Anne Marie Howard

Anne Marie Howard is an American actress who grew up in Ottumwa, Iowa, and first took the stage at four in a production of Carousel. She began staging plays in her backyard and, after her family moved to Davenport, Iowa, appeared in high school plays, musicals and variety shows. At 18 she moved to New York City, where she trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory, the Neighborhood Playhouse and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and she went on to appear Off-Broadway in Summertree and Baseball Wives. On television she played Nicole Love on Another World and Kimberly Brady on Days of Our Lives, with later credits including Private Practice, Desperate Housewives, Criminal Minds, Monk, Nip/Tuck and a recurring role on Make It or Break It. Her films include Prince of Darkness (1987), You Don't Mess with the Zohan, The Weather Man and Shopgirl, and she also did commercial and voice-over work.