Kim Zimmer originated the role of Reva Shayne on Guiding Light in November 1983.

Kim's television credits include roles on One Life to Live, Santa Barbara, and The Doctors. She had a recurring role on Models, Inc. and guest starred on Seinfeld, MacGyver, Designing Women, Babylon 5, and University Hospitals. Kim has performed her own nightclub act.

In May 1999, Moonlight was released. Kim and GL co-star Robert Newman (Josh) narrated this book of Suzanne Forster's of the same name.

Kim is married to director A.C. Weary. They have three children (two boys and one girl). Kim collects Beanie Babies. She was born on February 2 in Grand Rapids, MI. She was once a professional diver and enjoys all sports. Kim mentioned in an online chat that she occasionally lurks on online message boards.

Quoteable Quotes:

I was always trying to be just one of the girls, and I really wasn't. I would go home [from school] in tears, but no one knew it.
--Soap Opera Digest, 9/30/80

Photos:

• Zaslow, Moniz, Aleksander, Newman, and Zimmer

Related Links:

1. GIST Interviews Kim Zimmer (1/7/97)
2. Internet Movie Database's Filmography for Kim Zimmer
3. Kim Zimmer Chat Transcript (8/3/98)
4. Guiding Light: The Complete Family Scrapbook
5. Moonlight

Honors:

1. Soap Opera Weekly's Outstanding Performer for the week of August 3rd, 9/1/98 issue
2. Standing Ovation/Curtain Call from Soap Opera News (8/25/98 issue)
3. 1985 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, for playing Reva Shayne on GL
4. 1987 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, for playing Reva Shayne on GL
5. 1988 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress (for Reva Shayne on GL)
6. 1990 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, for playing Reva Shayne on GL
7. Soap Opera Digest's performer for the week (2/24/98 issue)
8. Soap Opera Update GL Best Actress Award, September 7, 1997
9. 1998 Daytime Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (for Reva Shayne on Guiding Light)
10. Soap Opera Weekly's Outstanding Performer for the week of July 13th, 8/11/98 issue