Kim Zimmer Movies
After bursting onto the soap opera scene with her auspicious debut as a terrorist on One Life to Live back in 1978, three-time Emmy Award-winner Kim Zimmer would go on to become one of the most prolific stars in daytime television. A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Zimmer began her studies at Hope College before traveling to San Francisco to train as an actress at the American Conservatory Theater. While early appearances in The Doctors, MacGyver, and Models, Inc. helped to gain the rising talent sizable exposure at the onset of her career, it was Zimmer's long-running role as Reva Shayne Lewis Cooper on Guiding Light that formed the foundation of her career. Signing on to Guiding Light in 1984 and remaining in the cast for over two decades, Zimmer earned a staggering 11 Emmy nominations (with four wins), and 12 Soap Opera Digest nominations (with two wins) for her enduring performance in the series. During a brief time in the early '90s, the actress took a break from her popular Guiding Light role and appeared as police officer Jodie DeWitt Walker on Santa Barbara. In addition to her television work, Zimmer also appeared in such feature films as Body Heat and on the stage in John Patrick Shanley's off-Broadway play Four Dogs and a Bone. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 1995
An ISN TV crew covers a "typical" 36 hours in the life of Babylon 5. The crew's visit unexpectedly coincides with a dangerous upsurge in Narn hostilities against Centauri. As written by J. Michael Straczynski, this episode deliberately invokes memories of CNN's coverage of the Persian Gulf War, with Kim Zimmer bringing a slyly satiric spin to the role of commentator Cynthia Torqueman. "And Now for a Word" was originally telecast on May 3, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, (more)
- 1994
When the police don't seem to be giving their all in the investigation of a young woman's disappearance, her sister decides to look into the mystery herself. The more evidence she finds, the more the finger of guilt points towards her brother-in-law. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ann Jillian, Joe Penny, (more)
- 1991
A gentle remonstration to those who avoid any TV movie with the name Suzanne Somers attached to it: Do not pass up Ms. Somers' Keeping Secrets. The actress plays herself in this painful retelling of her formative years as a member of a dysfunctional family. Ms. Somers' father, played by Ken Kercheval, is a chronic alcoholic, but it is expected--no, demanded--of the other children that this family problem be kept secret from the world. The long-ranging ramifications of her bitter childhood include the failure of Somers's first marriage, one arrest, inclinations towards suicide, and a crippling inability to control any aspect of her own life or career. Even the foreknowledge of Suzanne Somers' eventual recovery and success does not dull the edge of this compelling (albeit uneven) film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Suburban housewife Barbara Eden is the prime suspect when her husband is murdered. Shortly afterward, Eden's best friend turns up dead-and this time she's arrested. Now someone is trying to bump off Eden's daughter. It's all the handiwork of an old college rival, who believes that Eden stole her boyfriend. The homicidally inclined woman scorned is played by none other than Loretta Swit, cast spectacularly against type. The made-for-TV Hell Hath No Fury was first telecast March 4, 1991. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
In this detective yarn, a very traditional investigator from New Jersey moves to Hawaii and begins looking into the death of a prominent real-estate developer. Unfortunately, few locals welcome the detective's arrival. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort is a throwback to the early days of film noir. The scene is a beastly hot Florida coastal town, where naive attorney Ned (William Hurt) is entranced by the alluring Matty (Kathleen Turner in her film debut). Ned is manipulated into killing Matty's much older husband (Richard Crenna), the plan being that Ned's knowledge of legal matters will enable both conspirators to escape scott-free. This might have been the case, had not Matty been infinitely craftier than the cloddish Ned. Just when it seems as though the film has run out of plot twists, we're handed yet another surprise. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, (more)
