Constance Zimmer

Constance Zimmer

Zimmer at the 2014 Inspiration Awards Gala
Born (1970-10-11) October 11, 1970
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s) Steve Johnson (m. 1999–2001)[1]
Russ Lamoureux (m. 2010)
Children 1 daughter
Website www.constancezimmer.com

Constance Zimmer (born October 11, 1970) is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Dana Gordon in HBO's Entourage, as Claire Simms on the critically acclaimed ABC legal comedy-drama Boston Legal and Rosalind Price on the ABC drama Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She also starred on NBC's short-lived series Love Bites. From 2013 to 2014, she starred in the Netflix original series House of Cards. She currently stars in the Lifetime television series UnREAL for which she won a Critics' Choice Television Award and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Early life

Zimmer was born in Seattle, Washington, to German migrant parents from the former East Prussia. She speaks fluent German, saying in a 2015 interview that although her parents spoke English with her as a child, she spent six weeks of every summer in Germany, with her grandmother who only spoke German.[1] Zimmer decided to pursue a career in acting after she fell in love with the craft as a high school student.[2] Following high school, she was accepted to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena.[2]

Career

Zimmer's stage career was highlighted with her award-winning portrayal in a Los Angeles production of Catholic School Girls, where she won a Dramalogue for Best Actress.[2] After starring in several national commercials,[2] most notably for Duracell, she started making guest appearances in such shows as Ellen, Seinfeld, The X-Files, Gideon's Crossing, and The King of Queens,[2] as well as having recurring roles in The Wayans Bros., Hyperion Bay, and The Trouble With Normal. During that same period, she was cast in a few independent movies such as Spin Cycle, Home Room, and Warm Blooded Killers.[2]

Zimmer eventually booked her first TV series regular role on the NBC comedy Good Morning, Miami as the lazy and burned-out office assistant, Penny Barrington. After the series was canceled, she spent the second season recurring as Sister Lilly Waters in the CBS drama, Joan of Arcadia, as well as guest-starring in episodes of NYPD Blue and Jake in Progress. Also in 2005, she acted in the short film Just Pray, directed by Tiffani Thiessen.[2] It was accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival.

In early 2006, Zimmer was cast as Brianna, the competitive law undergrad, in the ABC crime/drama series In Justice. She joined the cast of Boston Legal, where she played associate attorney Claire Simms on the show's third season. Her character did not return in season four. Zimmer also portrayed industry powerhouse and studio executive Dana Gordon in the HBO original series Entourage from 2005 to 2011, arguably her most known role to date.

Zimmer performed in the world-premiere play, Girls Talk, alongside Brooke Shields, Andrea Bendewald, and Nicole Paggi. The play was written and directed by Roger Kumble. She also starred in the NBC summer series Love Bites as Colleen Rouscher and had a guest appearance on USA’s Royal Pains, playing psychiatrist Dr. Abby Burton.[2]

In 2014, she was cast in the series regular role of Quinn King on the Lifetime dramedy series UnREAL.[3] The show has received critical acclaim and Zimmer's performance has garnered high praise.

In 2015, she had a recurring role on season three of ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Rosalind Price.

Personal life

Zimmer has been married twice. First, to special effects artist Steve Johnson, whom she met when working on a Duracell TV commercial in the late 1990s.[1]

On January 5, 2008, Zimmer gave birth to a daughter, Colette Zoe, whose father is director Russ Lamoureux.[4] On June 20, 2010, it was announced that Zimmer and Lamoureux were engaged,[5] with the couple getting married in October of the same year.[6]

Zimmer attends many celebrity benefits for charity. Among those she supports are the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Heifer International.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Senseless Zestfully Clean Woman
1999 Warm Blooded Killers Vicky Portenza
2000 Spin Cycle Echo
2001 Farewell, My Love Kyle
2002 Home Room Assistant Kelly
2005 Just Pray Corley James Short film
2006 Damaged Goods Angel Short film
2007 The Hammer Nicole
2008 Chaos Theory Peg the Teacher
2008 AmericanEast The Director
2011 Demoted Elizabeth Holland
2012 The Babymakers Mona
2015 Entourage Dana Gordon
2015 Results Mandy
2015 Run the Tide Lola

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Day My Parents Ran Away Girl in line TV movie
1994 Babylon 5 Young woman patient Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
1997 Quicksilver Highway Female patient Movie
1997 Ellen Riot Girl Episode: "Just Coffee?"
1997 Unhappily Ever After LaVerne Episode: "Tiffany, the Home Wrecker"
1998 Seinfeld Waitress #2 Episode: "The Wizard"
1998 Jenny Kaleigh Episode: "A Girl’s Gotta Come through in a Clutch"
1998 Diagnosis: Murder Lisa Blake Episode: "An Education in Murder"
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Millie Episode: "Reunion"
1998 The Wayans Bros. Vanessa 2 episodes
1998 Felicity Girl Episode: "The Last Stand"
1998 The King of Queens Jenny Episode: "Fixer Upper"
1998–1999 Hyperion Bay 2 episodes
1999 Chicago Hope Dana Episode: "A Goy and his Dog"
2000 The X-Files Phoebe Episode: "First Person Shooter"
2000 Rude Awakening Sandi Episode: "Star 80 Proof"
2000 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Mary Episode: "The Find"
2000 Providence Megan 2 episodes
2000–2001 The Trouble With Normal Kristen 4 episodes
2001 Gideon's Crossing Jessica Kagen Episode: "Dr. Cherry Must Be Stopped"
2001 FreakyLinks Tori Spangler Episode: "Subject: The Stone Room"
2001 The Fighting Fitzgeralds Beth 5 episodes
2001 Philly Pamela Tommasino Episode: "Blown Away"
2002 My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Siobahn! Ross 3 episodes
2002–2004 Good Morning, Miami Penelope "Penny" Barnes Barrington 40 episodes
2003 Mystery Woman Cassie Tilman / Cassie Thomas (in end credits) Movie
2004 NYPD Blue Zoe Prentiss Episode: "Dress for Success"
2004–2005 Joan of Arcadia Sister Lilly Watters 11 episodes
2005 Jake in Progress Greta Episode: "Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus"
2005–2006 Out of Practice Naomi 2 episodes
2006 In Justice Brianna 13 episodes
2006–2007 Boston Legal Claire Simms 23 episodes
2007 Notes from the Underbelly Kelly Episode: "Oleander"
2009 Pushing Daisies Coco Juniper Episode: "Window Dressed to Kill"
2009 Cupid Hallie Butler Episode: "The Great Right Hope"
2009 The New Adventures of Old Christine Amy Hunter 2 episodes
2005–2011 Entourage Dana Gordon 21 episodes
2011 Love Bites Colleen Rouscher 7 episodes
2011 Royal Pains Dr. Abby Burton Episode: "A Little Art, A Little Science"
2013 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Alana Cahill 5 episodes
2013 The Newsroom Taylor Warren 5 episodes
2013–2014;
2016
House of Cards Janine Skorsky 13 episodes
2014 Hot In Cleveland Lilly Episode: "Stayin' Alive"
2015 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Strongarm, Filch (voices) Series regular
2015–present UnREAL Quinn King Series regular
2015 Complications Dr. Laster 2 episodes
2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Rosalind Price 8 episodes
2016 Better Things Herself Episode: "Sam/Pilot"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Unreal
Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won
2017 Pending

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Episode 609 - Constance Zimmer". WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved July 6, 2015. (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Biography". Constance Zimmer official website. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (June 2, 2014). "Constance Zimmer To Star In New Lifetime Series Un-Real". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. "Entourage's Constance Zimmer welcomes baby girl". People. January 17, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  5. "Entourage star Constance Zimmer engaged". TV Guide. June 20, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  6. "Constance Zimmer of Entourage gets married". People. October 12, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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