Constance Zimmer

Constance Zimmer (born October 11, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence playing Dana Gordon on the HBO series Entourage (2005–11) and Claire Simms on the ABC series Boston Legal (2006–07). She went on to appear on the Netflix series House of Cards (2013–18) and voiced Strongarm on Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2014–17). She gained wider recognition for her role as Quinn King on Unreal (2015–18), for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination both in 2016.

Early life and education Zimmer was born in Seattle, Washington, to German immigrant parents from the former East Prussia. They divorced when she was very young. Zimmer also has an older sister. 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. Following high school, she was accepted to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena. 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. The show has received critical acclaim and Zimmer's performance has garnered high praise. The series ended in July 2018 after four seasons. For her performance in the series, she won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

In 2015, she had a recurring role on season three of the ABC superhero series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Rosalind Price. She has been a semi-regular panelist on ABC's Match Game since 2017.

Personal life Zimmer has been married twice. First, to special effects artist Steve Johnson, whom she met when working on Duracell commercials featuring The Puttermans in the late 1990s.

On January 5, 2008, Zimmer gave birth to a daughter, Colette Zoe, whose father is director Russ Lamoureux. On June 20, 2010, it was announced that Zimmer and Lamoureux were engaged. They married in October of that year.

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

Entourage Dana Gordon Results Mandy Run the Tide Lola 2018 Burger Boss Mother Voice, short film 2019 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines Veronica Cale Voice, direct-to-video

Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Day My Parents Ran Away Girl in Line Television film 1994 Babylon 5 Young Woman Patient Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" 1997 Quicksilver Highway Female Patient Television film Ellen Riot Girl Episode: "Just Coffee?" Unhappily Ever After LaVerne Episode: "Tiffany, the Home Wrecker" 1998 Seinfeld Waitress #2 Episode: "The Wizard" Jenny Kaleigh Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Come through in a Clutch" Diagnosis: Murder Lisa Blake Episode: "An Education in Murder" Beverly Hills, 90210 Millie Episode: "Reunion"The Wayans Bros. Vanessa 2 episodes Felicity Girl Episode: "The Last Stand" The King of Queens Jenny Episode: "Fixer Upper" 1999 Chicago Hope Dana Episode: "A Goy and His Dog" 2000 The X-Files Phoebe Episode: "First Person Shooter" Rude Awakening Sandi Episode: "Star 80 Proof" Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Mary Episode: "The Find" 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" FreakyLinks Tori Spangler Episode: "Subject: The Stone Room" The Fighting Fitzgeralds Beth 5 episodes 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 Television film 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 2005–2011 Entourage Dana Gordon 21 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" Cupid Hallie Butler Episode: "The Great Right Hope" The New Adventures of Old Christine Amy Hunter 2 episodes 2011 Love Bites Colleen Rouscher 7 episodes Royal Pains Dr. Abby Burton Episode: "A Little Art, A Little Science" 2013 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Alana Cahill 5 episodes The Newsroom Taylor Warren 5 episodes 2013–2018 House of Cards Janine Skorsky 19 episodes 2014 Hot in Cleveland Lilly Episode: "Stayin' Alive" 2015–2017 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Strongarm, Filch Voice, 68 episodes 2015–2018 Unreal Quinn King 38 episodes 2015 Complications Dr. Laster 2 episodes Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Rosalind Price 8 episodes 2016 Maron Lindsey Episode: "Step 1" Better Things Herself Episode: "Sam/Pilot" BoJack Horseman Skinny Gina, Lindsey Voice, 4 episodes 2017 Angie Tribeca Detective Goldstein Episode: "Hey, I'm Solvin' Here!" 2017–2025 Match Game Panelist 11 episodes 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Herself Episode: "The Bitchelor" Mom Professor Stevens Episode: "Ambulance chasers and a Babbling Brook" 2018–2019 A Million Little Things Jeri Huntington 3 episodes 2019–2020 Shameless Claudia Nicolo 5 episodes 2020 Condor Robin Larkin 6 episodes 2021–2022 Good Trouble Kathleen Gale 18 episodes; also director (3 episodes) 2022 Big Sky Alicia Corrigan 9 episodes The Calling Anna Harvey 4 episodes 2023 Harlan Coben's Shelter Shira Bolitar 8 episodes The Boy in The Walls Director 2026 The Lincoln Lawyer Dana Berg 10 episodes Love Story Ann Messina Freeman 3 episodes

Podcasts Year Title Role Notes 2020–2021 The Shadow Diaries Marilyn Rose Voice role

Other roles Advertising Year Title Role Notes 1995-1996 The Puttermans Trish Duracell commercials

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2008 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2016 6th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 5th BTVA Voice Acting Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series 20th OFTA Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 14th Gold Derby Awards Best Drama Supporting Actress 68th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 7th Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2017 6th BTVA Voice Acting Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series 2026 78th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie