| Kirby Anders | |
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 Kathleen Beller (photo shoot for season 3) | |
| Series information | |
| Series | Dynasty |
| First appearance | "Kirby" (1982) |
| Last appearance | "The Reunion" (1991) |
| Portrayed by | Kathleen Beller |
| Relationships | |
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Married to |
Jeff Colby (1983-1984) |
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Romanced with |
Adam Carrington (1983-1984; 1991) |
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Parents |
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Siblings |
Sean Rowan |
| Occupation | |
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Present |
No information |
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Past |
• Translator for Colbyco (1983) |
Kirby Alicia Anders was the cute, little daughter of the Carrington family majordomo, Joseph. Quiet, polite, and with long dark hair. She had a happy childhood, as she was allowed to play with Fallon, Steven and Jeff Colby and live with her father at his "work place". Somehow, the difference between the "upstairs people" and the "downstairs people" became very important to her as time went by, and the thought of being only the butler's daughter, and not a rich, classy person, like the other people in the mansion, occupied her more and more. She was a part of the Carrington empire, but not of the Carringtons. Kirby had one brother and one sister.
Joseph later sent her away to the Continent to study. She learned the French language, and also theology, science, literature and art. While studying in France, she fell in love with Jean-Paul Cadot. They were engaged for quite a while, but poor Kirby had to discover that he was married, and only using her. At 23, she returned to Denver and arrived back at the mansion before Christmas, 1982. Everyone, and especially Joseph, was happy to see her again. Fallon hired her as a nanny for LB. Though Adam promptly showed deep interest for this poignant, fragile beauty, Kirby was interested in Jeff. She had had a crush on him since childhood, but this didn't stop Adam. He couldn't help his feelings, and overwhelmed with passion, he raped her in 1983.
Love grew between Kirby and Jeff, and they later the same year got married in Reno. She also discovered that she was pregnant, as a result from the rape. This, Joseph's suicide and the fact that Jeff still loved Fallon, destroyed the marriage. Suffering from toxemia during the pregnancy, Kirby became seriously ill, and had severe seizures. Her life was at stake, and in the end, she lost the baby. This hurt Adam as much as it hurt Kirby, and spite all the previous happenings, they fell in love and decided to get married.
This was something Alexis couldn't tolerate, since she had never really liked any members of the Anders family. She revealed to Kirby that her mother (whom Kirby had always thought was dead), was in prison for killing her lover in 1961. Kirby was deeply hurt again when she after further investigation learned that her mother had committed suicide. Kirby now wanted revenge, and prepared to kill Alexis with a handgun. Her attempt failed, however, but Alexis threatened to tell the police about it if Kirby didn't leave Adam. And so Kirby left Denver without any explanation, and intentionally stayed out of touch with the Carringtons.
Strangely enough, seven years later, in 1991, Adam and Kirby were reunited. After rescuing Jeff from the Consortium, Kirby joined the family back in Denver, and got engaged to Adam.
She went through a lot, but it looks like it all turned out good in the end for this cute, "downstairs" girl, who bravely fought her way "upstairs".
Season three[]
Kirby, the daughter of Blake Carrington's majordomo, Joseph Anders, returns to Denver in "Kirby" (1982). Having grown up at the mansion, in recent years she had been studying in Paris, where she worked as a nanny but left her job after she became romantically involved with her (married) employer. Upon her return, she reconnects with her childhood playmate, Blake's daughter Fallon Carrington. As adults, however, the gulf between rich and poor is more of an impediment to their friendship. In "La Mirage", Fallon hires Kirby to be the nanny for her young son, LB Colby. Kirby immediately has eyes for Fallon's husband, Jeff Colby. In "Acapulco", Joseph warns Kirby not to interfere with the troubled marriage. But as Kirby watches Fallon's relationship with Jeff deteriorate—mostly due to Fallon's infidelities—she ingratiates herself with Jeff. During this time, Blake's son Adam Carrington is also attracted to Kirby.
Jeff protects Kirby from Adam's unwanted advances, increasing tension between the two men. Adam rapes Kirby in "The Search". He offers her a job in "Two Flights to Haiti", which she declines. Adam attacks Kirby again in "Reunion in Singapore", but she is rescued by Jeff. In the heat of the moment, Jeff (who has recently divorced Fallon) proposes marriage to her. Jeff and Kirby are married in Reno in the next episode, "Fathers and Sons". In the season finale "The Cabin", Kirby learns that she is pregnant and realizes that the child is Adam's, but is afraid to tell Jeff.
Season four[]
Joseph commits suicide in the season four episode "The Bungalow", and Kirby is devastated. Blake explains that Joseph had tried to protect him by attempting to kill Blake's ex-wife Alexis Colby in the cabin fire, and when he failed, Joseph shot himself. Kirby suspects there is more to the story. She confronts Alexis in "The Hearing - Part I", and then tries to strangle her. Blake manages to stop Kirby. Jeff learns that Kirby is pregnant with Adam's child in "Peter De Vilbis", and attacks Adam in "The Proposal". When Adam learns why, he tells Kirby that he wants to be a father to their baby. Kirby plans to leave Denver but Jeff stops her, though she suggests that they divorce. In "The Wedding", Adam insists that Kirby will tell their child that he is the father, but when he learns that she is divorcing Jeff, he proposes. Kirby accepts in "Lancelot". She is diagnosed with hyperreflexia and hospitalized, after which she suffers from seizures and convulsions, and doctors are forced to operate. In "A Little Girl", Adam learns that Kirby's baby has not survived. Adam and Kirby decide to proceed with their wedding plans. To prevent them from marrying, Adam's mother Alexis offers Kirby a job in Paris.
When Kirby refuses, Alexis tells her the real reason Joseph tried to kill her: to prevent her from revealing that Kirby's mother did not die when Kirby was a child—she had been institutionalized. Kirby is shocked. In "The Voice - Part II", she visits the sanitarium and learns that her mother died a few years before. Investigating further, Kirby finds her father's suicide note in Blake's desk in "The Voice - Part III". Driven to the brink, Kirby buys a handgun. Kirby tries to kill Alexis in "The Check", but is interrupted. In the season finale "The Nightmare", Kirby pulls a gun on Alexis but cannot bring herself to shoot. Alexis agrees not to press charges if Kirby leaves Denver. Kirby abruptly breaks off her engagement to Adam and leaves town.
Season eight[]
Kirby's older brother, Sean Rowan, comes to Denver and marries Alexis. In reality he wants to kill Alexis to avenge his father and sister. Kirby phones Sean and begs him to stop his vendetta but he does not care.
The Reunion[]
Kirby is working in Paris as a translator for the Consortium when she runs into Adam Carrington. Kirby and Adam rekindle their romance as she helps him and Blake regain control of Denver Carrington. Kirby and Adam announce their plans to marry at the end of the miniseries.
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