Yvonne Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to parents Dennis and Marie, and is the sister of actresses 玛德琳·奇玛 and 凡妮莎·奇玛. "Zima", a Polish surname, is her mother's maiden name; Yvonne's maternal grandfather was of Polish descent, while her other ancestry is Italian, German, and Irish. Zima first appeared on television at the age of five as "Rachel Green" in the ground-breaking television drama, ER (1994), later landing a quick succession of movie roles in 玫瑰花床 (1996), 最高危机 (1996), 盗火线 (1995) and See Jane Run (1995), and also appeared in the Christmas classic Christmas Every Day (1996). She most recently had a leading role in 特工狂花 (1996), playing opposite 吉娜·戴维斯 and 塞缪尔·杰克逊. Yvonne plays guitar, sings and writes fiction. She wants to develop a TV show with her actress-sisters, Madeline and Vanessa.
Younger sister of actresses 玛德琳·奇玛 and 凡妮莎·奇玛
Completed a novel when she was sixteen
Has only ever submitted one short story that she wrote at fifteen, "Drowning in L.A.," which was published in AIM Magazine (Fall 2006).