Yvonne Zima


Yvonne Zima is an American actress. She is known for her role as Daisy Carter on The Young and the Restless.

Background

Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the daughter of Dennis and Marie. Her older sisters, Madeline Zima and Vanessa Zima are also actresses. Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her maternal grandfather, who was of Polish descent.
Zima played a small part in the movie Heat where she was briefly taken hostage and rescued by Al Pacino's character. Her first major role was being cast as Caitlin, the daughter of Geena Davis' character, in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight. She also played Rachel Greene on the series ER from 1994 to 2000. Zima portrayed Daisy on the series The Young and the Restless on and off between 2009 and 2012.

Awards and nominations

Zima was nominated for a Young Artist Award for three consecutive years:
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
1995Young Artist AwardsBest Performance by an Actress Under 10 in a TV SeriesERNomitated
1996Young Artist AwardsBest Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama SeriesERNomitated
1997Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film: Actress Age Ten or UnderThe Long Kiss GoodnightNomitated
2016Connect Film FestivalBest Ensemble Acting Award SnailNomitated
2018Madrid International Film FestivalBest Lead Actress in a Short FilmWarm Human MagicNomitated
2019NewFilmmakers Los AngelesBest Comedy ActorWarm Human MagicNomitated