Darcy Rose Byrnes

Darcy Rose Byrnes is an American and Irish actress born November 4, 1998. She rose to prominence through recurring roles on daytime television and voice acting in animated series. Her breakout soap role was Abby Newman on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, which built her early career recognition. Concurrently, she voiced Princess Amber in Sofia the First and Elena and the Secret of Avalor, reaching millions of young viewers across Disney platforms. She also played Penny Scavo on Desperate Housewives and voiced Ikki on the Nickelodeon series The Legend of Korra, expanding her range across drama, comedy, and animation. In the early 2020s, Byrnes transitioned toward prestige television and theatre: she recurred as Harper Schapira in seasons 1 and 2 of the Disney+ series Big Shot (2021/2022), contributing original music to the production. In May 2024, she stepped into live theatre, beginning her run as Mary Lane in the 25th Anniversary production of Reefer Madness: The Musical at The Whitley on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Variety critic Chris Willman noted her vocal presence and theatrical presence: "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.)" As a Scorpio born in November, she brings intensity and reinvention to her roles, shifting fluidly between genres. Actors perform live, record dialogue for animation, and develop character arcs across episodic and feature formats.