Patrika Darbo
Encyclopedia
Patrika Darbo is an American
actress.
, Darbo grew up in Atlanta, Georgia
. She studied theater at Georgia Southern University
in Statesboro, Georgia
, graduating in 1970, and undertook further study at the Atlanta School of Drama. Darbo worked as a credit manager until 1984, when she began a professional acting career.
network. 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?
.
Darbo appeared as Penny Baker on Step by Step (1991–1992). In 1994, she starred as Roseanne Barr
in an NBC television movie, Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes. From 1998 to 2005, Darbo played Nancy Wesley on the NBC
soap opera
Days of our Lives
.
Darbo was a guest star in two Seinfeld
episodes; The Revenge in 1991 and The Sniffing Accountant
in 1993.
United States
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actress.
Early life
Born Patricia Davidson in Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, Darbo grew up in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. She studied theater at Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive...
in Statesboro, Georgia
Statesboro, Georgia
Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217...
, graduating in 1970, and undertook further study at the Atlanta School of Drama. Darbo worked as a credit manager until 1984, when she began a professional acting career.
Career
By 1991, Darbo had featured in numerous stage, film and television credits and was contracted to the ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
network. In 1991, the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
reported that Darbo was undertaking a personal campaign to seek nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
for her role in Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?
Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?
"Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will?" is a US Southern-themed ensemble Comedy-drama. The independent film was released May 4, 1990.-Plot:Buford Turnover is suffering from advanced dementia, and it's only a matter of time before he dies...
.
Darbo appeared as Penny Baker on Step by Step (1991–1992). In 1994, she starred as Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy at clubs before gaining fame for her role in the sitcom Roseanne. The show was a hit and lasted nine seasons, from 1988 to 1997...
in an NBC television movie, Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes. From 1998 to 2005, Darbo played Nancy Wesley on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
Darbo was a guest star in two Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
episodes; The Revenge in 1991 and The Sniffing Accountant
The Sniffing Accountant
"The Sniffing Accountant" is the sixty-eighth episode of the sitcom Seinfeld, being the fourth episode of the series' fifth season. It aired on NBC on Thursday, October 7, 1993....
in 1993.