Patrika Darbo

Patrika Darbo began her career with appearances in primetime series like Diff’rent Strokes, St. Elsewhere, and Step By Step, as well as films like Troop Beverly Hills and The ‘Burbs. She made her daytime debut in 1998 when she was cast on Days of our Lives as Nancy Wesley, and received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2000. Though Darbo exited DAYS in 2005, she returned to the soap to reprise her role for brief stints. The actress also played Shirley Spectra on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2017-18 and brought the character to The Young and the Restless for a handful of episodes in 2021. Darbo has been married to director Rolf Peter Darbo since 1973.