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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Darlene Conley Biography ((?)-)
Born July 18, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Raymond and Melba (Manthey) Conley;married William Woodson (an actor), October, 1959 (divorced, 1966); marriedKurt Hensch, June, 1970 (divorced, 1981); children: (first marriage) Raymond;two stepsons. Career: Actress. Chicago Uptown Circuit Players, Chicago, IL, actress, 1954-57; Helen Hayes Equity Players, New York City, actress,1957-59; Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, actress, 1963; Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, actress, 1972-75; Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, CA, actress, 1973-77. Awards, Honors:
Soap Opera Digest Award nominations,outstanding comic performance, 1990 and 1992, and outstanding supporting actress, 1991, Daytime Emmy Award nominations, outstanding supporting actress, 1991 and 1992, and outstanding scene stealer, 1993, all for The Bold and the Beautiful.
Addresses: Office: Bell-Phillip Television Productions, Inc., 7800 Beverly Blvd., Suite 3371, Los Angeles, CA 90036-9165.; Contact: 1840 South Beverly Glen Blvd., Suite 501, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
- Nationality
- American
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- July 18,
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Rose DeVille, The Young and the Restless, CBS, 1988-89
- Edith Baker, Days of Our Lives, NBC, 1983
- Trixie Monahan, General Hospital, ABC, 1987-88
- Sally Spectra Alexander Garrison, The Bold and the Beautiful (alsoknown as Glamour,
Rags, and Top Models), CBS, 1989
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Miniseries
- Moderator, Robert Kennedy and His Times, CBS, 1985
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Movies
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The President's Plane Is Missing, ABC, 1973
- Marilyn, The Choice, 1981
- Rooney, Nashville Grab, NBC, 1981
- Miss Bain, I Want to Live, ABC, 1983
- Mrs. MacCauley, The Fighter, CBS, 1983
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Specials
- "Return Engagement," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1978
- Voice characterization, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, 1979
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Awards Presentations
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The Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1990
- Presenter, The 18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991
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The Soap Opera Digest Awards, CBS, 1992
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The Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1993
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The Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1994
- Presenter, The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1995
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Episodic
- Matron, "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1970
- Mrs. Pierce, "A Wiser Heart," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1981
- Mims, "Jessica behind Bars," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
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The Montel Williams Show, syndicated, 1992
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The Mo Show, 1993
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Vicki!, syndicated, 1993
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Vicki!, syndicated, 1994
- Sally Spectra, Pittige tijden, [the Netherlands], 1998
- Also appeared in episodes of The Bill Cosby Show, NBC; Cagney and Lacey, CBS; Get Christie Love!, ABC; Gunsmoke, CBS; Highway to Heaven, NBC; and Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS.
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Film Appearances
- Waitress, The Birds, Universal, 1961
- Nurse, The Valley of the Dolls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
- Billy Mae, Faces, Continental Distributing, 1968
- Mrs. Hamilton, Captain Milkshake, Richmark, 1971
- Kate's nurse, Play It As It Lays, Universal, 1972
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Lady Sings the Blues, Paramount, 1972
- Gladys Ripps, Tough Guys, Buena Vista, 1986
- Also appeared in Minnie and Moscowitz.
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Stage Appearances
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Cyrano de Bergerac, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1973-74
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The Time of the Cuckoo, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1973-74
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Ring 'round the Moon, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1974-75
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The Night of the Iguana, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1975-76
- Understudy for the role of Maxine Faulk, The Night of the Iguana,Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1976-77
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Major Tours
- Henriette, The Baker's Wife, U.S. cities, 1976
- Appeared as an Irish maid, The Heiress, U.S. cities.*
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