Kimm Marie

"If you keep making those faces, your face will stay that way, Permanently!" That's what Kimm's Nana used to say as Kimm would watch such shows as, "I Love Lucy"and "Bewitched" with pure fascination; and little did Kimm know, she was right. Kimm would sit all night watching slapstick comedy and be enthralled with the talents of actors such as Lucille Ball, John Ritter, Andrea Martin, & Elizabeth Montgomery to name a few. Her mother on the other hand would call her "Sarah Bernhardt".Even with such an interest in the entertainment world at such a young age, Kimm "The Actress" would come later in life. Although she was born up north, Kimm Marie grew up in a small Florida town which she has been a native of since 1972 and has no siblings. She lived with her mother and Nana who's love for the entertainment world help nurture that fascination of hers. Her mother was an acapella singer from Brooklyn, who cut a few records on 78's and loved Motown and rock music and her Nana loved the movies and dancing. Young Kimm's extensive imagination inspired her to be an artist, sketching cartoons and winning awards until the time she reached Junior High where she wanted to take the leap into music and become a Rock Star. She bought her first bass guitar, took lessons for awhile and loved to play. Eventually, other things would take over such as her first job at a modeling school at age 16. After much success as a model, Kimm ventured elsewhere and unexpectedly was offered a lead in a feature film as a lawyer with no acting experience. Although she got the part Kimm turned it down as then her philosophy was, "Any job you have fun with whether its art, music, or acting,... you'll go broke. It's all about luck." Kimm wasn't really looking to become an actress at the time and was approached at random because she seemed to stand out of a crowd. Going back to her love of music, Kimm studied broadcasting and turned to radio. Moving fast in the business, she hosted and produced her own radio talk shows and worked for Clear Channel Communications. Over a 10 year period, she would become a well known radio personality working for quite a few radio stations. Wanting to settle down and have the ability raise her son, Kimm would later give up radio to own her own business and stay home for a while. After her son made that turn to teenage years, she started doodling again on the computer, where friends would encourage her to go back to school for her graphics and art. Even so, Kimm still held the philosophy, "Anything you do that's fun? You will always be struggling or broke." and with a son, she didn't want to chance it. That is until the right encouragement came along in the form of her friend, now boyfriend, Lee. She found that Lee was also multi-talented being a musician, writer, computer engineer, artist, photographer and much more. Kimm took more chances landing a full time job in advertising with no experience besides her radio history, ultimately becoming a Graphic Design Manager. She had some of her art pieces featured in the Orlando Museum of Art's "Art Noir", and also had much success in Florida's "Nude Night" art gallery event. In 2007, she started Burner Graphics, which became a well known established business, making everything from musician's CD covers, movie posters and covers for film, as well as high end logos for big corporate companies and small businesses and of course her own personal artistry. With her love for art and music finding its balance it was only a matter of time before Kimm "The Actress" would resurface most unexpectedly. "It wasn't intended either just like everything else? It just fell into my lap because I never sought anything out...it was just always there..the opportunity I mean. - Kimm" On Kimm's, way to work she noticed a small sign for acting classes. Oddly enough over the course of a few days it moved closer and closer to her job to the point where she told her boyfriend, "Look, I want to try this out, life's too short." So, she signed up for her first acting class where she met Hank Stone . Her art is still active, as well as creating a few movie posters for films and shows. Kimm also always stays active in supporting causes such as the prevention of bullying & child abuse.