American actress Constance Zimmer was born on October 11, 1970 in Seattle, Washington. After a childhood stint as a gymnast, she started acting, initially participating in several productions in high school. Upon graduation, she entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, and appeared in local theater productions. She eventually earned a Drama-Logue Award for one of her first performances, in the play Catholic School Girls.
Zimmer then started appearing in several national television ads, including those for Duracell and Rite-Aid. She also began booking guest roles on television programs—Babylon 5, Diagnosis Murder, Beverly Hills 90210, The King of Queens, Chicago Hope, Providence, Gideon’s Crossing and Philly, among others—aside from bit roles in films. She took her first regular television role in 2002, when she joined the cast of the sitcom Good Morning, Miami. Her role as Penelope Barnes Barrington, the wise-cracking assistant to television producer Jake Silver (Mark Feuerstein), only lasted for two years.
In 2004, Zimmer had a recurring role in the drama series Joan of Arcadia, playing former nun Lilly Watters. She then became a regular in the short-lived police procedural series In Justice. She then joined the cast of the acclaimed comedy series Entourage, playing high ranking studio executive Dana Gordon, a recurring role. In 2006, she took another regular role, in the legal drama Boston Legal; she plays enigmatic lawyer Claire Simms. She only appeared in the program’s third season, as producers decided not to renew her contract, and her character disappeared without explanation.
Zimmer has also starred in several movies. After her debut as a bit player in the romantic comedy Senseless, she has appeared in Spin Cycle, Home Room, Farewell, My Love, Just Pray, Damaged Goods, Chaos Theory, The Hammer and AmericanEast. She is also a known AIDS advocate, having appeared in several fundraisers with her colleagues from Good Morning, Miami. In 2010, Constance Zimmer was cast on Love Bites as Greg Grunberg's on-screen wife.
2011: Home Game (TV movie) - Nikki
2011: Love Bites (TV series) - Colleen/Colleen Rouscher
2005-2010: Entourage (TV series) - Dana Gordon
2010: In Security (TV movie) - Meg
2009: Demoted - Elizabeth Holland
2009: The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV series) - Amy Hunter
2009: Cupid (TV series) - Hallie
2009: Pushing Daisies (TV series) - Coco Juniper
2009: Best Thing Ever (TV movie) - Amy
2008: AmericanEast - The Director
2008: Chaos Theory - Peg the Teacher
2008: Man of Your Dreams (TV movie) - Liza
2006-2007: Boston Legal (TV series) - Claire Simms
2007: The Hammer - Nicole
2007: Notes from the Underbelly (TV series) - Kelly
2006: Damaged Goods (short) - Angel
2006: In Justice (TV series) - Brianna
2006: 52 Fights (TV movie) - Stacy
2005-2006: Out of Practice (TV series) - Naomi
2004-2005: Joan of Arcadia (TV series) - Sister Lilly Watters
2005: Jake in Progress (TV series) - Greta
2005: Just Pray (short) - Corley James
2004: Cooking Lessons (TV movie) - Georgia
2004: NYPD Blue (TV series) - Zoe Prentiss
2002-2004: Good Morning, Miami (TV series) - Penelope 'Penny' Barnes Barrington
2003: Mystery Woman (TV movie) - Cassie Tilman/Cassie Thomas in End Credits
2002: My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (TV series) - Siobahn! Ross
2002: Home Room - Assistant Kelly
2002: Homeward Bound (TV movie) - Emily
2001: Philly (TV series) - Pamela Tommasino
2001: Farewell, My Love - Kyle
2001: The Fighting Fitzgeralds (TV series) - Beth
2001: FreakyLinks (TV series) - Tori Spangler
2001: Gideon's Crossing (TV series) - Jessica Kagen
2000-2001: The Trouble with Normal (TV series) - Kristen
2000: Providence (TV series) - Megan
2000: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series) - Mary
2000: Rude Awakening (TV series) - Sandi
2000: The X-Files (TV series ) - Phoebe
2000: Spin Cycle - Echo
1999: Chicago Hope (TV series) - Dana
1998-1999: Hyperion Bay (TV series)
1999: Warm Blooded Killers - Vicky Portenza
1998: The King of Queens (TV series) - Jenny
1998: Felicity (TV series) - Girl
1998: The Wayans Bros. (TV series) - Vanessa
1998: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series) - Millie
1998: Diagnosis Murder (TV series) - Lisa Blake
1998: Jenny (TV series) - Kaleigh
1998: Seinfeld (TV series) - Waitress #2
1998: Senseless - Zestfully Clean Woman
1997: Unhappily Ever After (TV series) - LaVerne
1997: Ellen (TV series) - Riot Girl
1997: Quicksilver Highway (TV movie) - Female Patient
1994: Babylon 5 (TV series) - Young Woman Patient
1993: The Day My Parents Ran Away (TV movie) - Girl in Line