The child of professional dancers, Kim Darby began her career studying dance with her father, as well as Nico Charisse. At fourteen, she was granted special admission to Tony Barr's acting workshop at Desilu Studios on the Paramount Pictures lot. He wrote later that it was her remarkable openness, honesty, emotional readiness and focus that convinced him to bring her into his adult class. These traits have become the signature of her work in a career that has now spanned a period of more than forty years. As a teenager, she earned her first acting roles in episodes of television shows, including Mr. Novak (1963), Dr. Kildare (1961), The Eleventh Hour (1962), Star Trek (1966) and The Fugitive (1963). Her reputation continued to grow with more work in film and television. She was twenty-one when producer Hal B. Wallis saw her in an episode of Run for Your Life (1965) and decided to offer her the coveted role of "Mattie Ross", opposite John Wayne's "Rooster Cogburn", in True Grit (1969). The classic western earned Wayne his only Oscar and made Kim Darby a film star. Ms. Darby went on to star in a variety of productions, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for her work in Generation (1969), and an Emmy Nomination for her role in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976). Her feature films include The Strawberry Statement (1970), The Grissom Gang (1971), Better Off Dead... (1985) and Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001); television movies include The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) and Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980). Still acting, since 1990, she has also been teaching her craft and is asked to give seminars at universities and film schools throughout the country. Her own training and lifelong experience over the last four decades has provided her with a rich perspective as well as a diverse collection of skills which she enjoys sharing with enthusiastic students.
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Kim Dawson is known for Click (1997).
Kim De Angelo is an actress and production manager, known for Six-String Samurai (1998).
Kim DeJesus was born on February 2, 1981 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Dhoom:3 (2013), Sullivan & Son (2012) and Happy Ending (2014). She is married to David DeJesus.
Kim DeLong was born on February 23, 1950 in Kalispell, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Wuthering Heights (2022), The Slaughter Rule (2002) and Return to Lonesome Dove (1993). He died on September 22, 2017.
Kim DeLonghi, maiden name Kimberly Marlene Backman, was born in Pickering, Ontario and then was raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada in a middle-class family household. In 1982, her family moved just outside Toronto, Ontario Canada to Thornhill where she spent most of her upbringing before going off to university in Ottawa, Ontario studying English Literature. Her mother, Marlene Backman, worked in the banking industry, and whose family is originally from Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. Her father, now retired, worked in the commercial building field and then owned his own Hardwood flooring company. Kim met her husband in 1991 and married in 1997. She always knew she had a love for acting but it was not until she raised her three children that she was able to focus on her acting career. She began performing in small film and commercial productions, noting The Handmaid's Tale as being one of her earliest breakout parts she was awarded. She then went on to film New Year's Kiss with Erin Karpluck, Beyond the Law with Steven Seagal and DMX and 10 Double Zero with Nicholas Cage. She can also be seen in The Last Son with MGK and Sam Worthington, Heather Graham, and Thomas Jane, Castle Falls with Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins, Acidman starring Dianna Agron and Thomas Hayden Church, Maneater with Nicky Whelan, Marlowe with Liam Neeson, The Flood staring alongside Nicky Whelan, and Louis Mandylor, and The Banshee with Antonio Banderas and Jamie King. This not only gave Kim the acting experience she was looking for but also the opportunity to executive produce projects. Not only has Kim's acting presence increased as of late but also her production company K Productions has been gaining strength in the industry with pre-production projects moving forward throughout the 2020 and 2022 seasons. When not acting, she travels for pleasure and to broaden her knowledge of acting and producing. Her other interest is design and architecture from around the world, which helps her in her own property building projects that she does in Canada and the United States. She spends her time between Toronto and Los Angeles, acting and producing in film and TV.
Kim Deal and her twin sister, Kelley Deal, grew up in Dayton, Ohio. When they were teenagers, they formed their own folk-rock duo, The Breeders, playing at local truck stops. In 1986, Kim moved to Boston with her husband, John Murphy. She saw an ad in The Boston Phoenix, looking for a bassist into Peter Paul & Mary and Hüsker Dü. She was the only one who auditioned for this band, who later became one of the most influential alternative rock bands in America, The Pixies. In the seven odd years "The Pixies" were together, they released five albums, with Kim playing bass and singing back-up vocals. In 1988, Kim try reviving her childhood band. She and her friend, Tanya Donelly (of Throwing Muses and Belly) recorded some demos together with David Lovering (Pixies drummer) and David Narcizo (Throwing Muses drummer). They later recruited Josephine Wiggs (British bassist for "Perfect Disaster", who once opened for Pixies) and Slit drummer Britt Walford. With their collective bands still together, The Breeders recorded their debut album, "Pod", in 1990. Kelley Deal was supposed to play guitar for them, but she couldn't get the time off work to record. "The Pixies" broke up in 1993, leaving Kim with her "Breeders". Kelley replaced Tanya as lead guitarist, and The Breeders went on to record their second album, "Last Splash", released that year. In 1994, The Breeders, now with drummer Jim McPherson, played "Lollapolooza". 1995 was a rough year for the band. Josephine unofficially quit to be with her girlfriend and Kelley was sent to rehab for her heroin addiction, leaving Kim and Jim, by themselves. While all this was going on, the two formed a side project, Tammy and the Amps, later reduced to The Amps. With a new guitarist and bassist, they released one album, in 1995, titled "Pacer". The Amps disbanded in 1997. Kim and Kelley tried getting The Breeders back together. They recorded demos with them playing all the instruments. In 2000, The Breeders officially reformed with a new line up: Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Richard Presley Jr. on lead guitar, Mando Lopez on bass, and Jose Mendles on drums. The new Breeders released the wonderfully lo-fi "Title TK" in 2002. Kim is now back with the Pixies for a very successful reunion tour. It has been rumored The Pixies will release a new album. But it is confirmed The Breeders will be back in the recording studio.
Kim Decker is an actress, known for Tucker Therapy (2019).
Kim Degraaf is known for The Coming (2020), The Coming (2013) and Oh Jordan (2019).