Kim Darby

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Kim Darby (born July 8, 1947) is an American actress perhaps best known for co-starring with John Wayne and country singer/actor Glen Campbell in the 1969 western True Grit.

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Better Off Dead... (1985)

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High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savage Steve Holland
CAST:  John Cusack  •  David Ogden Stiers  •  Kim Darby  •  Demian Slade

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savage Steve Holland
CAST:  John Cusack  •  David Ogden Stiers  •  Kim Darby  •  Demian Slade

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd, have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. And now, six years later, Jamie has escaped after giving birth to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Chappelle
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Paul Rudd  •  Marianne Hagan  •  Mitchell Ryan

Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd, have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. And now, six years later, Jamie has escaped after giving birth to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Chappelle
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Paul Rudd  •  Marianne Hagan  •  Mitchell Ryan

Teen Wolf Too (1987)

Although awkward college student Todd Howard is particularly adept at science, he's paying for school with an athletic scholarship that he will lose should he not fare well in an upcoming boxing tournament. Luckily for Todd, he has inherited the same family curse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Leitch
CAST:  Jason Bateman  •  Kim Darby  •  John Astin  •  Mark Holton

Although awkward college student Todd Howard is particularly adept at science, he's paying for school with an athletic scholarship that he will lose should he not fare well in an upcoming boxing tournament. Luckily for Todd, he has inherited the same family curse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Leitch
CAST:  Jason Bateman  •  Kim Darby  •  John Astin  •  Mark Holton

True Grit (1969)

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The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kim Darby  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Dennis Hopper

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kim Darby  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Dennis Hopper

Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)

The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for nearly thirteen years) and what happened when she was finally rescued.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Bromley Davenport
CAST:  Melissa Errico  •  Joe Regalbuto  •  Sean Young  •  Michael Lerner

The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for nearly thirteen years) and what happened when she was finally rescued.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Bromley Davenport
CAST:  Melissa Errico  •  Joe Regalbuto  •  Sean Young  •  Michael Lerner

Norwood (1970)

A Vietnam veteran returns to his Texas home but feels restless and decides to become a radio singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Glen Campbell  •  Joe Namath  •  Carol Lynley  •  Pat Hingle

A Vietnam veteran returns to his Texas home but feels restless and decides to become a radio singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Glen Campbell  •  Joe Namath  •  Carol Lynley  •  Pat Hingle

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Newland
CAST:  Kim Darby  •  Jim Hutton  •  William Demarest  •  Barbara Anderson

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Newland
CAST:  Kim Darby  •  Jim Hutton  •  William Demarest  •  Barbara Anderson

The Restless Ones (1965)

A reporter doing a story on a Christian pastor who ministers to troubled teens doesn't realize that his own son is getting mixed up with a disturbed young girl and that both of them are headed for trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Ross
CAST:  Kim Darby  •  Johnny Crawford  •  Georgia Lee  •  Robert Sampson

A reporter doing a story on a Christian pastor who ministers to troubled teens doesn't realize that his own son is getting mixed up with a disturbed young girl and that both of them are headed for trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Ross
CAST:  Kim Darby  •  Johnny Crawford  •  Georgia Lee  •  Robert Sampson

Summer Girl (1983)

When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spending money. Starting with the kids and working around to the husband, evil Cinni plots to take over a young mother's life--ruthlessly dealing with anyone who gets in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Barry Bostwick  •  Kim Darby  •  Diane Franklin  •  Martha Scott

When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spending money. Starting with the kids and working around to the husband, evil Cinni plots to take over a young mother's life--ruthlessly dealing with anyone who gets in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Barry Bostwick  •  Kim Darby  •  Diane Franklin  •  Martha Scott

The Last Best Sunday (1999)

A Hispanic teenager hides out from the law in the home of a good-natured, but rebellious, Caucasian teenage girl after killing two rednecks whom beat him up and left him for dead, leading to a collision of cultures between the two youths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Most
CAST:  Angela Bettis  •  Douglas Spain  •  William Lucking  •  Kim Darby

A Hispanic teenager hides out from the law in the home of a good-natured, but rebellious, Caucasian teenage girl after killing two rednecks whom beat him up and left him for dead, leading to a collision of cultures between the two youths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Most
CAST:  Angela Bettis  •  Douglas Spain  •  William Lucking  •  Kim Darby

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979)

This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Annie Potts  •  Harry Dean Stanton  •  Kim Darby  •  Arthur Godfrey

This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, Jack (Fred Willard), is shot by hijackers. Fortunately, she finds a partner in Flatbed Annie (Annie Potts), a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Annie Potts  •  Harry Dean Stanton  •  Kim Darby  •  Arthur Godfrey

Newsbreak (2000)

A reporter risks his life to get to the bottom of a stack of lies, corruption and murder surrounding the opening of a local power plant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge Rodnunsky
CAST:  Michael Rooker  •  Judge Reinhold  •  Robert Culp  •  Kelly Miracco

A reporter risks his life to get to the bottom of a stack of lies, corruption and murder surrounding the opening of a local power plant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Serge Rodnunsky
CAST:  Michael Rooker  •  Judge Reinhold  •  Robert Culp  •  Kelly Miracco

The Grissom Gang (1971)

The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Aldrich
CAST:  Kim Darby  •  Scott Wilson  •  Tony Musante  •  Robert Lansing

The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Aldrich
CAST:  Kim Darby  •  Scott Wilson  •  Tony Musante  •  Robert Lansing

The One and Only (1978)

1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Henry Winkler  •  Kim Darby  •  Gene Saks  •  William Daniels

1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Reiner
CAST:  Henry Winkler  •  Kim Darby  •  Gene Saks  •  William Daniels

The Karate Killers (1967)

International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four of five daughters, all of whom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  Robert Vaughn  •  David McCallum  •  Joan Crawford  •  Curd Jürgens

International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four of five daughters, all of whom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  Robert Vaughn  •  David McCallum  •  Joan Crawford  •  Curd Jürgens

Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)

Bus Riley returns to his small town after time in the army. On his return, his ex-girlfriend wants to resume their relationship. The only problem is she has married in the mean time. Searching for fulfilment in his life, Bus decides to get a job with his gay friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Hart
CAST:  Ann-Margret  •  Michael Parks  •  Janet Margolin  •  Brad Dexter

Bus Riley returns to his small town after time in the army. On his return, his ex-girlfriend wants to resume their relationship. The only problem is she has married in the mean time. Searching for fulfilment in his life, Bus decides to get a job with his gay friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Hart
CAST:  Ann-Margret  •  Michael Parks  •  Janet Margolin  •  Brad Dexter

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)

A humanistic account of "the Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills", in which Charles Arthur Floyd is portrayed as a decent man who has a strong sense of family and duty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Ware
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Kim Darby  •  Michael Parks  •  Steven Keats

A humanistic account of "the Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills", in which Charles Arthur Floyd is portrayed as a decent man who has a strong sense of family and duty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Ware
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Kim Darby  •  Michael Parks  •  Steven Keats

The Strawberry Statement (1970)

A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Hagmann
CAST:  Bruce Davison  •  Kim Darby  •  Bud Cort  •  Murray MacLeod

A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Hagmann
CAST:  Bruce Davison  •  Kim Darby  •  Bud Cort  •  Murray MacLeod

The Evil Within (2017)

The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Getty
CAST:  Frederick Koehler  •  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Brianna Brown  •  Dina Meyer

The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Getty
CAST:  Frederick Koehler  •  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Brianna Brown  •  Dina Meyer

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)

The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II to a close.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Patrick Duffy  •  Billy Crystal  •  Kim Darby  •  Gary Frank

The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II to a close.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Patrick Duffy  •  Billy Crystal  •  Kim Darby  •  Gary Frank
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