This Week at PCA: Kim Darby

Truth and Grit: A Conversation with Kim Darby

With the success of The Cohen Brother’s 2010 remake of the classic western True Grit, actress Kim Darby, who played Mattie Ross in the original 1969 version alongside John Wayne, has suddenly been thrust back in the spotlight.  One of the most popular actresses of the 1970’s, Kim Darby’s career in Hollywood was full of career highs and personal lows, but through it all Kim emerged a survivor of a notoriously cruel industry.  Now, for the first time, Kim Darby reveals all in an exclusive interview.  From her childhood as an acting prodigy, to her trials and triumphs filming True Grit, to her battle with amphetamines in the 1970’s and the pressure put on her after True Grit, to her redemption as an acting teacher at UCLA, Kim reveals all in this daring and honest interview.  Forget all you think you know about Kim Darby and let her tell her own story in our latest PCA interview!