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Kim Matula
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Matula at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Nominees Reception
Born (1988-08-23) August 23, 1988 (age 36)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present

Kim Matula (born August 23, 1988) is an American actress. She made her television debut playing Tara Conner in the teen comedy film Queen Sized (2008) and later starred as Hope Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2010 to 2016, receiving a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series nomination. Matula later starred in the second season of Lifetime comedy-drama series, Unreal, and played the leading role in the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas (2018).

Life and career

Matula studied film at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out because her acting career was taking off. After starring in the small horror film Savage Spirit (2006), in 2008, Matula starred in the Lifetime teen comedy film Queen Sized opposite Nikki Blonsky and the following year appeared in an episode of CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. In 2010, she landed the role of Hope Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2014, Matula was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. 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.

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Matula at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival

In 2014, Matula starred opposite Scott Eastwood in the thriller film, Dawn Patrol. In 2016, she joined the cast of the second season of the critically acclaimed Lifetime dark comedy-drama series, Unreal. In 2018, Matula had a leading role as flight attendant Veronica "Ronnie" Messing in the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas. The series was canceled after one season. The following year she had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film, Fighting with My Family that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2021, Matula had a recurring role in the Fox series 9-1-1: Lone Star and played Laura Ingraham in the FX anthology series, Impeachment: American Crime Story. .....

In 2024, Matula was cast as comedian Jane Curtin in the upcoming comedy-drama film, SNL 1975 directed by Jason Reitman about Saturday Night Live‘s opening night.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Savage Spirit Megan
2010 Crown thy Good Claire Short film
2010 Spilt Milk Sabrina
2010 Cool Wheels Stacy McFuggins Short film
2013 Raptor Ranch Josie Hutchens
2014 Broken Strings Wind / Heidi Lewis Short film
2014 Dawn Patrol Donna
2015 Maybe Someday Lacey
2019 Fighting with My Family Jeri-Lynn
2022 Haunted Mary Short
2023 Tapawingo Gretchen
TBA SNL 1975 Jane Curtin Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Queen Sized Tara Television film
2009 How I Met Your Mother Girl Episode: "Definitions"
2010–2016 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
2011 The Defenders Mia Episode: "Nevada v. Doug the Mule"
2014 Almost Royal Herself Episode: "Los Angeles"
2016 UnReal Tiffany Series regular, 10 episodes
2017 Rosewood Leanne Forrest Episode: "Fairy Tales & Frozen Truths"
2017 Teachers Sharon Episodes: "Dosey Don't" and "Lunchtime! The Musical"
2018 LA to Vegas Veronica "Ronnie" Messing Series regular, 15 episodes
2021 9-1-1: Lone Star Lily Episodes: "Back in the Saddle" and "2100°"
2021 Leverage: Redemption Krista Episode: "The Tower Job"
2021 Impeachment: American Crime Story Laura Ingraham Episode: "Not To Be Believed"
2022 The ... of College Girls Michelle Episodes: "Le Tuteur" and "Welcome to Essex"
2022 Adam & Eva Monica TV pilot
2022 The Resident Scarlett Wexler Episode: "Viral"
2022 Ghost of Christmas Always Katherine Television film
2023 True Lies Lisa Hardy Episode: "Honest Manipulations"
2023 Checkin' it Twice Ashley Durreau Television film
2024 NCIS Agent Rose Episode: "Algún Dia"

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
2016
Soap Awards France Couple of the Year — "Hope and Liam"
(shared with Scott Clifton)
The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated

See also

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