Darby Lee-Stack
Biography
Darby Lee-Stack is an actress and writer known for The Holdovers (2023), Hidden (2022), and The Mirror/Mirror The (2022). She was born and raised in New York City and gained much of her early acting experience from local NY short films. Her most recent independent short film in which she is a lead actress was shown at the Festival de Cannes in the Cannes Court Metrage Short Film Corner.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Elise
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Extras
Samah attempts tirelessly to escape wearing a burkini for her middle school swim meet, feeling embarrassed by its shape and cultural meaning.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Jessie
Maureen finds her step-daughter in bed with a friend, which changes their relationship.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Casey
In a society where aging is forbidden, a boy shelters an old man.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Teen Anna
A surprise pregnancy forces a woman to make a difficult decision alone, triggering memories of the one person she could always turn to—her father—and leaving her to find strength in his absence.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
At their father's 3rd wedding, estranged siblings Matt & Haley struggle to connect after years apart. Haley faces relationship issues and Matt’s abrasive nature only makes things worse. Eventually Matt sincerely apologizes and supports Haley in addressing her romantic feelings. Haley, in turn supports Matt’s nature by de-escalating tension between him and their father by playing a song from Matt's band. In the end there is hope for a future between them.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Evergreen
Evergreens is a coming of age love story of two unlikely companions who connect by chance and embark on a road trip across Washington State. As we follow them in their journey, we witness the simplicity of getting to know someone that inevitably leads to the complexity of falling in love with them - all while trying to figure out their lives in a country that seems to be changing by the minute. Meeting some friends along the way, we get a glimpse of the truly transformative power of human connections.