Kimberly McCullough rejoined the cast of General Hospital in October 2005, when the character of Robin Scorpio – now a doctor – returned to Port Charles. Kimberly pulled double duty headlining General Hospital: Night Shift, a spinoff of the daytime drama appearing in primetime on SOAPnet for two seasons starting in 2007.

Singer, dancer, actress, writer, and director, Kimberly McCullough has been in the spotlight since she was a mere seven months old. Born in Bellflower, CA, she made her first appearance in a diaper commercial opposite Juliet Mills (Tabitha Lennox, Passions). As a dancer, she performed on television in Fame, Solid Gold and The People’s Choice Awards. Her first feature film role was in the movie Electric Boogaloo: Breakin’ 2, and she later in other movies that include Bugsy and Consenting Adults, where she played daughters to both Warren Beatty and Kevin Kline. She also has various recordings as a back-up singer in commercials and on Martika’s 1980’s hit, Toy Soldiers.

McCullough originally joined the cast of General Hospital at age seven as the daughter of superspies Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) and Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). During her years on the show, honor student Robin fell in love with street kid Stone Cates (Michael Sutton). GH’s own Romeo and Juliet, ended tragically when both characters were diagnosed HIV positive, with Stone succumbing to AIDS. McCullough won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her performance as Robin (1989, 1996). In 1996, she left the show to pursue other interests, including a stint as a student at New York University. Kimberly returned to the show during school breaks, but ultimately left to pursue outside interests in the winter of 1998. She returned to the show briefly in 2000 to appear for the Nurses’ Ball episodes and did a brief stint on sister soap All My Children to reunite her character Robin with her back from the dead mother, Anna. She also returned for a cameo in 2004 for the Anna Lee tribute that coincided with the funeral of Lee’s character, Lila Quartermaine.

Outside of General Hospital, McCullough has appeared in the hit film Legally Blonde opposite Reese Witherspoon. She has guest starred on several primetime shows including The Shield, Once and Again, E.R., C.S.I., and Firefly. McCullough reunited with General Hospital costar and good friend Amber Tamblyn in 2004 with a run on Tamblyn’s critically acclaimed drama, Joan of Arcadia. McCullough appeared in a sitcom for CBS with Judith Light and Lindsay Sloane titled The Stones that was cancelled in 2004 after 3 episodes due to the lack of an audience. She also starred in a movie of the week, Dying to Dance, with ex-General Hospital heartthrob Rick Springfield and current costar, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri, General Hospital).

On the set of General Hospital, McCullough became interested in what went on behind the camera, as she spent many hours in the “booth” and was taught the arts of editing, producing, directing, etc., by the crew. McCullough wrote and directed the mockumentary Lil Star about girls in childhood beauty pageants. She drew from her own experiences as a child star and pageant contestant. She also wrote and directed the short Life After. While working as an actress on The Shield and Once and Again, McCullough shadowed directors Ed Zwick and Clark Johnson on S.W.A.T. and The Sentinel. One of her most recent scripts, Hey Dey, is a TV pilot based on her experiences behind the scenes of soaps in the 80′s. Directing is an outlet that McCullough is passionate about. In 2010, McCullough was accepted to the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women, where she worked on a new short film she wrote & directed called Nice Guys Finish Last, starring General Hospital co-stars Kirsten Storms, Lexi Ainsworth and McCullough’s close friend, Danielle Harris.

McCullough loves to dance and takes class regularly. She also enjoys music, surfing, motorcycle riding and sushi. She currently lives in the Los Angeles area. She’s an avid supporter of HIV/AIDS charities including the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Fund as well as AIDS Walk: Los Angeles.

Won

(1996) Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series

(1993) Soap Opera Digest Award
Outstanding Child Actor

(1989) Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Juvenile Female in a Drama Series

(1987) Young Artist Award
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Daytime Series

(1986) Soap Opera Digest Award
Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress on a Daytime or Primetime Serial

(1986) Young Artist Award
Outstanding Young Actress – Regular Daytime Serial

Nominated

(2010) TV Guide Canada Soap Opera Spirit Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress

(2009) TV Guide Canada Soap Opera Spirit Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Duo
Kimberly McCullough and Jason Thompson on General Hospital: Night Shift

(1997) Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

(1997) Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a Daytime Drama – Young Actress

(1997) YoungStar Award
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Daytime TV Program

(1992) Soap Opera Digest Award
Outstanding Younger Leading Actress: Daytime

(1990) Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Juvenile Female in a Drama Series

(1990) Young Artist Award
Best Young Actress in a Daytime Drama

(1989) Young Artist Award
Best Young Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

(1988) Young Artist Award
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series