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Date of Birth

1 May 1968, South Haven, Michigan, USA

Birth Name

Darcy Elizabeth Wretzky

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse

Kerry Brown

(1993 - 1999) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Hardcore bass riffs and rhythmic dance.

White hair

Trivia

Mother was a lounge singer.

A journalist once wrote that D'arcy didn't care about music, only make up, so she attacked him with her lipstick.

Owns 3 antique stores in Michigan.

Said that if she hadn't gotten into entertainment she always thought she'd be "a street person."

Formerly bassist for rock group "The Smashing Pumpkins." Left band in late 1999 while they were finishing up the album "MACHINA."

Left the Smashing Pumpkins to pursue an acting career.

Can play bass guitar, violin and oboe

Engaged to a bandmate, guitarist James Iha, from 1988 to 1991. They split in the middle of the "Gish" tour.

At the very beginning, she was asked to join Smashing Pumpkins by 'Billy Corgan' because of her determination and "don't care" attitude; he originally met her by having an argument after a show; she liked the band that played, he did not.

Since leaving the Smashing Pumpkins has become a trained and registered masseuse.

Is not participating in the reunited, Zeitgeist Smashing Pumpkins lineup.

Personal Quotes

Reporter: "D'arcy, is your hair really that white?" D'arcy: "No, do not let your eyes deceive you. It's actually a big black afro. The white that you see is really a trick we do with mirrors."

"My mother used to say to me: 'If you haven't got anything kind to say, say nothing.' "

"Being in The Smashing Pumpkins is like being married to three persons, who I'd had never (obviously, except Iha) dated with."

Where Are They Now

(December 2004) Is studying acupuncture having been inspired by her sister Molly's successful acupuncture treatment to quit smoking.

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