Josie d'Arby
Josie d'Arby (born Josephine Collins on 3 October 1972) is a Welsh actress, writer, director, and television presenter from Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. She presented a number of high profile shows and in 1999 became the youngest British woman to host her own chat show on Channel 5.
Biography
Josie d'Arby was born and raised in Newport, Gwent. As a teenager she attended the Anna Scher Theatre in London before winning a place at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Career
d'Arby began a presenting career while still a student of acting at RADA. In the early 1990s, she presented on Children's BBC and then on SMart and had her own show 'Josie' on Channel 5. She has since presented a number of high profile programmes including the Bigger Breakfast (a spinoff from The Big Breakfast) and Top of the Pops. Recently, she has been a presenter on BBC Young Musician of the Year, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and Choir of the Year.
d'Arby's first high-profile dramatic acting role was as series regular WPC Jodie Finn, in the BBC drama, Merseybeat . From February 2005, she starred as Peally Maghti, one of the presenters of the BBC's award winning spoof of 1980s science programming, Look Around You. d'Arby was one of the six cast members in Channel Four sketch series Spoons, and has recently made guest appearances in BBC Comedy series 'Miranda' and appears as herself in the Working Title movie 'Blackball' with Vince Vaughan.
Darby (name)
Darby (pronounced: DAHR-bee) is an English locational surname and has since become a given name. Its prefix derives from the Old Norse djúr ("deer"), and the suffix býr ("farm"/"settlement"). The oldest recorded surname dates to the period of 1160 - 1182 in Lincolnshire. Darby was a common pre-1800 alternative spelling of Derby, a city in England. People with the name or its variants include:
