Meet Constance Zimmer, who plays Carolyn Bessette’s mum Ann Messina in Love Story
The award-winning actress – known for roles on Entourage and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D – also co-hosts a podcast and is a champion for women’s rights
In fact, in the past episodes, Zimmer’s Messina delivers a powerful speech to Bessette and JFK Jr’s wedding guests, making her stance clear on their relationship and her concerns for her daughter. Zimmer revealed in an interview with Town & Country magazine that she had actually read the toast during her audition.
“I got the pages right before I got on an 11-hour flight. I spent all that time memorising the monologue, and after that there was no question. I was going to audition because I was honoured to try to embrace this character, who none of us really knew much about. I feel so fortunate that I got the part,” Zimmer told the magazine.
Here’s everything you need to know about Constance Zimmer.
She is an award-winning actress
Zimmer is best known for playing a slew of powerful women: Dana Gordon in HBO’s Entourage, Rosalind Price in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Janine Skorsky in House of Cards and finally Ann Messina in Love Story.
She made her screen debut in the 1993 TV movie The Day My Parents Ran Away and has since starred in over 90 projects. For her role in the TV series UnReal, she won the Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2016.
Besides acting, Zimmer has also tried her skills behind the camera and is credited for directing two episodes of UnReal. In 2023, she made her film directorial debut with The Boy in the Walls.