Kim Rhodes (born June 7, 1969)[1] is an American actress who is known for portraying Cindy Harrison on the soap operas Another World[2] (1996–1999) and As the World Turns (2000–2001), Carey Martin on the Disney Channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack & Cody[3] (2005–2008) and The Suite Life on Deck[1][4] (2008–2011), and Sheriff Jody Mills on Supernatural (2010–2020).[1]

Kim Rhodes
Rhodes at Creation Entertainment Salute to Supernatural, Cleveland 2018
Born (1969-06-07) June 7, 1969 (age 55)
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Travis Hodges
(m. 2006)
Children1

Early life

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Rhodes was born and raised in Portland, Oregon.[1][2] She graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School, and then attended Southern Oregon University,[1][2] graduating in 1991, and earned a Master of Fine Arts from Temple University.[5]

Career

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In 1997, while performing in Another World, Rhodes was nominated, along with Mark Pinter, for a Soap Opera Digest Award as "Favorite New Couple". For Rhodes's first Another World fan club luncheon, she rewrote the lyrics for "All For the Best" from Godspell. Prior to her Disney Channel début, she had previously acted with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival[2] for one season, portraying the roles of "Daphne Stillington" in Noël Coward's Present Laughter and "Helena" in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In 2005, Rhodes was cast as Carey Martin on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Her character was notorious for her spiky blonde hair and her can-do attitude. She later reprised her role with several cameo appearances on the spin-off series The Suite Life on Deck from 2008 to 2011. [citation needed]

In 2010, she was cast as Sheriff Jody Mills on the CW's show Supernatural.[6] She first appeared in Season 5; episode "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid", with her character appearing in every season since as a guest star.

In 2018, Season 13; episode “Wayward Sisters“ was used as a backdoor pilot for a possible spin-off series of the same name, intended to feature Rhodes and fellow actresses Briana Buckmaster and Kathryn Newton as the main characters.[7][8][9][10] The new series ultimately did not move forward.[11] Rhodes performs, alongside other Supernatural's cast members, in Jason Manns' 2018 album "Recovering With Friends."[12][13]

Personal life

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Rhodes married actor Travis Hodges in 2006 and they reside in Los Angeles, California.[2] They have a daughter, who is autistic.[14] In August 2022, Rhodes shared that she had been diagnosed with autism that year.[15]

Filmography

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Film
Year Film Role Notes
2001 In Pursuit Ann Sutton
2004 Christmas with the Kranks Julie
2005 Sky High Elastic Girl/Prof. Jeannie Elast Deleted scenes
2008 Mostly Ghostly Harriett Doyle
Desertion Jane Nichols
A Kiss at Midnight Maureen O'Connor the Nun
2010 Cyrus Dr. Dallas
Deadbeat K.D.
2011 Mine Waitress Short film
November 1 Marisa
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure Christine Direct-to-video
2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 Lillian Rearden
2016 Riding 79 Betty
Television
Year Show Role Notes
1996–1999 Another World Cynthia "Cindy" Brooke Harrison Unknown episodes
1999 The Lot Rachel Lipton
2000–2001 As the World Turns Cindy Harrison Unknown episodes
2005–2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Carey Martin Main role
2008–2011 The Suite Life on Deck 4 episodes
2010–2020 Supernatural Sheriff Jody Mills Guest role (seasons 56, 812, 1415); recurring (seasons 7, 13)
2011 A Crush on You Val Brookston Television film
2013 Switched at Birth Tria 2 episodes
2014-2016 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Vicki Bowen 9 episodes
2016 Colony Rachel 6 episodes
2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Asst. Director Linda Barnes 2 episodes
2018 Criminal Minds Asst. Director Linda Barnes 4 episodes
2022 Kung Fu Carrie 5 episodes
Guest appearances
Year Show Role Notes
1999 Martial Law Roxanne Cole
2000 Star Trek: Voyager Ensign Lyndsay Ballard / Jhet'leya Episode: "Ashes to Ashes"
Stark Raving Mad Brooke
One World Diane
2001 Titus Tiffany
The Invisible Man Eleanor Stark
2002 Becker Julie
Touched by an Angel Liz[2]
Boomtown Julia Sloan
Monk Katy Lindmen
Without a Trace Polly
Strong Medicine Marla Cole Episode: "Contraindications"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lydia Lopez[16] Episode: "Dead Ringer"
2009 House M.D. Flirting woman at fundraiser Episode: "Broken"
2011 Free Agents Kate
2012 Till Death Do Us Part Suzette
2014 NCIS CIA Officer Sandra Jenkins
2015 Key and Peele Widow
Extant Nicole
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Star Trek: Away Team Yulana Oxila
2015 Star Trek Online[17] Jhet'leya Mission "Dust to Dust"
2021 Persona 5 Strikers Mariko Hyodo English Dub[18]

Awards and nominations

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Accolades received by Kim Rhodes
Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
1998 Another World Soap Opera Digest Awards Favorite New Couple Nominated [19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Baker, Jeff (April 28, 2014). "18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Estudillo, Terry (September 26, 2006). "Sweet on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  3. ^ "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Characters". Disney Channel. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  4. ^ "The Suite Life on Deck Characters". Disney Channel. 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  5. ^ Kim Rhodes (1991), Actor Archived 2016-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. sou.edu. Accessed 2009-12-28.
  6. ^ "'Supernatural' Spinoff 'Wayward Sisters' Starring Kim Rhodes Set As Backdoor Pilot For Season 13 Of CW Series". Deadline Hollywood. 20 June 2017.
  7. ^ "How Supernatural's All-Female Spinoff, 'Wayward Sisters', Was Born". 17 January 2018.
  8. ^ "'Wayward Sisters': Kim Rhodes says spin-off 'sings in harmony' with 'Supernatural'". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ^ "'Supernatural' Star Kim Rhodes on Adding Perspective and Saying 'Yes to Women'". 18 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Wayward Sisters Cast, Story and Details for Supernatural Spinoff | Den of Geek". www.denofgeek.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01.
  11. ^ Gelman, Vlada (May 11, 2018). "Supernatural Spinoff Wayward Sisters Not Going to Series at The CW". TVLine. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Recovering with Friends, by Jason Manns".
  13. ^ "Recovering with Friends by Jason Manns". iTunes. 19 January 2018.
  14. ^ Staff, Pacific Standard (2017-06-14). "What Should You Do When Your Favorite Celebrity Gets Autism Wrong?". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  15. ^ Autistic discovery journey: Kim Rhodes educates Aucademy (Interview). Aucademy. 2022-08-06.
  16. ^ "420 - Dead Ringer". wetpaint.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  17. ^ "Jhet'leya Returns!". Perfect World. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  18. ^ "Kim Rhodes (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 May 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  19. ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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