Kim Matula

Kimberly Marie Matula (born August 23, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for playing Hope Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2010 to 2016, and for playing Ronnie on the 2018 Fox comedy series LA to Vegas.

Kim Matula
Kim Matula at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Nominees Reception
Born
Kimberly Marie Matula

(1988-08-23) August 23, 1988
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Life and career

Matula was born in Fort Worth, Texas to David and Karin Matula. She is of Norwegian, Czech, English, Sudeten German and French-Canadian ancestry. Matula has always dreamed of acting and created videos of her acting. She studied film at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out because her acting career was taking off.[1] In 2008, Matula appeared in the Lifetime movie Queen Sized, and in next year moved to Los Angeles, then in 2010, she landed the role of Hope Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[1][2]

In 2014, Matula was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.[3] In her two final years on the soap, Matula's character had major storylines. In November 2014, it was announced that Matula had not renewed her contract and would be departing the series for a career in primetime television and film.[4][5]

In 2016, Matula joined the cast of the second season of the critically acclaimed Lifetime dark comedy-drama series, Unreal.[6]

In 2018, Matula had a leading role in the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas.

Filmography
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Savage Spirit Megan
2008 Queen Sized Tara Television film
2009 How I Met Your Mother Girl Episode: "Definitions"
2010–2014,
2015, 2016		 The Bold and the Beautiful Hope Logan Series regular: January 11, 2010 – December 12, 2014
Guest: April 17 and 20, 2015 and March 16, 2016
2010 Crown thy Good Claire Short film
2010 Spilt Milk Sabrina
2010 Cool Wheels Stacy McFuggins Short film
2011 The Defenders Mia Episode: "Nevada v. Doug the Mule"
2014 Broken Strings Wind / Heidi Lewis Short film
2014 Dawn Patrol Donna Film
2014 Almost Royal Herself Episode: "Los Angeles"
2015 Maybe Someday Lacey
2016 UnReal Tiffany Main role (season 2)
2018 LA to Vegas Veronica "Ronnie" Messing Main role
2019 Fighting with My Family Jeri-Lynn Film

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2014
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[3]
2016
 Soap Awards France Couple of the Year — "Hope and Liam"
(shared with Scott Clifton) 		The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[7]

References
  1. "Kim Matula 411". Soap Opera Digest. 2010-01-11. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. "Kimberly Matula Playing Hope Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful - Soaps.com". Soaps.sheknows.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  3. "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. "No Hope For The Future: Kim Matula Quits The Bold and The Beautiful!". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. "Kim Matula Leaving The Bold and the Beautiful!". Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. Elizabeth Wagmeister. "'UnReal' Season 2 Cast: Meagan Tandy & Kim Matula to Play Contestants - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. "Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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