Toni Darnay

Career In Chicago in 1940, Darnay was a member of Winnie Hoveler's Dancing Darlings, performing in the floor show at Harry's New Yorker.

Darnay acted in stock theater companies at Oconomowac Walk, Wisconsin, and Bridgehampton, Long Island, among other places. On Broadway, Darnay danced in Sadie Thompson (1944), was an understudy in The Women (1973), and was both a performer and an understudy in Molly (1973), The Heiress (1976), and Vieux Carre (1977). She also acted on other radio soap operas, including starring as Nona Dutell on Nona from Nowhere, and playing Sylvia Field in When a Girl Marries, Libby Allen on Stella Dallas, and Nancy on Just Plain Bill. She was also heard regularly on Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories on radio and appeared frequently on television programs. Her work on TV included Eleanor and Franklin, nine Hallmark Hall of Fame programs,

Darnay also appeared in films, including The Exorcist, Pendulum, and The Swimmer. including noted defense attorney Darnay Hoffman. In 1964, she married theatrical columnist Hobe Morrison, and they remained wed until her death.