Kimberly Jo Zimmer (born February , ) is an American actress, best
known for her role as Reva Shayne on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light.
For this portrayal, she has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.Zimmer's career began with
stage work; an early television role was her portrayal of the
character of Bonnie Harmon on One Life to Live in . In , she was
tapped to replace Kathleen Turner as Nola Dancy Aldrich on The
Doctors. She later appeared opposite Turner in the film Body Heat in
a plot that addressed similarities in their appearance. For much of
her stint, she was the show's leading lady, but left the show in July
on a maternity leave, escorted off the show by her real life husband,
A.C. Weary, who played Nola's newest conquest. She would return one
last time later in the year for the funeral of her former
mother-in-law, Mona Croft. She had a brief return to One Life to Live
from February through November as Echo DiSavoy.In , Zimmer was cast
in the role for which she is best known, the character of Reva Shayne
on the television soap opera Guiding Light. Her portrayal of Reva was
a focus of the show until Zimmer left in . She returned to Guiding
Light in April and portrayed Reva until the show's conclusion in
September . While Zimmer's Reva was paired with several leading men,
her work with Robert Newman (Josh) earned them the label of
"supercouple."
known for her role as Reva Shayne on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light.
For this portrayal, she has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.Zimmer's career began with
stage work; an early television role was her portrayal of the
character of Bonnie Harmon on One Life to Live in . In , she was
tapped to replace Kathleen Turner as Nola Dancy Aldrich on The
Doctors. She later appeared opposite Turner in the film Body Heat in
a plot that addressed similarities in their appearance. For much of
her stint, she was the show's leading lady, but left the show in July
on a maternity leave, escorted off the show by her real life husband,
A.C. Weary, who played Nola's newest conquest. She would return one
last time later in the year for the funeral of her former
mother-in-law, Mona Croft. She had a brief return to One Life to Live
from February through November as Echo DiSavoy.In , Zimmer was cast
in the role for which she is best known, the character of Reva Shayne
on the television soap opera Guiding Light. Her portrayal of Reva was
a focus of the show until Zimmer left in . She returned to Guiding
Light in April and portrayed Reva until the show's conclusion in
September . While Zimmer's Reva was paired with several leading men,
her work with Robert Newman (Josh) earned them the label of
"supercouple."
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