Kim Zimmer
Actress
About This Interview
Actress Kim Zimmer was interviewed for two hours in New York, NY. Zimmer described her talents and experience as a singer and dancer, her schooling, and her approach to acting. She talked about starting out as an actress in soap operas starting with One Life To Live for several months in 1978, and continuing with The Doctors, and returning (as a different character) to One Life to Live in 1983. She spoke in great detail about her long tenure as the incomparable “Reva Shayne” on Guiding Light, describing her co-stars, her attention-grabbing storylines, and the overall personality traits of Reva. She also described her guest appearances on such series as Models Inc. and on Seinfeld, where she spoke enthusiastically about the experience of being a guest star on an established series. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on September 19, 2006.
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Kim Zimmer on watching Guiding Lightas a child and how her mother's dream for her was for her to star on Guiding Light
Clip begins at: 04:30, Duration: 02m 29s- Kim Zimmer on her first TV role on One Life to Live, where she played a character based on Patty Hearst (who was in the news at that time)
Clip begins at: 18:59, Duration: 05m 39s 
Kim Zimmer on the origin of Guiding Light'stitle and its original premise
Clip begins at: 04:30, Duration: 02m 49s
Kim Zimmer on playing Reva on Guiding Light; on leaving the series in 1990
Clip begins at: 00:30, Duration: 05m 42s- Kim Zimmer on her Daytime Emmy Award wins
Clip begins at: 24:53, Duration: 01m 32s
Chapters
- Chapter 1
- Introduction
Clip begins at: 0:30 - On her early years, interest in acting (and participating in pageants), and education; on her early acting career
Clip begins at: 00:42 - On her first work in television on One Life to Live
Clip begins at: 18:59 - On replacing Kathleen Turner on The Doctors in 1979
Clip begins at: 24:38 - Chapter 2
- On working on The Doctors (as Nola); on joining One Life to Live (as another character); on wanting to leave soap operas and on the contracts used for actors; on joining Guiding Light
Clip begins at: 0:0 - Chapter 3
- On her role as Reva on Guiding Light; on her co-stars; on some of the storylines; on the production process
Clip begins at: 0:41 - Chapter 4
- On playing Reva; on leaving Guiding Light in 1990; on some of her guest roles (including Seinfeld); on returning to Guiding Light after five years; on her favorite storyline; on the infamous Guiding Light"fountain scene"
Clip begins at: 0:30 - On advice to aspiring actors; on daytime drama writers; on the soap opera genre; on her Emmy wins; on her son Jake who has followed in her footsteps
Clip begins at: 21:45
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Nice interview! Didn't realize how accomplished Ms. Zimmer is until now.
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