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Kim Raver

 
Actor: Kim Raver
  • Born: Mar 15, 1969 in New York, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Thriller, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Martin & Orloff, Lipstick Jungle: Season 02, Lipstick Jungle: Season 01
  • First Major Screen Credit: Third Watch: Season 01 (1999)

Biography

With her long face and delicate features, actress Kim Raver has a screen image that is hard to forget. Long before she blossomed into a willowy beauty, Raver began her acting career as a performer on the children's show Sesame Street, starting in 1975 when she was just six. Raver's supportive parents soon got her involved in an off-Broadway youth theater project, and by the time the young thespian was 18, she was pursuing a fine arts degree from Boston University.

By her early twenties, Raver paid her dues as well as her bills with appearances in commercials as well as shows like Law & Order and Spin City. She maintained a presence on the stage, acting in theatrical productions of plays like Holiday, but by the new millennium, Raver would be making some major commitments. Not only did she get married to director Manu Boyer in 2000, but she also signed on for a starring role on the series Third Watch that same year. She gave birth to her son Luke in 2002 and then left Third Watch in 2004 to join the cast of the hit real-time thriller series 24. Her recurring role as Jack Bauer's sometime love interest kept her quite busy, so busy in fact that her career was barely effected by the failure of a series she starred in called The Nine, which premiered in 2006 but was canceled after just eight episodes. Fans could catcher Raver later that same year on the big screen, as she played the ex-wife of Ben Stiller's character in the hit fantasy comedy Night at the Museum. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
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Kim Raver

Kim Raver
Born Kimberly Jayne Raver
March 15, 1969 (1969-03-15) (age 40)
New York City, New York
Spouse(s) Manuel Boyer

Kimberly Jayne Raver (born March 15, 1969) is an American actress.

She is best known for her roles as Nico Reilly on the TV show Lipstick Jungle, Kim Zambrano on the TV show Third Watch, and Audrey Raines on 24.

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Biography

Personal life

Raver was raised in New York City by her mother, Tina Raver, and her stepfather, Chris Meltesen. She has one sister, Cybele Raver. From the ages of six to nine, she had a regular role on the seminal children's television series Sesame Street. After Sesame Street, the young actress joined Off-Off-Broadway's first all-children's theater. A fine arts graduate of Boston University, Raver continues to study theater in New York with teacher and mentor Wynn Handman. She is fluent in French and German, a language that she learned as a child from her German-born mother.

Together with husband Manuel Boyer she has two sons, Luke West (b. 2002) and Leo (b. 2007). Leo Kipling Boyer was born on October 9, 2007, in New York City where Raver was performing in Lipstick Jungle.[1] Raver returned to work on the show only a few weeks after giving birth.[2]

Career

At the beginning of her adult career, Raver acted in commercials for Visa and Jeep. Her first prominent role was her Broadway debut in the play "Holiday" in which she co-starred with Laura Linney and Tony Goldwyn. She also appeared in the feature film City Hall with Al Pacino. She also co-starred with John Spencer (of NBC's The West Wing) and David Schwimmer in "The Glimmer Brothers", a production of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, written by Warren Leight. After her time on Third Watch, she was cast as Audrey Raines in the popular television series 24, and was a series regular for two seasons.

During the Fall 2006 television season, Raver starred in the ABC television series The Nine. Although the show received outstanding pre-season ratings, it did not take off, and was therefore cancelled. She reprised her role in 24's season 6 as Audrey Raines. The character was in a comatose state at the end of the season.

The 1997 TV movie Soul Mates, starring Raver, is shown by market researchers at Television Preview.[citation needed] Raver has joined Season 6 of Grey's Anatomy in a recurring role as Dr. Teddy Altman, a cardiothoracic surgeon brought in by Dr. Owen Hunt who served with her in Iraq. She made her on-screen debut on November 12.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1975-1978 Sesame Street Kim TV appearance
1994 Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Linda TV film
1995 Central Park West Deanne Landers TV episodes ("The Best, False Friend", "Chess Moves" and "Stephanie and the Wolves")
1996 Law & Order Wendy Karmel TV episode ("Homesick")
1997 The Practice Victoria Keenan TV episode ("Reasonable Doubts")
Spin City Jeannie TV episode ("My Life is a Soap Opera")
1998 Trinity Clarissa McCallister TV series
1999-2004 Third Watch Kim Zambrano TV series - regular in seasons 1-5 and guest star in season 6
2002 ER Kim Zambrano TV episode ("Brothers and Sisters") - crossover between Third Watch and ER
Martin & Orloff Kashia Feature film
2004 Mind the Gap Vicki Walters Feature film
The Apprentice Herself TV episode ("Tit for Tat")
2004-2007 24 Audrey Raines TV series - regular in seasons 4 and 5, and recurring in season 6
2005 Haunting Sarah Erica Rose and Heather Rose TV film
Keep Your Distance Susan Dailey Feature film
2006 Night at the Museum Erica Daley Feature film
2006-2007 The Nine Kathryn Hale TV series
2007 Prisoner Renee Feature film
2008-2009 Lipstick Jungle Nico Reilly TV series
2009-present Grey's Anatomy [3] Teddy Altman TV series

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