Kim Raver
A versatile actress who brings steely intelligence and emotional depth to long-running, high-stakes roles on shows like '24' and 'Grey's Anatomy'.
Born 1969 (age 57)·American actress·Birthday: March 15·Generation X
Biography
Kim Raver's career is a study in endurance and range. She broke through as paramedic Kim Zambrano on the gritty NYC drama 'Third Watch,' a role that demanded both physical toughness and raw empathy. This set the stage for her most nerve-shredding assignment: playing counterterrorism agent Audrey Raines on '24.' Opposite Kiefer Sutherland, Raver held her own in a world of constant crisis, making Audrey a fan favorite through multiple seasons. Her longest-running role, however, came as cardiac surgeon Dr. Teddy Altman on 'Grey's Anatomy.' Joining a veteran cast in its sixth season, she carved out a complex space, navigating the character's professional brilliance, personal tragedies, and turbulent relationships. Raver possesses a unique ability to make competence compelling, whether in a hospital OR or a national security crisis.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Kim was born in 1969, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Kim Was Born
The biggest hits of 1969
#1 Movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Best Picture
Midnight Cowboy
#1 TV Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Kim's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1969Born
Apollo 11: humans walk on the Moon; Woodstock festival
Gas: $0.35/galHome: $15,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Sugar, Sugar" — The ArchiesBest Picture: Midnight Cowboy
1974Started school
Nixon resigns the presidency
Gas: $0.53/galHome: $22,600Min wage: $2.00/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"The Way We Were" — Barbra StreisandBest Picture: The Godfather Part II
1982Became a teenager
Michael Jackson releases Thriller
Gas: $1.22/galHome: $55,200Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Physical" — Olivia Newton-JohnBest Picture: Gandhi
1985Could drive
Live Aid concerts raise money for Ethiopian famine
Gas: $1.12/galHome: $62,900Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Careless Whisper" — Wham!Best Picture: Out of Africa
1987Could vote
Black Monday stock market crash
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $72,400Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Walk Like an Egyptian" — The BanglesBest Picture: The Last Emperor
1990Turned 21
Hubble Space Telescope launched; Germany reunifies
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.80/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Hold On" — Wilson PhillipsBest Picture: Dances with Wolves
1999Turned 30
Columbine shooting; Y2K panic builds
Gas: $1.17/galHome: $113,900Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Believe" — CherBest Picture: American Beauty
2009Turned 40
Michael Jackson dies; Bitcoin created
Gas: $2.35/galHome: $148,500Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Boom Boom Pow" — The Black Eyed PeasBest Picture: The Hurt Locker
2019Turned 50
First image of a black hole; Hong Kong protests
Gas: $2.60/galHome: $224,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Old Town Road" — Lil Nas XBest Picture: Parasite
2026Age 57 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Portrayed Dr. Teddy Altman for over 14 seasons on the landmark television series 'Grey's Anatomy.'
- Played a central role as National Security Advisor (and later Chief of Staff) Audrey Raines across multiple seasons of the thriller series '24.'
- Starred as paramedic Kim Zambrano for the first five seasons of the emergency services drama 'Third Watch.'
- Appeared in major film roles, including in Martin Scorsese's 'The Neighborhood' and the thriller 'The Last Song.'
Did You Know?
She is fluent in German, which she learned while living in Berlin with her family as a child.
Raver studied at the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
She made her Broadway debut in 2007 in the play 'The Philanthropist.'
Her first major television role was on the daytime soap opera 'Another World' in the early 1990s.
“You find the truth of a character in the work, in the doing of it.”
