomb
- Film Flam (1995) - Joan Kemp
- We're Off to Kill the Wizard (1984) - Laurie Bascomb
1989
Deadly Embrace (Video)(uncredited)
1987
Teen Wolf Too as
Professor Brooks
1986
Crazy Like a Fox (TV Series) as
Jenny Fenwick
- A Fox at the Races (1986) - Jenny Fenwick
1986
Riptide (TV Series) as
Nice Beverly
- A Matter of Policy (1986) - Nice Beverly
1985
This Is the Life (TV Series)
- The Face of Gabriel Ortiz (1985)
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Elizabeth Sullivan
- Over the Limit (1985) - Elizabeth Sullivan
1985
Better Off Dead... as
Jenny Meyer
1985
Embassy (TV Movie) as
Sue Davidson
1985
First Steps (TV Movie) as
Sherry Petrofsky
1984
Hotel (TV Series) as
Jean Lawrence
- Ideals (1984) - Jean Lawrence
1984
E/R (TV Series) as
Mrs. Johnson
- Only a Nurse (1984) - Mrs. Johnson
1984
The Facts of Life (TV Series) as
Doris Garrett
- Joint Custody (1984) - Doris Garrett
1984
The Mississippi (TV Series)
- Abigail (1984)
1983
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Marsha Huber / Cassie Thomas
- A Little Knife Music (1984) - Marsha Huber
- Pasts Imperfect (1983) - Cassie Thomas
1983
Summer Girl (TV Movie) as
Mary Shelburne
1983
Close Ties (TV Movie) as
Evelyn
1979
The Love Boat (TV Series) as
Wendy / Sarah Curtis
- The Tomorrow Lady/Father, Dear Father/Still Life (1982) - Sarah Curtis
- Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Itsy Bitsy/Ticket to Ride/Disco Baby: Part 2 (1979) - Wendy
- Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Itsy Bitsy/Ticket to Ride/Disco Baby: Part 1 (1979) - Wendy
1982
The Capture of Grizzly Adams (TV Movie) as
Kate Brady
1982
Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
Rebecca Walters
- The Challenge/A Genie Named Joe (1982) - Rebecca Walters
1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (TV Movie) as
Lucy Tibbets
1979
The Last Convertible (TV Mini Series) as
Ann Rowan
- Part 3 (1979) - Ann Rowan
- Part 2 (1979) - Ann Rowan
- Part 1 (1979) - Ann Rowan
1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV Movie) as
Sweetiepie
1978
The One and Only as
Mary Crawford
1978
Family (TV Series) as
Lily Barker
- Princess in the Tower (1978) - Lily Barker
1977
The Oregon Trail (TV Series) as
Mary Anne Morehead
- Return of the Baby (1977) - Mary Anne Morehead
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Mini Series) as
Virginia Calderwood
- Part VII: Chapter 9 (1976) - Virginia Calderwood
- Part V: Chapter 7 (1976) - Virginia Calderwood
- Part II: Chapters 3 and 4 (1976) - Virginia Calderwood
1975
Baretta (TV Series) as
Anne
- The Goodbye Orphan Annie Blues (1975) - Anne
1975
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) as
Helen Terrick
- Mirror of Deception (1975) - Helen Terrick
1975
Thriller (TV Series) as
Helen
- Mirror of Deception (1975) - Helen
1975
Archer (TV Series) as
Leslie Griffith
- The Body Beautiful (1975) - Leslie Griffith
1975
Petrocelli (TV Series) as
Donna
- The Kidnapping (1975) - Donna
1974
Police Story (TV Series) as
Jennie Hill / Barbara Nations
- Captain Hook (1974) - Jennie Hill
- Wyatt Earp Syndrome (1974) - Barbara Nations
1974
This Is the West That Was (TV Movie) as
Calamity Jane
1974
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (TV Movie) as
Ruby Hardgrave
1974
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Perry Stewart
- I've Promised You a Father: Part 2 (1974) - Perry Stewart
1974
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Perry Stewart
- I've Promised You a Father: Part 1 (1974) - Perry Stewart
1973
Love Story (TV Series) as
Ellie
- Joie (1973) - Ellie
1973
Ironside (TV Series) as
Samantha
- Downhill All the Way (1973) - Samantha
1973
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (TV Movie) as
Sally Farnham
1973
Circle of Fear (TV Series) as
Cindy
- Dark Vengeance (1973) - Cindy
1972
Cool Million (TV Series) as
Annette Borne
- Hunt for a Lonely Girl (1972) - Annette Borne
1972
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Holly Jean Berry
- Pilot (1972) - Holly Jean Berry
1972
The People (TV Movie) as
Melodye Amerson
1971
The Grissom Gang as
Barbara Blandish
1971
Red Sky at Morning (uncredited)
1970
Norwood as
Rita Lee Chipman
1970
The Strawberry Statement as
Linda
1969
Generation as
Doris Bolton Owen
1969
True Grit as
Mattie Ross
1966
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
Carol Sherman / Tina
- Carol (1968) - Carol Sherman
- Hang Down Your Head and Laugh (1966) - Tina
1968
Flesh and Blood (TV Movie) as
Faye
1967
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Trudy Loughlin
- The Sure Thing (1967) - Trudy Loughlin
1967
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Cassie Rossiter
- Conspiracy (1967) - Cassie Rossiter
1967
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Angel / Carrie Neely
- Vengeance!: Part II (1967) - Angel
- Vengeance!: Part I (1967) - Angel
- The Lure (1967) - Carrie Neely
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Sandy True
- The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967) - Sandy True
- The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967) - Sandy True
1967
Ironside (TV Movie) as
Ellen Wells
1967
The Road West (TV Series) as
Sister Marie Aimee
- Fair Ladies of France (1967) - Sister Marie Aimee
1966
Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series) as
Miri
- Miri (1966) - Miri
1965
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Ruth Simmons / Sharon Wolfe
- Joshua's Kingdom (1966) - Ruth Simmons
- An Apple a Day (1965) - Sharon Wolfe
1966
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Gail McBride
- Where Did All the Roses Go? (1966) - Gail McBride
1965
The Restless Ones as
April
1965
The John Forsythe Show (TV Series) as
Deidre Miller
- 'Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost (1965) - Deidre Miller
1965
The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) as
Katy Dalton
- The Mysterious Smile (1965) - Katy Dalton
1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town as
Gussie
1963
Mr. Novak (TV Series) as
Judy Wheeler / Julie Dean
- The Silent Dissuaders (1965) - Judy Wheeler
- To Lodge and Dislodge (1963) - Julie Dean
1964
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Heather Heatherton
- The Hector Heatherton Story (1964) - Heather Heatherton
1964
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Sandy Kimball / Patsy Carey
- What's Different About Today? (1964) - Sandy Kimball
- A Nickel's Worth of Prayer (1964) - Patsy Carey
1964
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) as
Gina Fields
- Does My Mother Have to Know?: Part 2 (1964) - Gina Fields
- Does My Mother Have to Know?: Part 1 (1964) - Gina Fields
1964
The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) as
Alexandra
- Katy and the Prince (1964) - Alexandra
1963
Bye Bye Birdie as
Teenager (uncredited)
Self
2017
Teen Wolf Too: A Wolf in '80s Clothing - A Look at the Wardrobe of Teen Wolf Too (Video documentary short) as
Self
2017
Teen Wolf Too: Otherworldly - An Interview with Co-star Kim Darby (Video documentary short) as
Self
2007
True Writing (Video documentary short) as
Self / Mattie Ross
2007
Working with the Duke (Video documentary short) as
Self / Mattie Ross
2006
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (Video documentary) as
Self
2000
Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1978
Thank You, Rock 'N' Roll: A Tribute to Alan Freed (TV Special) as
Self
1970
The David Frost Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #3.33 (1970) - Self - Guest
Archive Footage
2011
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Debra Strode
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (2011) - Debra Strode
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV Movie documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
1996
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (TV Movie documentary) as
Liesl (screen test)
1976
America at the Movies (Documentary) as
Mattie Ross (uncredited)
1967
The Karate Killers as
Sandy True

References

Kim Darby Wikipedia


Similar Topics