Darcy Rose Byrnes

Darcy Rose Byrnes (born November 4, 1998) is an American and Irish actress. She is best known for her roles as Abby Newman on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, Penny Scavo on Desperate Housewives, Princess Amber on Sofia the First and Elena and the Secret of Avalor, Ikki on The Legend of Korra, and Maricela in Spirit Riding Free. In addition to contributing original music to the show, Byrnes recurs in the role of Harper Schapira, in Season 1 and Season 2, on the Disney+ series Big Shot (2021/2022). In May 2024, Darcy Rose Byrnes began her run as Mary Lane in the 25th Anniversary production of Reefer Madness: The Musical at The Whitley on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. Chris Willman of Variety wrote "Byrnes is a real songbird, and literally wide-eyed in her innocence — part Mary Pickford, part Jeannette McDonald. (Eventually, she’s kind of a hopped-up Bettie Page, too.)"

Early life Byrnes was born in Burbank, California. She was homeschooled during her time on The Young and The Restless and then tested out of high school early. As she was too young to be a full-time undergraduate student, she enrolled in the eight-week Shakespeare programme at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.

Career Byrnes appeared in the direct-to-video film The Sparky Chronicles: The Map in 2003, the same year she obtained a role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless as Abby Newman from 2003 to 2008. During that time, she also had a guest starring role in The Bold and the Beautiful for 8 episodes. Byrnes also has appeared in television shows including How I Met Your Mother, Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case, Dirty Sexy Money, and House. She played Rebecca Knepp in the Hallmark television movie Amish Grace, alongside Kimberly Williams-Paisley. She played Penny Scavo in the ABC show Desperate Housewives. She also appeared in the movies Shark Swarm, Working Miracles, The Kidnapping, and A Thousand Words with Eddie Murphy.

Filmography + Film and television roles Year Title Role Notes 2000 Singing Babies: Nursery Rhyme Time Baby Direct-to-video 2003 The Sparky Chronicles: The Map Daughter Direct-to-video film 2003–2008 The Young and the Restless Abby Newman Recurring role 2005 Without a Trace Young Melissa Episode: "The Innocents" 2005 1/4life Little Sister Unsold television pilot 2007 Cold Case Abby Bradford (1999) Episode: "A Dollar, a Dream" 2007 Brothers & Sisters Gwyneth Episode: "Game Night" 2007 The Bold and the Beautiful Abby Newman 8 episodes 2007 1321 Clover Tallulah Television film 2007 The Kidnapping Hannah McKenzie 2008 How I Met Your Mother Lucy Zinman 5 episodes 2008 Shark Swarm Heather Television film 2008–2009 Dirty Sexy Money Kiki George 3 episodes 2009 Private Practice Gracie Rousakis Episode: "Homeward Bound" 2009 Medium Phoebe Burnes Episode: "A Taste of Her Own Medicine" 2009 My Name Is Earl Maddy Episodes: "Witch Lady", "Pinky" 2009 House Marika Greenwald Episode: "The Social Contract" 2009 Ghost Whisperer Drew Stanton Episode: "Cursed" 2010 Healing Hands Dawn Television film 2010 Amish Grace Rebecca Knepp 2010 The Land of the Astronauts Jennifer 2010–2012 Desperate Housewives Penny Scavo Also starring role (seasons 6–8) 2011 A Thousand Words 10-Year-Old Girl Film 2012 Winx Club Elena Voice role; Nickelodeon dub 2012–2014 The Legend of Korra Ikki Voice role 2012 Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess Princess Amber Voice role; television film 2013–2018 Sofia the First Voice role 2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Voice role; television film 2017–2020 Spirit Riding Free Maricela Voice role 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Additional Voices 2020 Elena of Avalor Princess Amber Voice role; episode: "Coronation Day" 2021 Big Shot Harper 8 episodes 2026 Sofia the First: Royal Magic Princess Amber Voice role

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