Kim And Laura Interactive
Laura Wright and Kim Zimmer
Cassie and Reva, Guiding Light
When guiding Light decided to create a half sister for Reva, the powers that be contemplated having Kim Zimmer play a dual role. Zimmer herself admitted that wasn't the best idea -- it would have killed her, she joked. Laura Wright, who ended up winning the part, is so good as Cassie, and shares such a special bond with Zimmer -- we really believe they're sisters! -- it's difficult to imagine anyone else in the role. The fact that Zimmer and Wright get along famously offscreen only adds to their on-screen chemistry. To see how they mix and match in real life, Soap Opera Weekly asked them the same set of questions, seperately.
What famous duo is most reminiscent of your characters?
LAURA WRIGHT: Thelma and Louise
KIM ZIMMER: Scarlett and Melanie
IF the world were to end tomorrow, what would you regret not having accomplished?
LAURA WRIGHT: Not having more time with my family.
KIM ZIMMER: Not taking my kids to Europe.
What subject do you know best?
LAURA: food combining, eating healthy.
KIM: Parenting
What daily task do you perform with the greatest joy?
LAURA: Anything I do with my daughter.
KIM: Putting my kids to bed at night. That's my time I get to spend with them.
What is the biggest difference between men and women?
LAURA: I don't think there's just one. Read Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.
KIM: Women have the joy of giving birth.
What do you miss the most about being a child?
LAURA: The innocence of childhood.
KIM: Getting to have my mom right there.
NAme an item you know you should throw away, but probably never will.
LAURA: IF I don'T use something, I usually throw it away.
KIM: A pair of really stinky leather sandals.
If you could be a fly on the wall, where would you go?
LAURA: The writers' office.
KIM: Susan Lucci's drive on the way home from winning the Emmy.
If you could spend one week on a television show from the past or the present, what would it be?
LAURA: Kindred: The embraced
KIM: Little House on the Prairie.
Name something that you and your co-star always disagree on.
LAURA: I don't know.
KIM: We don't disagree on anything.
What word would someone never use to describe your co-star?
LAURA: Quiet
KIM: Quiet
What word would someone never use to describe you?
LAURA: Quiet -- I talk a lot.
KIM: Quiet.
By Mark McGarry
Soap Opera Weekly, 1997
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