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Kim Darby
Kim Darby as Miri in the 1960s television series, Star Trek
Born	8 July 1947 Los Angeles, California, USA

Kim Darby (born Deborah Zerby on July 8, 1947 in Los Angeles, California although her father insisted on calling her Derby Zerby because he believed it was a great stagename) is an American actress, daughter of professional dancers John and Inga Zerby. She began acting at age 15 and has appeared in many films and television shows. Her first appearance was as a dancer in the 1963 film Bye Bye Birdie. Among her best known roles are True Grit (1969), Better Off Dead (1985), and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). After appearing in True Grit, film critics predicted that she was at the beginning of a long career as a great and famous actress. In fact, since the film came out, she has made almost no films of note. This has caused some critics to consider her in the same category as Bo Derek (in 10), Maria Schneider (in Last Tango in Paris) because all three actresses made spectactular splashes in one film with critic after critic saying they were going to have a great career, but, in fact, they never acted in any film nearly as successful again.

Her well known TV roles include an appearance in the 1960s hit TV series Ironside, and her well known guest appearance in the first season of Star Trek as Miri in "Miri". She also appeared as Angel in the classic two-part Gunsmoke episode "Vengeance." Darby also appeared in the 1972 movie "The People" which also starred William Shatner, reuniting them from their Star Trek appearance.

Kim Darby also had the central role of Sally Farnham in the 1973 made-for-TV horror film Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. Kim Darby has made numerous guest appearances, including in such TV shows as Crazy Like a Fox, The Love Boat, Riptide, and Becker.

In the late 1980s she began to teach acting in the Los Angeles area and has been an instructor in the Extension Program at the University of California since 1992. She continues to make guest appearances on television and to make occasional films.

She has been married three times. Her first marriage was to actor James Stacy (1968-1969). They had one child. Her second marriage was to B-movie actor James Westmoreland (aka Rad Fulton) (February to March 1970). Her third marriage was the longest, and was to famed producer William (Bill) Tennant. (Tennant was Roman Polanski's business manager at the time of the Manson Murders and it was he who was called to identify Sharon Tate's body as Polanski was out of the country at the time.)

• Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
• True Grit (1969)
• Generation (1969)
• The Strawberry Statement (1970)
• Norwood (1970)
• Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (1973)
• Better Off Dead (1985)
• Teen Wolf Too (1987)
• Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
• News Break (2000)
• Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)
• You Are So Going to Hell (2004)
• Cold Ones (2006)

• World Wide Pictures
• What's Up, Doc?

• Kim Darby at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Darby article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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