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Kim Darby

Kim Darby

Actor · Born July 8, 1947 (79) · Los Angeles, California, USA

​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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 8, 1947 (79)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Kim Darby's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Survival
18%
Morality
18%
Bonds
17%
Society
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Self-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 11
Ally
4 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
5
Warm
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Darby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Darby's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Evil Within(2017)

    as Mildy Torres

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Halloween 6: Producer's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Debra Strode

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Stacia Clairborne

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Barb

  • For the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Janine Woods

  • Mockingbird Don't Sing(2001)

    as Louise Standon

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Newsbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Frances Johnson

  • The Last Best Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mrs. Summers

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Ilene Klinger

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers(1995)

    as Debra Strode

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy Lee Tencate

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Embrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Teen Wolf Too(1987)

    as Professor Brooks

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Better Off Dead(1985)

    as Jenny Meyer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Embassy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Sue Davidson

  • First Steps(1985)

    as Sherry Petrofsky

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Fenwick

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan Kemp · as Laurie Bascomb

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • E/R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Summer Girl(1983)

    as Mary Shelburne

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Close Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Evelyn

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Capture of Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Kate Brady

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

    as Lucy Tibbets

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Convertible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ann Rowan

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers(1979)

    as Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The One and Only(1978)

    as Mary Crawford

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarah Curtis · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Rich Man, Poor Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · as Virginia Calderwood

  • Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Helen

  • Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • This Is the West That Was(1974)

    as Calamity Jane

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd(1974)

    as Ruby Hardgrave

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark(1973)

    as Sally Farnham

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Cool Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Annette Borne

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Holly Jean Berry

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy

  • The People(1972)

    as Melodye Amerson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Grissom Gang(1971)

    as Barbara Blandish

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Norwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Rita Lee Chipman

  • The Strawberry Statement(1970)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Doris Bolton Owen

  • True Grit(1969)

    as Mattie Ross

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Karate Killers(1967)

    as Sandy True

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ironside(1967)

    as Ellen Wells

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Samantha

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Miri

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Restless Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as April Harris

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Sherman · as Tina

  • Bus Riley's Back in Town(1965)

    as Gertrude "Gussie" Riley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sandy True

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Judy Wheeler · as Julie Dean

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Simmons · as Sharon Wolfe

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Patsy Carey · as Sandy Kimball

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Trudy Loughlin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Donna Reed Show(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angel · as Carrie Neely

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles from 1955 to 2017; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

The One and Only (1978)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

True Grit (1969)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Better Off Dead (1985)

Film career

19552017

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1969Screen debut· True Grit
  • 1971First top-billed film· The Grissom Gang

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting65 of 65: 65 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s15 · acting1970s22 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 22% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kim Darby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

First Steps (1985)

77th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

True Grit (1969)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kim Darby's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles5–60 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kim Darby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Darby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Rolfe shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers