Kim Matula

Kim Matula
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) ^[1] 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). In 2024, Matula played Jane Curtin in the comedy-drama film Saturday Night .

Life and career

Matula studied film at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out because her acting career was taking off. ^[2] 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 . ^{[2] [3]} In 2014, Matula was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6]}

Matula at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival

In 2014, Matula starred opposite Scott Eastwood in the thriller film, Dawn Patrol . ^[7] In 2016, she joined the cast of the second season of the critically acclaimed Lifetime dark comedy-drama series, Unreal . ^[8] In 2018, Matula had a leading role as flight attendant Veronica "Ronnie" Messing in the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas . ^{[9] [10]} 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 2022, she appeared in the HBO max series The Sex Lives of College Girls and played the leading role in the Hallmark fantasy film, Ghost of Christmas Always. ^{[11] [12]}

In 2024, Matula was cast as comedian Jane Curtin in the comedy-drama film Saturday Night directed by Jason Reitman about Saturday Night Live ‘s opening night. ^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Savage Spirit	Megan
2010	Crown thy Good	Claire	Short film
	Spilt Milk	Sabrina
	Cool Wheels	Stacy McFuggins	Short film
2013	Raptor Ranch	Josie Hutchens
2014	Broken Strings	Wind / Heidi Lewis	Short film
	Dawn Patrol	Donna
2015	Maybe Someday	Lacey
2019	Fighting with My Family	Jeri-Lynn
2022	Haunted	Mary	Short
2023	Tapawingo	Gretchen
2024	Saturday Night	Jane Curtin

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"
	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°"
	Leverage: Redemption	Krista	Episode: "The Tower Job"
	Impeachment: American Crime Story	Laura Ingraham	Episode: "Not To Be Believed"
2022	The Sex Lives of College Girls	Michelle	Episodes: "Le Tuteur" and "Welcome to Essex"
	Adam & Eva	Monica	TV pilot
	The Resident	Scarlett Wexler	Episode: "Viral"
	Ghost of Christmas Always	Katherine	Television film
2023	True Lies	Lisa Hardy	Episode: "Honest Manipulations"
	Checkin' it Twice	Ashley Durreau	Television film
2024	NCIS	Agent Rose	Episode: "Algún Dia"
	The Finnish Line	Anya Kivelä	Television 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	[4]
2016	Soap Awards France	Couple of the Year — "Hope and Liam" (shared with Scott Clifton)	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[14]

References

1. "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 23, 2023. p. A-2. ProQuest   2857507339. Actor Vera Miles, 93. Actor Barbara Eden, 92. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Sonny Jurgensen, 89. Actor Richard Sanders, 83. Ballet Dancer, Patricia McBride, 81. [...] Actor Kimberly Matula, 35. Basketball player Jeremy Lin, 35. See also:
   • "This Day in History: Today's Birthdays". Boston Globe. August 23, 2011. p. G-15. ProQuest   884656575. Actress Vera Miles is 81. Political satirist Mark Russell is 79. Actress Barbara Eden is 77 [sic]. Pro Football Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen is 77. Actor Richard Sanders is 71. Ballet dancer Patricia McBride is 69. [...] Actress Kimberly Matula is 23.
2. "Kim Matula 411". Soap Opera Digest. 2010-01-11. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "No Hope For The Future: Kim Matula Quits The Bold and The Beautiful!". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
6. "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.
7. "Dawn Patrol - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. June 5, 2015.
8. Elizabeth Wagmeister (19 February 2016). "'UnReal' Season 2 Cast: Meagan Tandy & Kim Matula to Play Contestants - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
9. Cohn, Paulette (January 9, 2018). "Bold and the Beautiful Alum Kim Matula on Taking Flight in LA to Vegas". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays.
10. "Kim Matula talks new FOX show 'LA to Vegas'". FOX 11 Los Angeles. January 2, 2018.
11. Cordero, Rosy (August 16, 2021). "'The Sex Lives Of College Girls': Mindy Kaling's HBO Max Series Rounds Out Cast".
12. "Kim Matula Teases Ghosts of Christmas Always: It's Not What Anyone is Expecting". TV Fanatic. October 29, 2022.
13. Kroll, Justin (January 26, 2024). "'SNL 1975' Movie Finds Its Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin & Laraine Newman".
14. "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.

External links

• Kim Matula at IMDb