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Kim Darby

Kim Darby
Kim Darby
Born: Jul 08, 1947 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor,
Active: '60s-'90s
Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
Career Highlights: The One and Only, The Streets of San Francisco, True Grit
First Major Screen Credit: Disneyland: Adventures in Fantasy (1957)
7 Videos for Kim Darby
Mockingbird Don't Sing (2002) Teen Wolf Too (1987) True Grit (1969)
Newsbreak (2000) Better Off Dead (1985) Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
The Last Best Sunday (1999)
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Biography:

Kim Darby's assertive acting style was likened by one film historian to a 1938 Judy Garland forever waiting to burst into song. The daughter of The Dancing Zerbies, Kim was a stage performer from childhood, when she was billed as Derby Zerby. Her short stature and cherubic face enabled Kim to play teenagers well into her twenties.

After several TV appearances, she began her film career in 1965, reaching a peak with the role of Maddie Ross in True Grit (1968). Forever feisty, Kim earned one of the biggest laughs in 1977's The One and Only when she decked Henry Winkler with a one-two punch. Kim Darby has continued in secondary roles into the 1990s, recently making a guest appearance on that crowded way-station for former celebrities, TV's Murder She Wrote.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.