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Darleen Carr | |
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 Carr (front, left) onThe Smith Family, 1970 | |
| Born | Darlene Farnon (1950-12-12)December 12, 1950 (age 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Other names | Darlene Carr Darleen Drake |
| Occupation(s) | Actress,singer |
| Years active | 1963–2001 |
| Known for | Playing the Girl in Disney'sThe Jungle Book |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 son (deceased) |
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Darleen Carr (bornDarlene Farnon;[1][2] December 12, 1950[3]) is an American actress, singer, and voice-over artist. She is also known asDarlene Carr[1] orDarleen Drake.[citation needed] She has two sisters, both actresses (Shannon Farnon andCharmian Carr).[4][5]
Carr was born in Chicago, Illinois.[6] Her father Brian Farnon was the orchestra leader atHarrah's Lake Tahoe, and her mother, Rita Oehman, performed in The Oehman Twins singing act.[7] Before Darlene's 11th birthday, the Farnons relocated toMission Hills in theSan Fernando Valley,[2] and she later attendedNorth Hollywood High School.[8]
Carr's only television series in which she had a lead billing was the short-lived CBS sitcomMiss Winslow & Son (1979), in which she played Susan Winslow, the single mother and titular character.[9]: 696 In 1965–1966, Carr played Kathy, a student at a private girls' academy in California onThe John Forsythe Show.[9]: 539 She was a regular on the 1969 version of the variety seriesDean Martin Presents the Gold Diggers[9]: 245 and played Cindy Smith in the 1971–1972 comedy-dramaThe Smith Family.[9]: 984
Carr also had recurring roles as Margaret Devlin in the seriesThe Oregon Trail (1977)[9]: 795 and the editor, reporter and photographer of the town newspaper in the 1981–1982 television seriesBret Maverick.[9]
Carr portrayedKathleen "Kick" Kennedy,John F. Kennedy's favorite sister, inYoung Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy, and she played a lead role in the miniseriesOnce an Eagle (1976). She portrayed the daughter ofKarl Malden's character on 12 episodes ofThe Streets of San Francisco (1972–77),[9]: 1028 and in the TV movieBack to the Streets of San Francisco (1992).[10]
On television during the 1970s and 1980s she was a guest on such shows asThe 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; andSimon & Simon (4 episodes). In 1994, she appeared as Ambassador E'Tyshra onStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also guest-starred in 1976 in the first episode of the final series of the British TV seriesThriller.
Her film roles included appearances inMonkeys, Go Home! (1967) —her film debut,[11]The Impossible Years (1968) withDavid Niven,Death of a Gunfighter (1969) withRichard Widmark,The Beguiled (1971) withClint Eastwood,Eight Days a Week (1997) withKeri Russell, and TV horror movies such asThe Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) and the TV remake ofPiranha (1995).
She is also a singer and sang inThe Sound of Music, dubbing the high singing voice forDuane Chase as Kurt, and several of her sister Charmian's high solo parts. She sang inWalt Disney'sThe Jungle Book as The Girl. She was under contract to RCA Records, played Abigail Adams in1776 at the Long Beach Civic Light Opera, released the albumThe 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 titledWalt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece during a special talk alongsideAndreas Deja,Floyd Norman andBruce Reitherman, which took place on June 22, 2022.[12] The exhibition took place atThe Walt Disney Family Museum from June 23, 2022 to January 8, 2023.[13]
She has played Melissa Gardner in the A.R Gurney playLove Letters: once at The Grove Theater in 1992 with Jameson Parker and for the BVS Cultural Arts Association's production on October 15, 2022.[citation needed]
In 1977, she was nominated for the Best Supporting ActressGolden Globe for her performance in the miniseriesOnce an Eagle.[14]
| Date | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | Monkeys, Go Home! | Sidoni Riserau | |
| 1967 | The Jungle Book | Shanti (voice) | [15] |
| 1968 | The Impossible Years | Abbey Kingsley | |
| 1969 | Death of a Gunfighter | Hilda Jorgenson | |
| 1971 | The Beguiled | Doris | |
| 1973 | Runaway! | Carol Lerner | |
| 1980 | Rage! | Dr. Matlock | TV movie |
| 1995 | Piranha | Dr. Leticia Baines | |
| 1996–1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Abby, President Stasny (voice) | 4 episodes[15] |
| 1997 | Eight Days a Week | Erica's mother | |
| 1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Helen (voice) | Direct-to-video[15] |
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