# Yvonne Zima

Yvonne Zima (born January 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Daisy Carter on The Young and the Restless.

## Early life

Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the daughter of Dennis and Marie. Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her maternal grandfather, who was of Polish descent.

## Career

Zima played a small part in the movie Heat (1995) where she was briefly taken hostage and then rescued by Al Pacino's character, and a breakthrough role as Caitlin, the daughter of Geena Davis's character, in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). She also played Rachel Greene on the series ER from 1994 to 2000. Zima played Daisy on the series The Young and the Restless on and off between 2009 and 2012.

## Personal life

Zima's older sisters, Madeline and Vanessa, are also actresses.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Heat | Hostage Girl | |
| 1996 | Bed of Roses | Young Lisa Walker | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Little Girl | |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Caitlin Caine | |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You | Gwen Moss (Age 7) | |
| 1999 | Storm Catcher | Nicole Holloway | |
| 1999 | The Secret Path | Jo-Ann Foley (Age 7) | CBS TV Movie; Also titled Chasing Secrets |
| 2000 | Love & Sex | 9-Year-Old Kate | |
| 2009 | Surrogate | Marian | |
| 2009 | Love Hurts | Andrea | |
| 2010 | Meeting Spencer | Sophia Martinelli | |
| 2010 | You, Only Better... | Suzy Jr. | |
| 2011 | The Absent | Katie Anderson | |
| 2011 | Goy | Trish Rosenberg | |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Miss Elk Ridge | |
| 2014 | The Last Light | Ashley | |
| 2015 | The Automatic Hate | Annie Green | |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | Young Porn Queen | |
| 2017 | The Monster Project | Shayla | |
| 2018 | Warm Human Magic | Mary | |
| 2019 | The Orchard Girl | Orchard Girl | |
| 2024 | Stan Behavior | Acquittal Queen | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Roseanne | Girl in Lunch Box | Episode: "The Driver's Seat"; uncredited |
| 1994–2000 | ER | Rachel Greene | Recurring role, 22 episodes |
| 1995 | See Jane Run | Lisa Klinger | Television film |
| 1996 | Christmas Every Day | Sarah Jackson | Television film |
| 1997 | Dead by Midnight | Kelly Ellis | Television film |
| 1999 | Chasing Secrets | Jo Ann Foley (Age 7) | Television film; also known as The Secret Path |
| 1999 | Seven Days | Amanda | Episode: "For the Children" |
| 2000 | A Father's Choice | Chris McClain | Television film |
| 2009–2012 | The Young and the Restless | Daisy Carter | Recurring role, 137 episodes |
| 2012 | BlackBoxTV | Bianca | Episode: "The Last Encounter" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jessie Sturgis | Episode: "Beautiful Frame" |
| 2013 | Castle | Veronica | Episode: "Time Will Tell" |
| 2014 | The Girl He Met Online | Gillian Casey | Television film |
| 2015 | Masters of Sex | Daphne | Episode: "Party of Four" |
| 2016 | Killing Mommy | Deborah Hansen / Juliana Hansen | Television film; also known as Deadly Daughters |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Teacher | Episode: "The Season of the Witch" |
| 2016 | StartUp | Megan | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | This Is Us | Nicole | Episode: "Sometimes" |
| 2019 | Now Apocalypse | Cat Woman | Episode: "Anywhere Out of the World" |
| 2019 | American Horror Story: 1984 | Red | Episode: "Episode 100" |
| 2020 | Killer Prom | Sienna Markle | Television film |
| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death | Fleur de Maguis | 2 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

Zima was nominated for a Young Artist Award for three consecutive years:
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1995 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance by an Actress Under 10 in a TV Series | ER | Nominated |
| 1996 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama Series | ER | Nominated |
| 1997 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actress Age Ten or Under | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Nominated |
| 2016 | Connect Film Festival | Best Ensemble Acting Award (with Brendan Hunt & Joe Ochman) | Snail | Nominated |
| 2018 | Madrid International Film Festival | Best Lead Actress in a Short Film | Warm Human Magic | Nominated |
| 2019 | NewFilmmakers Los Angeles | Best Comedy Actor | Warm Human Magic | Nominated |