| Since debuting as Reva in 1983, Kim Zimmer has been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress a whopping nine times, and won the award in 1985, 1987, and 1990. We sat down with Kim to dish about this year's nomination, and why she's thinking of packing the whole award thing in!
Soap City: You've been nominated a lot. Were you expecting it this year? Kim Zimmer: You never expect it, you never know. Every year it's surprise. I watched. I'm up so early, and I knew they were doing it from our studio. I usually don't see it, I'm usually in New Mexico; but we're going next week. SC: What did you think when you heard the entire list of eight names? KZ: I didn't know what to think. I thought Maury Povitch was reading the pre-noms. It just goes to show that the category is full of really terrific actresses that make it harder and harder to nominate. SC: Which episode did you submit? KZ: I submitted the fountain scene with Jonathan. In the good old days – when I was winning Emmys – I used to be able to submit things that had some comedy. But I haven't had a whole lot to laugh about in a long time. The episode that I submitted had the high drama, but then, at the end, I laughed and had a realization. It was as close to a variety of acting as I could find in one episode. SC: Did you win your first Emmy for Reva's original fountain scene? KZ: No. I couldn't submit that, because that was the only thing in that episode and the rest was all party scenes, and you have to submit every scene you're in. Everyone assumes (that's what won me the Emmy), but that's not what I submitted. I don't even remember what I submitted, but I know it wasn't that show because it was the last scene at the end of a very long show full of other people. SC: Will you use the current fountain episode for the Blue-Ribbon panel, or will you submit two different ones? KZ: I probably will use it for the Blue-Ribbon panel. Tom (Pelphrey; Jonathan) and I have two really, really strong back-to-back shows, but they're actually better for him. Where Josh comes in and throws him around, he's got a little moment of vulnerability. I don't want to make any predictions, but I think he's a shoo-in (to win Outstanding Younger Actor). Every single person on our show had it so easy to pick their pre-nom tapes – well, actually it wasn't easy, because there was a fountain of really, really, really good material for every actor on our show. There wasn't a clunker reel in the bunch. In Supporting Actress, we had three pre-nominees, because each one of those women was worthy of a nomination! Every year I say I'm not going to submit myself unless I have material I think is worthy of a nomination, and now, I already have stuff that I can submit next year! I've already got my scenes picked out for next year, because (Headwriter) Dave (Kreizman) makes it impossible! I keep hoping I'll have the guts to not put myself in – and if I win this year, I probably wouldn't; but chances of that are pretty nonexistent. SC: You won your last Emmy the year your youngest son, Jake, was born. Now Jake is fourteen and he's an actor on ATWT (as Luke). How did he feel about your nomination? KZ: He was excited for me, but he was really excited for Martha (Byrne; Lily, ATWT) and really happy that his show was nominated over my show. At the Emmys, I would imagine, if he has his choice, he'll sit with the ATWT people. SC: Any thoughts on what you'll wear to the ceremony? KZ: I have absolutely no idea. I usually pick a dress about a week before and it's usually right off the rack. Last year I was in Colorado visiting my daughter for her college graduation and I picked a dress of the rack at Katherine Kelly Lang's (Brooke; B&B) mother's boutique in Boulder. |