Beloved Daytime Icon and Emmy-winning Actress Patrika Darbo to reprise her role on 'Days of Our Lives'

Veteran film and television actress, Patrika Darbo will reprise her role as Nancy Wesley, a role she originated from 1998-2005 on the popular NBC daytime drama, Days of Our Lives.  

Darbo who won a Primetime Emmy in 2016 for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Acting Dead was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for the role of Nancy Wesley in 2000.  After leaving Days of Our Lives, she last returned to the show for a limited appearance in 2017.  

Her new storyline will begin airing on January 14th, 2022.

Darbo who is currently a Performer’s Peer Group Co-Governor at the Television Academy also played the role of Shirley Spectra on CBS’s The Bold & The Beautiful from 2017-2018 before reprising the same role on CBS’s The Young & The Restless in 2021.  

Before making a name in Daytime TV, the veteran actress was a series regular on the sitcom Step By Step and had guest starring and recurring roles on such shows as The Middle, Desperate Housewives, Devious Maids, Dexter, Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, Roseanne and she had memorable roles in dozens of films including Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, In The Line of Fire, Speed 2, Daddy’s Dying Who’s Got The Will, Leaving Normal and more.

Watch our recent interview with this lovely, fun and talented performer from our “In the Room With” podcast and series.