Patrika Darbo
Soon after arriving in Los Angeles, Patrika Darbo supported herself as a credit manager while investing every spare minute canvassing the town for creditable acting gigs -- that is until her boss forced her to make a decision between the two. She never looked back since choosing to devote herself entirely to an acting career.
Not long after, Darbo won a role in the stage production of Cheatin, followed by Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will? She re-created the role in the film version and received a Golden Cane Award at the 10th International Comedy Festival in Vevey, Switzerland.
However, her most memorable role -- besides her run as the ruthless Nancy Wesley on Days of our Lives -- may be the one she played in the Burbank Little Theatre production of Anything Goes, where she met her future husband, Rolf Darbo. Since then, she has amassed feature film credits in In the Line of Fire, Leaving Normal, Corinna, Corrina, and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. She was also the voice of one of the sheep in Babe. Her TV movie credits include The Ruby Bridges Story" and Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes (she she portrayed Roseanne). She also guest-starred in Seinfeld, Growing Pains, Grace Under Fire, and General Hospital.
In 2000, Patrika earned an Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy nomination.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Shirley Spectra
February 1, 2017
Days of our Lives
Nancy Miller Wesley
1998 to 2003; 2005;
March 4, 2013 to
April 10, 2013
Ruby Bridges
Miss Spencer
1998
The Last Chance Detectives: Mystery Lights of Navajo Mesa
Arlene, Smitty's Police Operator
1994
Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes
Roseanne Arnold
1994
Secret Sins of the Father
1994
Step by Step
Penny Baker
1991-1992
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Sara Warren
1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Ruby Fisher
1997
House Arrest
Cafeteria Cashier
1996
Fast Money
Teebou
1995
Babe
Animal voices
1995
Corrina, Corrina
Wilma
1994
In the Line of Fire
Pam Magnus
1993
The Vagrant
Doattie
1992
Leaving Normal
Sixty-six
1992
The Willies
Mrs. Walters
1991
Dutch
Greasy Spoon Waitress
1991
Ghost Dad
Nurse #2
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Yogurt Customer
1990
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
Marlene
1990
Spaced Invaders
Mrs. Vanderspool
1990
Troop Beverly Hills
Mar Vista Troop Leader
1989
The 'burbs
Art's Wife
1989
It Takes Two
Dee Dee
1988
The Night Before
Bimbo
1988
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress [2000]
TV Guide Named one of television's sexiest stars [Aug 1999]
Soap Opera Digest Awards Winner, Outstanding Female Newcomer [Feb 99]
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jacksonville, Florida
DATE OF BIRTH: April 6,
HEIGHT: 5' 3"
MARITAL STATUS: Married; Rolf Darbo
Attended the Georgia Southern College and the Theatre Atlanta School of Drama
News Archive: Bjorlin announced exit means end for Darbo and Spirtas. [Feb 3, 2003]
News Archive: Bjorlin, Darbo wooed back for recurring DAYS gigs. [Nov 1, 2004]
News Archive: Darbo headed back to DAYS as Nancy [Nov 16, 2012]
News Archive: INTERVIEW: DAYS alum Patrika Darbo discusses role in crazy new series and whether or not fans will see Nancy return to Salem [Aug 25, 2015]
News Archive: DAYS' Patrika Darbo confirms "Nancy is back!" [Apr 30, 2016]
News Archive: DAYS' Patrika Darbo wins primetime Emmy for Acting Dead [Sep 12, 2016]
News Archive: B&B's Patrika Darbo back to DAYS [Mar 14, 2017]
News Archive: Emmy debacle: Emmy wins taken from two fan favorite performers [Jun 1, 2018]
News Archive: Patrika Darbo releases statement on her Emmy being taken away, blasts "inequality and perceived favoritism" [Jun 11, 2018]
News Archive: Patrika Darbo brings Shirley Spectra back to B&B [Nov 6, 2018]
News Archive: Cruise with soap stars Kathleen Gati, Vincent Irizarry, Jacob Young, and more [Oct 25, 2019]
News Archive: Sean Kanan's Studio City hits Amazon Prime, glitters with soap stars [Dec 18, 2019]
News Archive: Days of our Lives star Patrika Darbo to guest on 9-1-1: Lone Star [Jan 14, 2020]
News Archive: Sean Kanan's Studio City earns 12 Indie Series Awards nominations [Jan 31, 2020]
News Archive: The Bold and the Beautiful stars Patrika Darbo, Danny Woodburn featured in coronavirus PSA [Mar 27, 2020]
News Archive: Studio City actress Patrika Darbo on Emmys, Days of our Lives, serious acting, and more [May 27, 2020]
News Archive: Kevin Spirtas and Patrika Darbo return as Days of our Lives' Craig and Nancy Wesley [Jan 12, 2022]
News Archive: Patrika Darbo on Nancy and Craig's "unprecedented" Days of our Lives story [Jan 20, 2022]
News Archive: Soap stars to perform in cancer benefit dedicated to late All My Children star John Callahan [Apr 6, 2022]
News Archive: Days of our Lives' Patrika Darbo shares update with fans after emergency room visit [Jun 13, 2022]
News Archive: Days of our Lives comings and goings: Patrika Darbo hints at a Salem return [Jul 5, 2024]
