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.
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Mockingbird Don't Sing
Actor |
2002 | |||
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Newsbreak
Actor |
2000 | |||
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The Last Best Sunday
Actor |
1999 | |||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
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The Crossing
Art Director |
1990 | |||
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Teen Wolf Too
Actor |
1987 | |||
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Better Off Dead
Actor |
1985 | |||
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Embassy
Actor |
1985 | |||
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First Steps
Actor |
1985 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
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Summer Girl
Actor |
1983 | |||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1979 | ||||
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Last Convertible
Actor |
1979 | |||
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The One and Only
Actor |
1978 | |||
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Rich Man, Poor Man
Actor |
1976 | |||
| 1975 | ||||
| 1975 | ||||
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Le Telephone Rose
Actor |
1975 | |||
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Mirror of Deception
Actor |
1975 | |||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1973 | ||||
| 1973 | ||||
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| 1973 | ||||
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The Grissom Gang
Actor |
1971 | |||
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The People
Actor |
1971 | |||
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Norwood
Actor |
1970 | |||
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The Strawberry Statement
Actor |
1970 | |||
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Generation
Actor |
1969 | |||
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True Grit
Actor |
1969 | |||
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Bonanza: The Sure Thing
Actor |
1967 | |||
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Ironside
Actor |
1967 | |||
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The Karate Killers
Actor |
1967 | |||
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Star Trek: Miri
Actor |
1966 | |||
| 1966 | ||||
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Bus Riley's Back in Town
Actor |
1965 | |||
| 1965 | ||||
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The Restless Ones
Actor |
1965 | |||
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Bye Bye Birdie
Actor |
1963 | |||
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Disneyland: Adventures in Fantasy
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 |


