Kim Kopf was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Frank Jacob Kopf, Jr., a U.S. Army veteran who later managed an electronics firm, and Nancy Louise Kopf, a housewife of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. She has an older sister, Lynda Louise Kopf. Kim began taking piano lessons at a young age and was also a member of her church choir. She went on to attend James Madison University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in film and television production.
After college, Kim started her career in the film industry by working on the movie "The In Crowd" with Mark Rosenthal. She then moved to New York City to pursue a career in stage acting, which led to her working in commercials, television programs, and feature films. Her early work in Los Angeles included studying acting at Playhouse West under the direction of Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum, where she was joined by fellow students Ashley Judd, Shawnee Smith, and Christine Cavanaugh.
Kim's breakthrough role came when she was cast by Francis Ford Coppola in the 1992 film "Dracula" to do pickup shots for Monica Bellucci, where she worked alongside Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman. She also starred in the Witchcraft series cult classics, including "Witchcraft 8, Salem's Ghost", and had standout performances in the thrillers/horrors "Zig Zag" and "Storm Swept", as well as the comedy "Big Time".
In addition to her film work, Kim has also provided acting voice for the Academy Award-winning Disney/Pixar feature film "WALL-E". Her films have been showcased at various film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, HBO Comedy Festival, N.Y. International Independent Film Festival, and Sundance Film Festival. After her father began showing signs of Alzheimer's, Kim started writing as a form of therapy and went on to create the web series "Behind the Scenes", as well as the feature films "Searching For Ron Ficus" and "Delusional".
Kim is currently working on several projects, including the indie film "A Tennis Shoe in the Street", the sitcom "Bruna in Beverly Hills", and the feature film "Experiment 77". She is married to Joe Inch and they live in California with their rescue dog, Makana. In her free time, Kim enjoys yoga and hiking.
