Los Angeles Presence

January 11, 2010 to Present [contract]

A native of Forth Worth, Texas, Matula was the vice president of the thespian society in high school and moved to Los Angeles a mere ten months ago to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an actress. Though her B&B role is her first job in daytime, she does have previous professional acting credits under her belt. She's appeared as Tara in the Lifetime Network made-for-television movie Queen Sized and she's guest-starred on CBS' hit comedy How I Met Your Mother.

The Bold and the Beautiful
Hope Logan
January 11, 2010 to Present [contract]

How I Met Your Mother
Girl #1
2009

Exposed
Gail
2008

Pink
College Nate
2008

Queen Sized
Tara
2008 Crown thy Good
Claire
2009

Savage Spirit
Megan
2006 Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2014; for The Bold and the Beautiful)

Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; for The Bold and the Beautiful) DATE OF BIRTH: August 23, 1988
BIRTH PLACE: Fort Worth, Texas

News Archives

News Archive: Newcomer hired as B&B recasts and "aged" Hope. [Dec 14, 2009]

News Archive: VIDEO: Kim Matula on the Red Carpet at the 2012 Daytime Emmys. [Jun 23, 2012]

News Archive: Matula updates her B&B status. [Oct 25, 2012]

News Archive: Shocker! Kim Matula says she's leaving B&B. [Nov 5, 2014]

News Archive: B&B EP says Hope will be recast. [Dec 8, 2014]

News Archive: WATCH: B&B's Kim Matula in jaw-dropping sex scene for new film [Jun 8, 2015]

News Archive: Will B&B bring us Hope for the future? [Jul 27, 2015]

News Archive: B&B's Kim Matula responds to return rumors [Aug 6, 2015]

News Archive: B&B alum Kim Matula lands Unreal role [Feb 20, 2016]

News Archive: Kim Matula returning to B&B [Feb 27, 2016]

News Archive: B&B's Kimberly Matula sounds off on reality TV; teases UnReal drama [Jul 20, 2016]

News Archive: B&B recasts the role of Hope [Nov 22, 2017]

News Archive: B&B star Kim Matula "hurt" after Fox cancels her series From LA to Vegas [May 22, 2017]

News Archive: B&B's Kim Matula stars in Fighting With My Family, a dramedy based on the life of real WWE wrestler Paige [Feb 4, 2019]

News Archive: Scott Clifton finally reveals which woman is #1 for The Bold and the Beautiful's Liam Spencer [May 6, 2020]

News Archive: The Bold and the Beautiful's Kim Matula to star in comedy film Tapawingo [Jul 9, 2021]

News Archive: Live from New York...The Bold and the Beautiful's Kim Matula plays a real-life icon in new flick [Aug 12, 2024]