D'Arcy Beth Carden (born Darcy Beth Erokan, January 4, 1980) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her starring role as Janet on the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–present). Darcy Beth Erokan was born and raised in Danville, California. Her father, Dennis Erokan, acted in local community theater and founded the Bay Area music magazine BAM. Her mother's maiden name is Engelfried. She has two sisters, Miranda and Laney, and one brother, Will. Darcy added an apostrophe to the spelling of her name when she was in junior high to emulate D'arcy Wretzky of the band The Smashing Pumpkins. Early on while pursuing her acting career, Carden also worked as a nanny for Bill Hader. Carden is married to producer Jason Carden. In 1998, she graduated from San Ramon Valley High School and later received a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Theater from Southern Oregon University.
