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's breakthrough role was as Caitlin in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). She played Daisy on The Young and the Restless on and off between 2009 and 2012. She also played Rachel Greene on ER.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Heat	Hostage Girl
1995	See Jane Run	Lisa Klinger	Television film
1996	Christmas Every Day	Sarah Jackson	Television film
1996	Bed of Roses	Young Lisa Walker
1996	Executive Decision	Little Girl
1996	Long Kiss Goodnight, TheThe Long Kiss Goodnight	Caitlin Caine
1997	'Til There Was You	Gwen Moss (Age 7)
1997	Dead by Midnight	Kelly Ellis	Television film
1998	The Rose Sisters
1999	Chasing Secrets	Jo Ann Foley (Age 7)	Television film
1999	Storm Catcher	Nicole Holloway
2000	A Father's Choice	Chris McClain	Television film
2000	Love & Sex	9-Year-Old Kate
2009	Surrogate	Marian
2009	Intersect	Lucy	Short film
2009	Love Hurts	Andrea
2010	Meeting Spencer	Sophia Martinelli
2010	You, Only Better...	Suzy Jr.
2010	Career Virgin	Ingrid	Short film
2011	The Absent	Katie Anderson
2011	Goy	Trish Rosenberg
2013	Iron Man 3	Miss Elkridge
2013	Snail	Anna	Short film
2013	The Last Light	Ashley
2014	The Girl He Met Online	Gillian Casey	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Roseanne	Girl in Lunch Box	Uncredited Episode: "The Driver's Seat"
1994-2000	ER	Rachel Greene	22 episodes
1999	Seven Days	Amanda	Episode: "For the Children"
2009-2012	Young and the Restless, TheThe Young and the Restless	Daisy Carter	117 episodes
2012	BlackBoxTV	Bianca	Episode: "The Last Encounter"
2013	& Order: Special Victims Unit, LawLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jessie Sturgis	Episode: "Beautiful Frame"
2013	Castle	Veronica	Episode: "Time Will Tell"

Awards and nominations

Zima was nominated for a Young Artist Award for three consecutive years:

• 1995 Best Performance by an Actress Under 10 in a TV Series - ER
• 1996 Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama Series - ER
• 1997 Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actress Age Ten or Under - The Long Kiss Goodnight

[ Source: Wikipedia ]