Zimbalist graduated from either Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She briefly attended a Juilliard School before commencing her acting career. Early television & motion picture appearances include "Forever", "The Awakening" (by using Charlton Heston) and "The Golden Moment" where she played the Soviet Olympic gymnast. She co-starred sustaining her father, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., in the 1979 TV movie, "The Best Place to Be", which also starred the late, Oscar-winning actress Donna Reed.

Television audiences understand Zimbalist when detective Laura Holt in the Our contries television series "Remington Steele" (1982 to 1987). Pierce Brosnan was her co-star in the romantic comedy-mystery series. Doris Roberts joined the cast in the 2nd year. Zimbalist co-wrote an episode of Remington Steele.

inside the late 1980s & in the Nineties, Zimbalist took leading roles in many "made for television" flick. She played a name part in the Emmy-award winning television moving picture "Caroline" in 1990 and others such as "The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal". Zimbalist too took ii roles inside episodes of the popular evangelist Our contries tv show "Touched by an Angel". Her appearances, nevertheless, were non limited to the screen. Zimbalist played paired Tommy Tune in the touring musical theater "My One and Only" and processed a name part of "Sylvia" her own.

Since that instance, her in-screen area keep close at h& been couple of and far between. Still, Zimbalist may be seen, non infrequently, within plays. For example, she has mass produced many appearances by having a Rubicon Theatre Company around California. Zimbalist won the 'Robby Award' for 'Right Actress within the Drama' in "The Rainmaker", staged by Rubicon within February 2001.