- Kim Zimmerman was born Kim Kurth on November 23, 1960 in Burlington, Wisconsin to parents William and Elaine, who owned a small neighborhood grocery store. She is the youngest of four children with three older brothers, and attended Waller Elementary School where she learned to water ski at the age of 11. She then went to Burlington High School where she was active in singing, dancing, acting and athletics. As a result of her water skiing skills she was offered a job with the Tommy Bartlet Ski, Sky and Stage Show. For a time Kim went to Casper College in Wyoming, majoring in Biology, but later moved back to Wisconsin where she continued her skiing work as well as developing an interest in bodybuilding.
Kim traveled in various water skiing shows, eventually visiting Orlando, where she met up with John Zimmerman, with whom she worked during her years at the Tommy Bartlett Ski Show, and who she later married. She water-skied at Cypress Gardens for a few years, taking time off to give birth to her daughter Ellie.
Kim's first film role was as a double for Norman Bates' mother in Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990); she later appeared in Wilder Napalm and Weekend at Bernie's 11, and during this time became pregnant with her son Sam.
Kim doubled for Arnold Schwartzenegger's daughter Dana (Eliza Dushku) in True Lies, where she had to hang from a 20-story building in Miami and on to a Harrier jet. She also recalls working with Anthony Hopkins in Instinct.
Other credits include the television series Seaquest, South Beach, Nickelodeon, The Cape, Second Noah and the Fortune Hunter. Films include Passenger 57, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), True Lies (1994), Instinct and most recently Out of Time.
Kim teaches Yoga and is a certified personal trainer.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Donovan/edono@bellsouth.net
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