April 30, 2026 • 6 mins
Actress Constance Zimmer checks in to talk 'Love Story' on Hulu and more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're on with Mario a little bit. It's up. You're
with Mario Lopez joining me right now. Any nominated actress,
Constance zim Er, how are you, Constance?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I am great, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Thank you so much for taking the time. Okay, you
crushed it playing Carolyn Besset Kennedy's mother in love story
so good. I really enjoyed the show. Was appointment viewing
for my wife and I and you really did such
a great job.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
And I love the.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Whole uh just the concept and the way they tackled
How was it stepping into that world by the way
of the Kennedys.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
I mean pretty exciting, I think, because you know, the
nineties are so nostalgic, I mean for people of this generation,
Generation X, you know, our generation, Yeah, exactly, And so
I think for me it was, you know, gave me
a reason to be able to go and you know,
(00:55):
do research into not only a couple, but a fanly
two families, you know that I didn't know much about.
I was, you know, just like most of us, just
watching their story unfold, you know, from the streets basically.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
So it was very exciting.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
And because we didn't know much about Carolyn's family. It
was even for me obviously, playing her mother made me
just feel like a whole another layer of you know,
information and relationships that we never really knew about that
I got to kind of help unpack.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Right, No, it was it was, It was true.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
I got my heart just broke because both daughters and
just oh the speech at the wedding was job. It
just it was great. And you've called this role a
gift for many reasons, and I obviously it really resonated
with you. But like you mentioned, it did a great
job capturing the period of the nineties and for me,
(01:58):
I think what made it so appealing to so many
people out there too is obviously before social media and everything,
but the romance, when you like someone, you had to
work up the nerve to actually go out and ask
them out. That doesn't exist anymore.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Now.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
You can swipe, you can text, you slide into DMS,
the whole deal. But back then, you had to speak
to someone if you liked them. You had to either
go in person or maybe a call. But there was communication.
And I think that's appealing to young people these days
because that doesn't exist. That was a big thing and
I think that made it even that much more romantic.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
You agree, well, yes, you had to be more present.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
You know, we have far too many distractions and far
too many ways to not be present and to not
be in person in somebody's personal space. Back then, we
had no there was no other option. So you know,
things were thought out, things were actually you know, set
into motion based on a few things that had to
(02:59):
line up.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Now nothing has to line up.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
You can do anything from anywhere, any time of the day.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Yeah, I think I think it's ruined a lot of
a lot of guys game. They don't have game anymore.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
They don't have game. They don't yeh have it, And.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
They're just in there and they're in a little bubble
and it's and it's sort of sad. Now there are
rumors of a season two, and I love the possibilities.
I'd love to see uh uh Stevie Nicks, Lindsay buckingham
Fleet with Mac little uh romance or love story there.
I've heard Elizabeth Taylor obviously go in so many different directions.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Which story would you like to be told?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
I mean, personally, the Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton situation, because
they were married what like three or four.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Times to each other.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
I want to know what that is, like what happens
in between that then you're like, ah, let's try it again.
Well no, not not this time. Well let's try it again.
Let's try it again. Let's try it again.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
You know. So that to me is I would love
to see that. It is how that all came about.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
It is fascinating if you think about it.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
You get married and then you.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Go through the whole trouble of getting divorced, which isn't
easy and is expensive, and then you take your time
and you're like, you know what, let's try my marriage again.
That is a fascinating to do that.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Like maybe it was easier back of the day.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
I don't know. I also want to talk about You're
in the latest season of the Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer.
You play a da What can you share about your storyline.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Just that I'm the villain of the season basically, you know,
I think that this season of Lincoln Lawyer has been,
you know, in particular for the fans, very personal for
Mickey Holler, you know, the lead of the show, for
Menuel because I'm basically attacking him. So that just makes
(04:44):
me the villain, even though all I'm doing is my
job right?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Right?
Speaker 1 (04:49):
No, it's a global hit, very popular show. Coincidentally, my
son is on this season, Lincoln or he's on Uh yeah,
I guess he's like doing five episodes and stuff went
on set a couple of times.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Oh, like the season that they're shooting right now.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
The season they're shooting right now.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Oh, that's amazing.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Yeah, so he's he's doing really good job. Proud of
him right there. So big lincol Lawyer fans over here.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
That's awesome. Thanks.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
You also have a podcast called Talk fifty to Me.
It's a fun title. I gotta imagine just things that
come up when you're in your fifties.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I mean it's basically giving a platform for women in
specifically about what happens when you get to this decade
and all the things that nobody told us about, huh,
but really shining a light on the empowerment that comes
with aging.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
That also people don't like to talk about.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Everyone wants to talk about the decline and the demise
and all the bad things, but people are not out
there sharing the power that comes with aging and understanding
who you are and being forced to face that person.
And so yeah, we me and my co host Clements,
(06:00):
who's a pro aging social media advocate. Basically, we were like,
where's the place for women to come to and say, wait,
agains better with age.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Nobody told me that part.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Absolutely, I love that and I have the same mindset too.
Being in my fifties, it's a blessing to It's.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
An absolute blessing. It's a privilege. It's all of those
things that you would just take for granted.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Absolutely, And the fifties now it's not our parents' fifties.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
We're looking better.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
We're taking care of ourselves. We have a lot more
knowledge and if you do take care of yourself, you
can have you can just be hitting the halfway point
right now, yeah, and get ready for the back nine.
So yeah, I'm with you on that. I appreciate you
taking the time. Congrats again. I look forward to Lincoln,
Laura and all the other stuff you're in Constance. Thanks
for checking in.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Oh hey, thanks for having me. Okay, you got to
take care Bye, good Bye
Speaker 1 (06:54):
With Mario Lopez
You're on with Mario a little bit. It's up. You're
with Mario Lopez joining me right now. Any nominated actress,
Constance zim Er, how are you, Constance?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
I am great, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Thank you so much for taking the time. Okay, you
crushed it playing Carolyn Besset Kennedy's mother in love story
so good. I really enjoyed the show. Was appointment viewing
for my wife and I and you really did such
a great job.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
And I love the.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Whole uh just the concept and the way they tackled
How was it stepping into that world by the way
of the Kennedys.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
I mean pretty exciting, I think, because you know, the
nineties are so nostalgic, I mean for people of this generation,
Generation X, you know, our generation, Yeah, exactly, And so
I think for me it was, you know, gave me
a reason to be able to go and you know,
(00:55):
do research into not only a couple, but a fanly
two families, you know that I didn't know much about.
I was, you know, just like most of us, just
watching their story unfold, you know, from the streets basically.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
So it was very exciting.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
And because we didn't know much about Carolyn's family. It
was even for me obviously, playing her mother made me
just feel like a whole another layer of you know,
information and relationships that we never really knew about that
I got to kind of help unpack.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Right, No, it was it was, It was true.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
I got my heart just broke because both daughters and
just oh the speech at the wedding was job. It
just it was great. And you've called this role a
gift for many reasons, and I obviously it really resonated
with you. But like you mentioned, it did a great
job capturing the period of the nineties and for me,
(01:58):
I think what made it so appealing to so many
people out there too is obviously before social media and everything,
but the romance, when you like someone, you had to
work up the nerve to actually go out and ask
them out. That doesn't exist anymore.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Now.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
You can swipe, you can text, you slide into DMS,
the whole deal. But back then, you had to speak
to someone if you liked them. You had to either
go in person or maybe a call. But there was communication.
And I think that's appealing to young people these days
because that doesn't exist. That was a big thing and
I think that made it even that much more romantic.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
You agree, well, yes, you had to be more present.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
You know, we have far too many distractions and far
too many ways to not be present and to not
be in person in somebody's personal space. Back then, we
had no there was no other option. So you know,
things were thought out, things were actually you know, set
into motion based on a few things that had to
(02:59):
line up.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Now nothing has to line up.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
You can do anything from anywhere, any time of the day.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Yeah, I think I think it's ruined a lot of
a lot of guys game. They don't have game anymore.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
They don't have game. They don't yeh have it, And.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
They're just in there and they're in a little bubble
and it's and it's sort of sad. Now there are
rumors of a season two, and I love the possibilities.
I'd love to see uh uh Stevie Nicks, Lindsay buckingham
Fleet with Mac little uh romance or love story there.
I've heard Elizabeth Taylor obviously go in so many different directions.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Which story would you like to be told?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
I mean, personally, the Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton situation, because
they were married what like three or four.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Times to each other.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
I want to know what that is, like what happens
in between that then you're like, ah, let's try it again.
Well no, not not this time. Well let's try it again.
Let's try it again. Let's try it again.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
You know. So that to me is I would love
to see that. It is how that all came about.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
It is fascinating if you think about it.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
You get married and then you.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Go through the whole trouble of getting divorced, which isn't
easy and is expensive, and then you take your time
and you're like, you know what, let's try my marriage again.
That is a fascinating to do that.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Like maybe it was easier back of the day.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
I don't know. I also want to talk about You're
in the latest season of the Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer.
You play a da What can you share about your storyline.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Just that I'm the villain of the season basically, you know,
I think that this season of Lincoln Lawyer has been,
you know, in particular for the fans, very personal for
Mickey Holler, you know, the lead of the show, for
Menuel because I'm basically attacking him. So that just makes
(04:44):
me the villain, even though all I'm doing is my
job right?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Right?
Speaker 1 (04:49):
No, it's a global hit, very popular show. Coincidentally, my
son is on this season, Lincoln or he's on Uh yeah,
I guess he's like doing five episodes and stuff went
on set a couple of times.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Oh, like the season that they're shooting right now.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
The season they're shooting right now.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Oh, that's amazing.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Yeah, so he's he's doing really good job. Proud of
him right there. So big lincol Lawyer fans over here.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
That's awesome. Thanks.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
You also have a podcast called Talk fifty to Me.
It's a fun title. I gotta imagine just things that
come up when you're in your fifties.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I mean it's basically giving a platform for women in
specifically about what happens when you get to this decade
and all the things that nobody told us about, huh,
but really shining a light on the empowerment that comes
with aging.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
That also people don't like to talk about.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Everyone wants to talk about the decline and the demise
and all the bad things, but people are not out
there sharing the power that comes with aging and understanding
who you are and being forced to face that person.
And so yeah, we me and my co host Clements,
(06:00):
who's a pro aging social media advocate. Basically, we were like,
where's the place for women to come to and say, wait,
agains better with age.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Nobody told me that part.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Absolutely, I love that and I have the same mindset too.
Being in my fifties, it's a blessing to It's.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
An absolute blessing. It's a privilege. It's all of those
things that you would just take for granted.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Absolutely, And the fifties now it's not our parents' fifties.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
We're looking better.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
We're taking care of ourselves. We have a lot more
knowledge and if you do take care of yourself, you
can have you can just be hitting the halfway point
right now, yeah, and get ready for the back nine.
So yeah, I'm with you on that. I appreciate you
taking the time. Congrats again. I look forward to Lincoln,
Laura and all the other stuff you're in Constance. Thanks
for checking in.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Oh hey, thanks for having me. Okay, you got to
take care Bye, good Bye
Speaker 1 (06:54):
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