Background
Patrika Davidson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Patricia Davidson, a restaurant hostess, and "Chubby" Davidson a nightclub manager. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.
Patrika Davidson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Patricia Davidson, a restaurant hostess, and "Chubby" Davidson a nightclub manager. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.
She studied theater at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, graduating in 1970, and later attended the Atlanta School of Drama.
She worked as a cr manager until 1984, when she began a professional acting career. By 1991, Darbo had featured in numerous stage, film and television credits and was contracted to the American Broadcasting Company network. Darbo appeared as Penny Baker on Step by Step (1991–1992).
In 1994, she starred as Roseanne Barr in an National Broadcasting Company television movie, Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes.
She starred as Mission Spencer in Ruby Bridges (1998). From 1998 to 2005, Darbo played Nancy Wesley on the National Broadcasting Company soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role that earned her an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in 2000.
Darbo was a guest star in two Seinfeld episodes. "The Revenge" (1991) and "The Sniffing Accountant" (1993).
Later, in 2010, she also guest starred in Showtime"s Dexter as a landlady.
Between 2010 and 2012 she portrayed the recurring role of Doctor Freed in the teen drama web series Mission Behave. In 2012, Darbo played Grams in Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy. In November 2012, it was announced that Darbo would reprise her role as Nancy Wesley on Days of Our Lives.