Kimberly Jayne Raver (born March 15, 1969) is an American actress and
producer. She is best known for television roles as Dr. Teddy Altman
on ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy, Kim Zambrano on Third Watch,
and Audrey Raines on 24.Kimberly Jayne Raver was born and raised in
New York City by her mother, Tina Raver, and her stepfather, Chris
Meltesen. She has a sister, Cybele Raver, as well as three half
sisters, Nadja Raver, Grace Raver, Aimée Raver, and two half
brothers, Jacob Raver, and William Raver. She attended Northfield
Mount Hermon School, a boarding school in Northfield, Massachusetts
where actor Bryan Callen was a classmate. Raver attended Boston
University, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in
drama. Raver continues to study theater in New York with teacher and
mentor Wynn Handman. She is fluent in French and German, a language
that she learned as a child from her German-born mother.Raver got her
start as a child star in 1975 appearing on Sesame Street at age 6. She
remained on the show for three years. She initially acted in
commercials for Visa and Jeep when her adult career began. Her first
prominent role was her Broadway debut in 1995 in the Philip Barry play
"Holiday" in which she co-starred with Laura Linney and Tony Goldwyn.
She also appeared in the feature film City Hall with Al Pacino. She
also co-starred with John Spencer (of NBC's The West Wing) and David
Schwimmer in "The Glimmer Brothers", a production of the Williamstown
Theatre Festival, written by Warren Leight. After her time on Third
Watch, she was cast as Audrey Raines in the popular television series
24, and was a series regular for two seasons.During the Fall 2006
television season, Raver starred in the ABC television series The
Nine. Although the show received outstanding critical reviews, it did
not take off in the Nielsen ratings, and was therefore cancelled. She
reprised her role in 24's season 6 as Audrey Raines. The character was
in a catatonic state at the end of the season.
producer. She is best known for television roles as Dr. Teddy Altman
on ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy, Kim Zambrano on Third Watch,
and Audrey Raines on 24.Kimberly Jayne Raver was born and raised in
New York City by her mother, Tina Raver, and her stepfather, Chris
Meltesen. She has a sister, Cybele Raver, as well as three half
sisters, Nadja Raver, Grace Raver, Aimée Raver, and two half
brothers, Jacob Raver, and William Raver. She attended Northfield
Mount Hermon School, a boarding school in Northfield, Massachusetts
where actor Bryan Callen was a classmate. Raver attended Boston
University, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in
drama. Raver continues to study theater in New York with teacher and
mentor Wynn Handman. She is fluent in French and German, a language
that she learned as a child from her German-born mother.Raver got her
start as a child star in 1975 appearing on Sesame Street at age 6. She
remained on the show for three years. She initially acted in
commercials for Visa and Jeep when her adult career began. Her first
prominent role was her Broadway debut in 1995 in the Philip Barry play
"Holiday" in which she co-starred with Laura Linney and Tony Goldwyn.
She also appeared in the feature film City Hall with Al Pacino. She
also co-starred with John Spencer (of NBC's The West Wing) and David
Schwimmer in "The Glimmer Brothers", a production of the Williamstown
Theatre Festival, written by Warren Leight. After her time on Third
Watch, she was cast as Audrey Raines in the popular television series
24, and was a series regular for two seasons.During the Fall 2006
television season, Raver starred in the ABC television series The
Nine. Although the show received outstanding critical reviews, it did
not take off in the Nielsen ratings, and was therefore cancelled. She
reprised her role in 24's season 6 as Audrey Raines. The character was
in a catatonic state at the end of the season.
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