Darby Camp
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
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| name = Darby Camp
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| caption = Darby Camp in 2020
| birthname = Darby Eliza Camp
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|07|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
| education =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2014–present
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Darby Eliza Camp (born July 14, 2007) is an American actress. Her career had begun through her mother, an actress herself. Camp's breakout role came in HBO's Big Little Lies (2017–2019) in the recurring role of Chloe Adaline Mackenzie, the daughter of Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon). She garnered further recognition for her appearances in films as Frankie Hughes in Benji (2018), Kate Pierce in The Christmas Chronicles (2018), and Phoebe Evans in Dreamland (2019). She reprised her role of Kate Pierce in The Christmas Chronicles 2. In addition, she starred in Paramount Pictures's Clifford the Big Red Dog and Starz's Gaslit.
Early life
Darby Eliza Camp was born on July 14, 2007, in Charlotte, North Carolina.{{cite web |title=Darby Camp Biography |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/darby-camp/bio/3000137902/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=August 26, 2021 |language=en}}{{cite instagram |last=Camp |first=Darby |user=darbyecamp |title=💯Thank You all for the Birthday wishes. I'm thankful for each and every one of you. 🙏🏼 13 here I come...💥🔥🌟 |postid=CCq4m_Nnwg5 |access-date=January 6, 2021 |date=July 14, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Darby Camp |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/darby_camp |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}} Her father, Clark, works as North Mecklenburg High School's assistant basketball coach.{{cite web |last1=Wertz Jr. |first1=Langston |title=The cute girl starring in the new 'Benji' movie? She's the daughter of a North Meck coach |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article200552394.html |website=Charlotte Observer |access-date=August 26, 2021 |date=February 16, 2018 |url-access=subscription}} Her mother, Lacy, has a degree in acting and is a graduate at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has also worked as an actress. Lacy let Darby and her sister, Ruthie, "get into" acting at an early age. While Ruthie disliked it, Darby enjoyed it. During the first semester of the 2017–2018 school year, Darby attended Community School of Davidson. By November 2020, she enrolled back into school after having been home-schooled for the past two years.
Career
After seeing Camp's enjoyment of acting, her mother submitted her for a role. Through her mother's contacts, Camp booked roles in television series such as Drop Dead Diva and The Leftovers. In early-2016, Camp was announced to have joined the cast of the television adaptation of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, which was her breakout role.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Alexander Skarsgard, James Tupper & More Join Nicole Kidman & Reese Witherspoon in HBO's 'Big Little Lies' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/alexander-skarsgard-james-tupper-nicole-kidman-reese-witherspoon-big-little-lies-1201676452 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106144552/http://deadline.com/2016/01/alexander-skarsgard-james-tupper-nicole-kidman-reese-witherspoon-big-little-lies-1201676452/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 26, 2021 |date=January 5, 2016}} While Camp was unaware of who Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman were, her parents were "super excited" about them. Witherspoon gave Camp suggestions while acting, which the latter described as nice and professional. Debuting in February 2017,{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Abby |last2=Ashurst |first2=Sam |title=Big Little Lies season 3: Everything you need to know |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a28506528/big-little-lies-season-3-cast-air-date-episodes-trailer |website=Digital Spy |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=July 19, 2021}} the series featured Camp as Chloe Adaline Mackenzie, the daughter of Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Witherspoon). The show was critically acclaimed, particularly for its performances.{{cite RT|title=Big Little Lies|season=1|id=big_little_lies|access-date=August 27, 2021|type=tv}}{{cite RT|title=Big Little Lies|season=2|id=big_little_lies|access-date=August 27, 2021|type=tv}} Later that year, Big Little Lies was renewed for a second season.{{cite web |last1=Nemetz |first1=Dave |title=Big Little Lies Officially Returning for Season 2; Kidman, Witherspoon to Star |url=https://tvline.com/2017/12/08/big-little-lies-renewed-season-2-hbo-nicole-kidman-reese-witherspoon |website=TVLine |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=December 8, 2017}} Regarding season 2 episode "Kill Me", Ben Travers of IndieWire said Camp's hug with Adam Scott "shatter[ed] hearts".{{cite web |last1=Travers |first1=Ben |title='Big Little Lies' Review: That Episode 5 Twist Tells Us More Than Meets the Eye |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/big-little-lies-kill-me-review-season-2-episode-5-spoilers-1202155962 |website=IndieWire |access-date=August 27, 2021 |language=en |date=July 8, 2019}}
In 2017, she was announced to have joined the cast of Dreamland; the film was in production during the announcement.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Margot Robbie's 'Dreamland' Casts Finn Cole, Travis Fimmel (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/margot-robbie-dreamland-finn-cole-travis-fimmel-1202588449 |website=Variety |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=October 13, 2017}} Camp stated her dad had secured the audition for her—she was excited when she heard it as the film starred Margot Robbie, whom she was a fan of. While filming Dreamland, Camp auditioned for Netflix film The Christmas Chronicles, where she would play an 11-year-old girl who believes in Santa Claus, after her agent stated it "sounded like something [she would] be really great at". She was enthusiastic about as she "never thought [she would] get in a Christmas [film]".
In 2018, she starred in Benji, which was released on March 16, 2018, to mixed reviews.{{cite RT|title=Benji|type=m|id=benji_2018|access-date=August 27, 2021}}{{cite Metacritic|title=Benji|type=m|id=benji|access-date=August 27, 2021}} The performances were sources of praise: Common Sense Media's Renee Schonfeld found Camp and Gabriel Bateman gifted with realism and heart.{{cite web |last1=Schonfeld |first1=Renee |title=Benji (2018) |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/benji-2018 |publisher=Common Sense Media |access-date=August 27, 2021 |language=en |date=March 20, 2018 |url-access=limited}} The Christmas Chronicles was released in November of the same year; Camp's performance received mixed reviews from critics. Vox writer Emily St. James opined that Camp and Judah Lewis, who plays her on-screen brother Teddy, "succeed in feeling more or less like real kids", deeming their emotional moments flat and criticizing their disconnection with Kurt Russell, who plays Santa Claus.{{cite web |last1=St. James |first1=Emily |author1-link=Emily St. James |title=Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles introduces a Santa who can get it |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/11/22/18106640/the-christmas-chronicles-netflix-review-santa-kurt-russell |website=Vox |access-date=August 27, 2021 |language=en |date=November 22, 2018}} By contrast, IGN thought Russell was well-matched by Camp and Lewis.{{cite web |last1=Bibbiani |first1=William |title=Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/21/netflix-the-christmas-chronicles-review-kurt-russell-santa-claus |website=IGN |access-date=August 27, 2021 |language=en |date=November 22, 2018}} Earlier in 2018, Camp was announced to be recurring in AMC supernatural horror television series NOS4A2 as Haley Smith, a tough, adventurous, humorous, and confident 10-year-old girl, and debuted in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='NOSA42': Rarmian Newton & Darby Camp To Recur In AMC Horror Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/nosa42-rarmian-newton-darby-camp-recur-amc-horror-drama-1202480914 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012201012/https://deadline.com/2018/10/nosa42-rarmian-newton-darby-camp-recur-amc-horror-drama-1202480914/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=October 12, 2018}} Dreamland premiered on April 28, 2019, at the Tribeca Film Festival and was received averagely by critics.{{cite RT|title=Dreamland|type=m|id=dreamland_2019|access-date=August 27, 2021}}{{cite Metacritic|title=Dreamland|type=m|id=dreamland-2019|access-date=August 27, 2021}} Camp's portrayal garnered praise from David Ehrlich of IndieWire, who deemed her "inquisitive but never annoying".{{cite web |last1=Ehrlich |first1=David |title='Dreamland' Review: Margot Robbie Is a Bank Robber Who Steals a Boy's Heart |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/dreamland-review-margot-robbie-1202130903 |website=IndieWire |access-date=August 27, 2021 |language=en |date=May 3, 2019}}
In 2019, Camp was announced to be playing the lead role of Emily Elizabeth Howard, a misfit who becomes best friends with a small puppy, in Paramount Pictures's film adaptation of Clifford the Big Red Dog.{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Jack Whitehall, 'Big Little Lies' Actress to Star in 'Clifford, the Big Red Dog' Adaptation (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jack-whitehall-darby-camp-star-clifford-big-red-dog-1213935 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=May 28, 2019}} It was originally set for a September 2021 theatrical release though this was later pushed back to November 2021{{cite news|last=Song|first=Katie|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/clifford-the-big-red-dog-paramount-plus-1235073041/|title='Clifford the Big Red Dog' Sets New November Release Date|work=Variety|date=September 23, 2021}} due to the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2.{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Marvel Movies Move Around; Searchlight's 'Eyes Of Tammy Faye' Shifts A Week – Disney Release Date Changes |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/marvel-movie-release-date-changes-eyes-of-tammy-faye-disney-theatrical-1234766379 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528224759/https://deadline.com/2021/05/marvel-movie-release-date-changes-eyes-of-tammy-faye-disney-theatrical-1234766379/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=May 28, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Drury |first1=Sharareh |title='Clifford The Big Red Dog' Pulled From September Release Amid Delta Variant Concerns |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/clifford-the-big-red-dog-pulled-september-release-delta-variant-1234991133 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=July 31, 2021}} Although the film received mixed reviews,{{Cite Metacritic|id=clifford-the-big-red-dog|type=movie|title=Clifford the Big Red Dog|access-date=November 16, 2021}} Camp's performance was praised. Chicago Sun-Times considered her "appealing ... [and] sweetly-but-not-obnoxiously precocious",{{cite web |last1=Noveck |first1=Jocelyn |title='Clifford the Big Red Dog': Some small-minded dialogue distracts from the huge canine hero |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/11/12/22777821/clifford-big-red-dog-review-kenan-thompson-movie |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=November 17, 2021 |language=en |date=November 12, 2021}} while Los Angeles Times said, "Camp is able to sell her emotional connection to the enormous scarlet pup-ernel among all the chaos, which keeps the movie’s heart in the right place."{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Katie |title=Review: Suspend your disbelief — 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' is warm, fuzzy and funny |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-11-09/review-clifford-big-red-dog |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=November 17, 2021 |date=November 9, 2021}} In May 2020, a sequel to The Christmas Chronicles was announced.{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Netflix Making 7-Figure Deal For Mark Wahlberg Pitch 'Our Man From Jersey'; 'Safe House's David Guggenheim Scripting |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/mark-wahlberg-marc-guggenheim-netflix-our-man-from-jersey-seven-figure-deal-1202934559 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521115138/https://deadline.com/2020/05/mark-wahlberg-marc-guggenheim-netflix-our-man-from-jersey-seven-figure-deal-1202934559/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=May 14, 2020}} Released in November of the same year, the second film also received mixed reviews.{{cite RT|title=The Christmas Chronicles 2|type=m|id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|qid=Q99395721}} |access-date={{RT data|access date|qid=Q99395721}}}}{{cite Metacritic|title=The Christmas Chronicles 2|type=m|id=the-christmas-chronicles-2|access-date=August 27, 2021}} Writing for Deadline Hollywood, Pete Hammond considered her reprisal pleasant.{{cite web |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title='The Christmas Chronicles 2' Review: Kurt Russell And Goldie Hawn Reignite The Holiday Spirit In Netflix Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/video/the-christmas-chronicles-2-review-kurt-russell-goldie-hawn-netflix-sequel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118234707/https://deadline.com/video/the-christmas-chronicles-2-review-kurt-russell-goldie-hawn-netflix-sequel/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=November 18, 2020}} In May 2021, she was cast as a regular in Starz's Gaslit where she will play Marty Mitchell, a young girl who has been overshadowed by her mother, Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts).{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Gaslit': Betty Gilpin To Play Mo Dean, Joining Dan Stevens As John Dean In Starz's Watergate Drama; Shea Whigham & Darby Camp Also Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/gaslit-betty-gilpin-dan-stevens-mo-dean-starz-watergate-drama-shea-whigham-darby-camp-1234755289 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513170236/https://deadline.com/2021/05/gaslit-betty-gilpin-dan-stevens-mo-dean-starz-watergate-drama-shea-whigham-darby-camp-1234755289/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 27, 2021 |date=May 13, 2021}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Benji | Frankie Hughes | {{cite web |title=Darby Camp Credits |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/darby-camp/credits/3000137902 |website=TV Guide |access-date=August 27, 2021 |language=en}} |
| The Christmas Chronicles
| Kate Pierce | {{cite web |title=Darby Camp Credits |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/darby-camp/credits/3000137902 |website=TV Guide |access-date=August 27, 2021 |language=en}} |
| 2019
| Phoebe Evans |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| When We Last Spoke | Juliet |
| The Christmas Chronicles 2
| Kate Pierce |
| 2021
| Emily Elizabeth Howard | |
=Television=
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Charlotte, North Carolina
Category:American child actresses