Kimberly McCullough

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Kimberly McCullough
Born
Kimberly Anne McCullough

(1978-03-05) March 5, 1978 (age 46)
Bellflower, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
Years active1984–present
Children1

Kimberly Anne McCullough [1] (born March 5, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera General Hospital , a role which she originated at age seven, playing the character on and off from 1985 to 2000 and 2004 to 2018, in addition to 2021. She has subsequently taken a step back from acting in order to focus on directing. [2]

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McCullough has also played the character in one episode of the GH spinoff Port Charles , and in a few episodes of All My Children . In 2007 and 2008, she portrayed Robin as one of the leading characters in the primetime GH spinoff, General Hospital: Night Shift .

McCullough is also an ABC Director Fellow, shadowing other directors. [3]

Career

In 1985, after failing to land a role on the TV sitcom Webster , McCullough auditioned for the role of Robin Scorpio, the 6-year-old daughter of Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) and Anna Devane (director/actress Finola Hughes). The producers made her audition 12 times but eventually gave her the part and her role became a popular success. [4]

In the fall of 1985, McCullough made her debut during the Asian Quarter storyline, which showcased her acting skills alongside veteran actor Keye Luke through the majority of the storyline. In 1989 at the age of 11, McCullough won her first Daytime Emmy Award, for "Outstanding Juvenile Female in a Drama Series". One of her most memorable storylines began in 1995, when her teenage character contracted HIV after having unprotected sex with her boyfriend Stone, who was unknowingly infected with the virus and later died of AIDS. She won a second Daytime Emmy in 1996 for this storyline, once again for "Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series". In 1996, she took a short break from playing the character when she went off to college for a brief stint at New York University Tisch School of the Arts from 1996 to 1997, although she never graduated or received a degree from the university. On General Hospital, Robin Scorpio was also written out for the same reason, except the character was attending Yale University to study medicine. Unlike many soap opera characters, her character of Robin Scorpio has never been "sorased" but has aged in real time along with McCullough.

In 1998, she returned to the show, but then left once again to pursue other acting opportunities, which included co-starring in the primetime drama series Once and Again and Joan of Arcadia . She also wrote and directed the mockumentary Lil Star about girls in childhood beauty pageants, a story which allowed McCullough to draw on her own experiences. In 2001 she appeared in the movie Legally Blonde as Amy, one of Elle Woods' sorority sisters. After brief returns to General Hospital in 2000 and 2004, she returned on a permanent basis in October 2005, with her character Robin Scorpio a doctor, having graduated from medical school. In November 2011, McCullough announced her plans to leave General Hospital once again in order to pursue a career as a director, and her character was believed to have died on February 21, 2012. However, scenes airing on March 27, 2012, showed Robin to be alive and held captive in an undisclosed location, leaving the door open for her to return in the future. Starting in July 2012, McCullough made several guest appearances on General Hospital, and returned to the role in 2013.

She again went off contract in 2018, announcing her retirement from acting to focus on a directing career. [5] McCullough did make an appearance in 2021 to participate in an on-air tribute for actor John Reilly, who played Sean Donely. [6]

In 2011, McCullough directed the short film Nice Guys Finish Last. The film starred Danielle Harris and McCullough's General Hospital co-star Lexi Ainsworth. [7] [8]

Personal life

McCullough was born in Bellflower, California. She has two older brothers and is of Mexican descent. Her mother is a dance teacher, who took her to rehearsals, and got her involved with acting. McCullough's first appearance was as a 7-month-old baby in a diaper commercial, co-starring with actress Juliet Mills. She started doing gymnastics at the age of 4, and performed as part of a group called the Gym Dandies. McCullough followed this up with a dancing part in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo . McCullough dated actor Freddie Prinze Jr. from 1996 until 1999. [9] [10]

In a year-end blog post for 2015, McCullough revealed she had a miscarriage. [11] In her 2016 Year End Wrap Up, she revealed she was pregnant again after her miscarriage. [12] [13] McCullough gave birth to her son, Otis, on June 7, 2017. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1984 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Kimberly [15]
1988 Purple People Eater Donna Orfus
1991 Bugsy Barbara Siegel
1992 Consenting Adults Lori Parker
2001 Legally Blonde Amy
2005Greener MountainsAlice
2012Among FriendsDirector's Girlfriend

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985–2000
2004–2018
2021		 General Hospital Robin Scorpio Series regular; guest appearances
1987 Beauty and the Beast AbbeyEpisode: "Masques"
1992 Consenting Adults Lori ParkerTelevision film
1996 CBS Schoolbreak Special April MorganEpisode: "Crosstown"
1997 Nothing Sacred FlaviaEpisode: "Speaking in Tongues"
1998 Port Charles Robin Scorpio1 episode
1999 Sons of Thunder Jennifer HobsonEpisode: "Underground"
1999 Undressed N/AEpisode: unaired pilot
1999–2000 Once and Again JenniferRecurring role, 9 episodes
2000 Party of Five PhoebeEpisode: "Taboo or Not Taboo"
2001 DAG Becky Jo JensenEpisode: "America's Sweetheart"
2001 ER NoriEpisode: "Fear of Commitment"
2001Dying to DanceAlyssa LennoxTelevision film
2001 All My Children Robin ScorpioGuest appearances
2002 Judging Amy Melissa JohnstonEpisode: "Who Shot Dick?"
2002 Crossing Jordan IsabelleEpisode: "Four Fathers"
2002 Family Law Carly SiftonEpisode: "Big Brother"
2002 The Shield DeenaEpisodes: "Blowback", "Pay in Pain"
2003 Firefly ChariEpisode: "Heart of Gold"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vampire #3Episode: "Suckers"
2004 The Stones Audra4 episodes
2004 The Shield DeenaEpisode: "Streaks and Tips"
2004–2005 Joan of Arcadia Beth ReinhartRecurring role, 6 episodes
2007–2008 General Hospital: Night Shift Robin ScorpioSeries regular
2008 The Shield DeenaEpisode: "Game Face"
2010Fake It Til You Make ItDecoyEpisode: "Wayne Brady Tweets"

As a director

YearTitleNotes
2013 Shake It Up Episode: "Haunt It Up"
2015 K.C. Undercover Episode: "Operation: Other Side Part 2"
2016 Pretty Little Liars 2 episodes
2018 Youth & Consequences Miniseries; 2 episodes
2018 All About The Washingtons 2 episodes
2018 Fuller House Episode: "It’s Always Open"
2018–2019 One Day at a Time 3 episodes
2018–2019 The Conners 2 episodes
2019 The Cool Kids Episode: "The Cool Kids Un-Retire"
2019 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episode: "Paddy's Has a Jumper"
2019–2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series 14 episodes
2019–2020 The Bold Type 3 episodes
2020 Carol's Second Act Episode: "Blocking"
2020 Almost Family Episode: "Permanent AF"
2020 Roswell, New Mexico Episode: "I'll Stand By You"
2021 Fantasy Island Episode: "Quantum Entanglement"
2021 With Love Episode: "Valentine's Day"
2022 How I Met Your Father Episode: "'The Fixer"
2022 Boo, Bitch 3 episodes

Awards

All of McCullough's awards and nominations have been for her role as Robin Scorpio on General Hospital.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kim Mccullough Biography (1978–)". Film Reference. March 5, 1978. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "General Hospital star Kimberly McCullough officially retired from acting". January 2020.
  3. ↑ "'General Hospital' Star Kimberly McCullough To Direct Upcoming Episode Of 'The Conners'". The Inquisitr. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Soapography, aired June 16, 2007, "Kimberly McCullough and Rick Springfield".[ full citation needed ]
  5. ↑ "General Hospital star Kimberly McCullough officially retired from acting". January 2020.
  6. ↑ "CONFIRMED: Kimberly McCullough returning to General Hospital". May 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kimberly McCullough Directs Co-Star Lexi Ainsworth in Nice Guys Finish Last". Daytime Confidential. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ "From Director/Actress Kimberly McCullough by S.J. Main". FirstGiving. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
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  12. ↑ Kimberly McCullough (February 20, 2017). "2016 Year End Wrap Up" . Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  13. ↑ SOD (February 20, 2017). "KIMBERLY MCCULLOUGH IS PREGNANT!". Soap Opera Digest . United States. American Media, Inc. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  14. ↑ McCullough, Kimberly (June 8, 2017). "Baby Otis was born today June 7th. To quote Mary J "I never knew there was a love like this before."". Twitter. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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