Darby Camp

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. Darby Eliza Camp was born on July 14, 2007, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her father, Clark, works as North Mecklenburg High School's assistant basketball coach. 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. 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. 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, the series featured Camp as Chloe Adaline Mackenzie, the daughter of Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Witherspoon). The show was critically acclaimed, particularly for its performances. Later that year, Big Little Lies was renewed for a second season. Regarding season 2 episode "Kill Me", Ben Travers of IndieWire said Camp's hug with Adam Scott "shatter[ed] hearts".