Darleen Carr

Darleen Carr (born Darlene Farnon;Monush, Barry (2015).
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'. Milwaukee, WI : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 140. "Those contributing to the additional vocals were Randy Perkins, Diane Burt, Sue McBain, and Charmian Carr’s younger sister, Darlene Farnon (who would follow her sibling’s lead and change her professional name to Darlene Carr).""Valley Children Greeted by Noted Ballerina at Party; Charming young dancers"
''The Van Nuys News''. November 25, 1960. p.3-A. Retrieved July 12, 2024. "Nine-year-old Darlene Farnon of Mission Hills is in the foreground and 14-year-old Amelia Casson of Panorama City stands at right. Over 30 Valley children were included in the 250 from Southern California who were invited." December 12, 1950) is an American actress, singer, and voice-over artist. She is also known as Darlene Carr or Darleen Drake. She has two sisters, both actresses (Shannon Farnon and Charmian Carr).

Early years

Carr was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father Brian Farnon was the orchestra leader at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, and her mother, Rita Oehman, performed in The Oehman Twins singing act. Before Darlene's 11th birthday, the Farnons relocated to Mission Hills in the San Fernando Valley, and she later attended North Hollywood High School.

Career

Carr's only television series in which she had a lead billing was the short-lived CBS sitcom ''Miss Winslow & Son'' (1979), in which she played Susan Winslow, the single mother and titular character. In 1965–1966, Carr played Kathy, a student at a private girls' academy in California on ''The John Forsythe Show''. She was a regular on the 1969 version of the variety series ''Dean Martin Presents the Gold Diggers'' and played Cindy Smith in the 1971–1972 comedy-drama '' The Smith Family''.

Carr also had recurring roles as Margaret Devlin in the series '' The Oregon Trail'' (1977) and the editor, reporter and photographer of the town newspaper in the 1981–1982 television series '' Bret Maverick''.

Carr portrayed Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's favorite sister, in '' Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy'', and she played a lead role in the miniseries '' Once an Eagle'' (1976). She portrayed the daughter of Karl Malden's character on 12 episodes of ''The Streets of San Francisco'' (1972–77), and in the TV movie '' Back to the Streets of San Francisco'' (1992).

On television during the 1970s and 1980s she was a guest on such shows as '' The F.B.I.'' (on 2 episodes); '' The Virginian''; ''Alias Smith and Jones''; '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (2 episodes); '' Chopper One''; ''The Rookies'' (3 episodes); ''The Waltons''; '' S.W.A.T.''; '' Medical Center'' (3 episodes); ''Man from Atlantis''; ''Fantasy Island''; '' The Paper Chase''; ''Barnaby Jones'' (3 episodes); '' The White Shadow''; ''Vega$''; '' Quincy, M.E.''; ''Charlie's Angels''; '' V''; '' Mayberry R.F.D.''; ''Murder, She Wrote''; ''Magnum, P.I.''; ''Family Affair''; and ''Simon & Simon'' (4 episodes). In 1994, she appeared as Ambassador E'Tyshra on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. She also guest-starred in 1976 in the first episode of the final series of the British TV series '' Thriller''.

Her film roles included appearances in ''Monkeys, Go Home!'' (1967) —her film debut, ''The Impossible Years'' (1968) with David Niven, '' Death of a Gunfighter'' (1969) with Richard Widmark, '' The Beguiled'' (1971) with Clint Eastwood, ''Eight Days a Week'' (1997) with Keri Russell, and TV horror movies such as ''The Horror at 37,000 Feet'' (1973) and the TV remake of ''Piranha'' (1995).

She is also a singer and sang in ''The Sound of Music'', dubbing the high singing voice for Duane Chase as Kurt, and several of her sister Charmian's high solo parts. She sang in Walt Disney's ''The Jungle Book'' as The Girl. She was under contract to RCA Records, played Abigail Adams in ''1776'' at the Long Beach Civic Light Opera, released the album ''The Carr-De Belles Band,'' and performed at Vine St. Bar and Grill in Hollywood with her band.

Carr was also part of a behind-the-scenes exhibition titled ''Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece'' during a special talk alongside Andreas Deja, Floyd Norman and Bruce Reitherman, which took place on June 22, 2022. The exhibition took place at The Walt Disney Family Museum from June 23, 2022 to January 8, 2023.

She has played Melissa Gardner in the A.R Gurney play ''Love Letters'': once at The Grove Theater in 1992 with Jameson Parker and for the BVS Cultural Arts Association's production on October 15, 2022.

Award nominations

In 1977, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her performance in the miniseries '' Once an Eagle''.

Filmography

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Living people
20th-century American actresses
Actresses from Chicago
American television actresses
American film actresses
American voice actresses
American child actresses
American women singers
North Hollywood High School alumni
RCA Victor artists
21st-century American women
1950 births