<P> Nancy Wesley is a fictional character from the American NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives , played by Patrika Darbo . Nancy was created when the serial 's producer Tom Langan wanted a `` real woman '' as opposed to a `` super-skinny '' actress to join the cast . Casting director , Fran Bascom contacted Darbo with the offer and she accepted . Langan did not require the actress to audition for the role . Nancy is introduced as the wife of Craig Wesley ( Kevin Spirtas ) and is described as a loyal spouse . Langan liked the dynamic between the two characters ; he believed that `` handsome '' Craig loved the `` not super-thin '' Nancy very much . Darbo has spoken about the characters sharing a mutual love and credits her own rapport with Spirtas to the character 's popularity . Nancy has been featured in storylines involving breast cancer , a feud with Mike Horton ( Roark Critchlow ) , getting run over by a truck and having a child to provide her leukemia stricken daughter , Chloe Lane ( Nadia Bjorlin ) with a bone marrow transplant . The character was also involved in a storyline that was part of a promotional campaign for food franchisor Mrs. Fields and charity Leukemia & Lymphoma Society . </P>
<P> Nancy Wesley is a fictional character from the American NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives , played by Patrika Darbo . Nancy was created when the serial 's producer Tom Langan wanted a `` real woman '' as opposed to a `` super-skinny '' actress to join the cast . Casting director , Fran Bascom contacted Darbo with the offer and she accepted . Langan did not require the actress to audition for the role . Nancy is introduced as the wife of Craig Wesley ( Kevin Spirtas ) and is described as a loyal spouse . Langan liked the dynamic between the two characters ; he believed that `` handsome '' Craig loved the `` not super-thin '' Nancy very much . Darbo has spoken about the characters sharing a mutual love and credits her own rapport with Spirtas to the character 's popularity . Nancy has been featured in storylines involving breast cancer , a feud with Mike Horton ( Roark Critchlow ) , getting run over by a truck and having a child to provide her leukemia stricken daughter , Chloe Lane ( Nadia Bjorlin ) with a bone marrow transplant . The character was also involved in a storyline that was part of a promotional campaign for food franchisor Mrs. Fields and charity Leukemia & Lymphoma Society . </P>
who plays chloe 's mom on days of our lives
who plays chloe 's mom on days of our lives
Patrika Darbo
Patrika Darbo