1. Kim Darby was born on Deborah Zerby; July 8,1947 and is an American actress and teacher.
16 Facts About Kim Darby
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Kim Darby was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.
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Kim Darby was born Deborah Zerby in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of professional dancers Inga and Jon Zerby.
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Kim Darby's father nicknamed her "Derby", saying "I thought Derby Zerby would be a great stage name".
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Kim Darby performed as a singer and dancer under the name "Derby Zerby".
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Kim Darby began acting at age 15; her first appearance was as a dancer in the feature film version of the earlier New York City's Broadway theater musicale play Bye Bye Birdie, about a budding rock and roll music phenomenon singing and guitar-playing star,.
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In 1970, Kim Darby appeared in The Strawberry Statement and Norwood.
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Kim Darby co-starred with Henry Winkler in The One and Only in 1978, and appeared in 1985's Better Off Dead, an absurdist comedy.
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Kim Darby was cast as Heather Heatherton in the Wagon Train episode "The Story of Hector Heatherton" and as Judy Wheeler in "The Silent Dissuaders".
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Kim Darby appeared in another episode of Gunsmoke, "The Lure" as Carrie Neely.
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Kim Darby was cast in the 1972 movie, The People, which reunited her with William Shatner from her Star Trek appearance.
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Kim Darby played the unhinged Virginia Calderwood in the first television miniseries, Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976.
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Kim Darby had the central role of Sally Farnham in the made-for-TV chiller Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
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Kim Darby admitted her career declined after the 1970s, partly due to her dependency on amphetamines at the time.
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Kim Darby appeared in the 1999 The X-Files episode "Sein und Zeit" as a woman who confessed to the murder of her son, a boy who disappeared under circumstances similar to those being investigated by the lead characters, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
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Kim Darby has been married four times, including to Jack La Rue, Jr.