Kim Zimmer
Born	February 2, 1955 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Official site	http://kimzimmer.net/
Awards Emmy Awards Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series 1985, 1987, 1990, 2006 Guiding Light

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Personal life and family

Zimmer is married to actor/director A.C. Weary and they have three children - two boys and one girl. Her son, Jake Weary, is also an actor; he appeared on As The World Turns as Luke Snyder in 2005 as well as various guest roles, including a role on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Jake Weary (born February 14, 1990 is an American actor. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC...

Zimmer graduated from Forest Hills Central Public Schools in suburban Grand Rapids, Michigan, then studied at Hope College in Holland, Michigan and at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Nickname: Location of Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Kent Founded 1826 Incorporation (city) 1850 Government  - Mayor (Part-time) George Heartwell Area  - City  45. ... Hope College is a medium-sized (3,200 undergraduates), private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. ... Holland is a city in the western region of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a prestigious theater company in San Francisco, USA that offers both contemporary and classical theater productions and a wide range of classes. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Career

Zimmer's career began with stage work; role was portraying the character of Bonnie Harmon on One Life to Live in 1978. One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1979, she was tapped to replace Kathleen Turner as Nola Dancy Aldrich on The Doctors. (Ironically, in 1981 she appeared in the film Body Heat, co-starring with Turner, in a plot that addressed similarities in their appearance.) Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an Academy Award nominated American actress. ... The Doctors was a soap opera which aired on NBC from April 1, 1963 to December 31, 1982. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Body Heat is a 1981 neo-noir film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. ...

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After The Doctors was cancelled in 1982, she had a brief return to One Life to Live in 1983 as Echo DiSavoy. The Doctors was a soap opera which aired on NBC from April 1, 1963 to December 31, 1982. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Later in 1983, Zimmer was cast in the role for which she is best known, the character of Reva Shayne Lewis on the television soap opera Guiding Light. Reva Shayne Lewis is a fictional and arguably, the most popular character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ...

Zimmer left Guiding Light in 1990 and moved to the West Coast for five years, during which she played Jodie DeWitt Walker on Santa Barbara from 1992 to 1993. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Santa Barbara was an American soap opera which ran on NBC for 2137 episodes from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Zimmer returned to Guiding Light in 1995 and has portrayed Reva ever since. Her character's pairing with Robert Newman's Josh Lewis became very popular and the couple has developed into a supercouple and the cornerstone of the soap. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Robert Newman Robert Newman (born June 27, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American screen actor. ... The term supercouple in American soap opera, a neologism coined in the early 1980s to describe popular pairings, has two meanings. ...

Zimmer has also appeared in several episodic television programs, including Designing Women, MacGyver, Models, Inc., and Babylon 5. She also appeared in several made-for-television movies. Designing Women was an American television sitcom that centered around the working and personal lives of four women in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Models, Inc. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ...

Zimmer frequently returns to Michigan to participate in off-broadway theatre at Augusta's Barn Theatre. [1] Augusta is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Awards

Zimmer has won four Daytime Emmy awards, including the 2006 honor, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Guiding Light. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. ...

See also

• Guiding Light'
• Reva Shayne
• Josh and Reva Lewis
• Supercouple

Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Reva Shayne Lewis is a fictional and arguably, the most popular character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. ... Joshua Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne are a supercouple on the American CBS soap opera Guiding Light. ... The term supercouple in American soap opera, a neologism coined in the early 1980s to describe popular pairings, has two meanings. ...

External links

• Kim Zimmer's official website
• Kim Zimmer at the Internet Movie Database