Yvonne Zima
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Yvonne Marie Zima is an American
actress. She is best known for her role as Daisy Carter on The Young and the Restless
.
, New Jersey
to Dennis and Marie Zima. Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her paternal grandfather, who was from Poland. Her older sisters Madeline
and Vanessa
are also actresses.
' daughter "Caitlin" in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight
.
She began playing her contract role of Daisy Callahan on The Young and the Restless
on October 30, 2009 and remained with the show until May 5, 2010 when the character fled town with her twin brother Ryder Callahan (who later returned). On October 28, 2010 Daisy came back, but this time as Daisy Carter and also pregnant with "Daniel's" baby and forced to be on home arrest until her baby was born, but on New Year Eve 2011 Daisy went into labor and broke free of ankle monitor and escaped town, but leaving behind her baby at a church. On June 3, Daisy has come back to town and the same day her daughter has been legally adopted by Billy and Victoria and after talking with Phyllis she turns herself in and wins back custody of Lucy and trusting Phyllis Newman to take of her and tells Daniel "Look after our daughter" before being escorted to her cell.
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actress. She is best known for her role as Daisy Carter on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
.
Early life
Zima was born in PhillipsburgPhillipsburg, New Jersey
Phillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 14,950....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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to Dennis and Marie Zima. Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her paternal grandfather, who was from Poland. Her older sisters Madeline
Madeline Zima
Madeline Rose Zima is an American actress. She is mostly known for her six years as Grace Sheffield on the TV series The Nanny or more recently as Mia Lewis on the Showtime dramedy Californication and as Gretchen Berg on Heroes.-Early life:Zima was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Marie and...
and Vanessa
Vanessa Zima
-Early life:Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. She is a daughter of Dennis and Marie Zima. She has an older sister, Madeline, and one younger sister, Yvonne.-Career:Zima has played parts in movies such as Ulee's Gold, Zoe and TheBrainiacs.com...
are also actresses.
Career
In films, her breakthrough came when she appeared as Geena DavisGeena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women's Olympics archery team semi-finalist...
' daughter "Caitlin" in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 action thriller film starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
.
She began playing her contract role of Daisy Callahan on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
on October 30, 2009 and remained with the show until May 5, 2010 when the character fled town with her twin brother Ryder Callahan (who later returned). On October 28, 2010 Daisy came back, but this time as Daisy Carter and also pregnant with "Daniel's" baby and forced to be on home arrest until her baby was born, but on New Year Eve 2011 Daisy went into labor and broke free of ankle monitor and escaped town, but leaving behind her baby at a church. On June 3, Daisy has come back to town and the same day her daughter has been legally adopted by Billy and Victoria and after talking with Phyllis she turns herself in and wins back custody of Lucy and trusting Phyllis Newman to take of her and tells Daniel "Look after our daughter" before being escorted to her cell.
Book
Zima completed a novel when she was sixteen titled The Rise and Fall of a Deliberate Weirdo.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Heat | Hostage Girl | |
| 1996 | Bed of Roses | Young Lisa | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision Executive Decision Executive Decision is a 1996 action film, directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry and Steven Seagal. The original music was composed by Jerry Goldsmith... |
Little Girl | |
| 1996 | Caitlin Caine | ||
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You 'Til There Was You 'Til There Was You is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed by Scott Winant. The screenplay, written by Winnie Holzman, traces thirty-odd years in the parallel lives of two people whose intertwined paths finally converge when their mutual interest in a community project brings them... |
Gwen, age 7 | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Storm Catcher Storm Catcher Storm Catcher is a 1999 thriller movie. It was directed by Anthony Hickox and stars Dolph Lundgren and Mystro Clark. It tells the story of a renegade general who plans to bomb Washington with a new jet called the Storm Catcher.-Plot:... |
Nicole Holloway | |
| 2000 | Love & Sex Love & Sex Love & Sex is a 2000 film written and directed by Valerie Breiman. A comedy-drama, it stars Famke Janssen and Jon Favreau.-Cast:*Kate Welles - Famke Janssen*Adam Levy - Jon Favreau*Eric - Noah Emmerich*Monique Steinbacher - Ann Magnuson... |
9-Year-Old Kate | |
| 2009 | Surrogate | Marian | |
| 2009 | Intersect | Lucy | Short film |
| 2009 | Love Hurts Love Hurts (2009 film) Love Hurts is a 2009 romantic comedy film with Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Johnny Pacar, Jenna Elfman, Janeane Garofalo, and Camryn Manheim. It was written and directed by Barra Grant.-Synopsis:... |
Andrea | |
| 2010 | Meeting Spencer | Sophia Martinelli | |
| 2010 | You, Only Better... | Suzy Jr. | |
| 2010 | Career Virgin | Ingrid | Short film |
| 2011 | Katie Anderson | ||
| 2011 | Goy Goy (film) Goy is a 2008 thriller film by German directors Felix Kersting and Marc Schaumburg.-Plot:On the evening of August 15, 1995, Nick Rosenberg and his girlfriend Laura Faulkner arrive at a small hotel in the Everglades, Florida to celebrate the 80th birthday of the famous physician Dr. George Rosenberg... |
Trish Rosenberg |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Roseanne Roseanne (TV series) Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family... |
Girl in Lunch Box (uncredited) | Episode: "The Driver's Seat" |
| 1994-2000 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Rachel Greene | 22 episodes |
| 1995 | See Jane Run See Jane Run See Jane Run is a 1991 novel by Joy Fielding in the thriller genre. It was made into a TV movie in 1995.- Plot :The book centers on Jane Whittaker, who finds herself at a grocery store in downtown Boston with no recollection of her name, her physical features, her personality, or any of the details... |
Lisa Klinger | TV movie |
| 1996 | Christmas Every Day Christmas Every Day Christmas Every Day is a 1996 American television movie, directed by Larry Peerce, starring Erik von Detten, and originally broadcast on The Family Channel during their first 25 Days of Christmas programming block... |
Sarah Jackson | TV movie |
| 1997 | Dead by Midnight | Kelly Ellis | TV movie |
| 1999 | Chasing Secrets | Jo Ann Foley (age 7) | TV movie |
| 1999 | Seven Days | Amanda | Episode: "For the Children" |
| 2000 | Chris McClain | TV movie | |
| 2009-present | Daisy Carter | 91+ episodes |
Awards and nominations
She was a consecutive three times nominee for the Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards:- 1995 for Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a TV Series for ER (1994).
- 1996 for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a TV Drama Series for ER (1994)
- 1997 for Best Performance in a Feature Film by an Actress Age Ten or Under for The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996).