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Patrika Darbo (born April 6, 1948) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Nancy Wesley and Shirley Spectra in the television soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful, respectively.

Patrika Darbo
Darbo in 2008
Born	(1948-04-06) April 6, 1948 (age 74) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Education	Georgia Southern University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Rolf Darbo ​ (m. 1973)​

In 2016, Darbo won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role in the online comedy series Acting Dead, becoming the first winner in that category.

Early life

Patrika Darbo was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Patricia, a restaurant hostess, and "Chubby," a nightclub manager. At age six her parents divorced; her mother then remarried Donald Davidson when Darbo was 11.[1][2] She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied theater at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, graduating in 1970,[3] and later attended the Atlanta School of Drama.[3] She worked as a credit manager until 1984, when she began a professional acting career.[4]

Career

By 1991, Darbo had featured in numerous stage, film and television credits and was contracted to the ABC network.[4] In 1991, the Los Angeles Times reported that Darbo was undertaking a personal campaign to seek nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?, written by Del Shores.[4]

Darbo appeared as Penny Baker on Step by Step (1991–1992). In 1992, she appeared in the feature film Leaving Normal under the name 66 with Meg Tilly and Christine Lahti. In 1993, she played Pam Magnus, a banking employee killed by John Malkovich's character in the Clint Eastwood film "In the Line of Fire". In 1994, she starred as Roseanne Barr in an NBC television movie, Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes.[5] She starred as Miss Spencer in Ruby Bridges (1998). From 1998 to 2005, Darbo played Nancy Wesley on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in 2000. ^{[citation needed]}

Darbo was a guest star in two Seinfeld episodes; "The Revenge" (1991) and "The Sniffing Accountant" (1993). ^{[citation needed]} Later, in 2010, she also guest starred in Showtime's Dexter as a landlady.[6] In 2009 and 2012, Darbo briefly played the role of Jean on Desperate Housewives. Between 2010 and 2012, she portrayed the recurring role of Dr Freed in the teen drama web series Miss Behave.

In 2012, Darbo played Grams in Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy.[7] In November 2012, it was announced that Darbo would reprise her role as Nancy Wesley on Days of Our Lives in 2013.[8] After a three-year absence, Darbo returned to the series in the fall of 2016.

In 2016, Darbo won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her work in the series Acting Dead. She is the first winner of this category.

From February 2017 to March 2018, Darbo starred as Shirley Spectra on The Bold and the Beautiful. She briefly returned in November 2018.

In 2018, Darbo played Rosie in God Bless The Broken Road.[9]

Personal life

Darbo has been married to director Rolf Peter Darbo since 1973.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1988	It Takes Two	Dee Dee
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Marvista
1989	The 'Burbs	Suzette Weingartner
1990	Spaced Invaders	Mrs Vanderspool
1990	Gremlins 2: The New Batch	Yogurt Customer
1992	Leaving Normal (film)
1993	In the Line of Fire	Pam
1994	Corrina, Corrina	Wilma the Car Hop
1995	Babe	Sheep (voice)
1996	Fast Money	Teebou
1996	House Arrest	Cafeteria Cashier
1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control	Ruby Fisher
1997	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	Sara Warren
2004	Madhouse	Betty
2005	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	50's Woman
2005	Carpool Guy	Patty
2006	Hatchet	Shannon Permatteo
2011	Rango	Delilah and Maybelle (voices)
2018	God Bless the Broken Road	Rosie
2019	Boy Genius	Dot
2022	Kimi	Southern Woman (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Optimist	The Mother	Episode: "Kid's Stuff"
1990	Roseanne	Marge Dolman	Episode: "Dream Lover"
1991–1992	Step by Step	Penny Baker	22 episodes
1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Helene Morris	Episode: "I'm Looking Through You"
1998	Ruby Bridges	Miss Spencer	Television movie
1998–2005 2013, 2016–2017 2022–	Days of Our Lives	Nancy Wesley	458 episodes
2005	Rodney	Irene	Episode: "Charity Ball"
2009, 2012	Desperate Housewives	Jean	Episodes: "Mama Spent the Money When She Had None" and "Finishing the Hat"
2010–2012	Miss Behave	Dr Freed	5 episodes
2011	The Middle	Ms. Jacobs	Episode: "Back to Summer"
2015	The Big Bang Theory	Grace	Episode: "The Perspiration Implementation"
2016	Lab Rats: Elite Force	Mrs. Ramsey	Episode: "Power Play"
2017–2018	The Bold and the Beautiful	Shirley Spectra	74 episodes
2019–2020	Days of our Lives' Last Blast Reunion	Nancy Wesley	3 episodes Television miniseries
2020	9-1-1: Lone Star	Ellen	Episode: "Yee-Haw"
2021	The Young and the Restless	Shirley Spectra	5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result	Ref
1999	Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer	Days of Our Lives	Won	[10]
2000	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated	[11]
2016	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series	Acting Dead	Won	[12]

References

External links

• Patrika Darbo at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Patrika Darbo

Patrika Darbo (* 6. April 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Patrika Darbo

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[ru] Дарбо, Пэтрика

Пэтрика Дарбо (англ. Patrika Darbo, род. 6 апреля 1948 (1948-04-06)) — американская актриса.

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