[1] Simms appeared on stage in numerous school and regional productions, including Loose Ends, Crimes of the Heart, Spoon River Anthology, Misalliance, Grease, and Bus Stop.
[4] Simms won a Soap Opera Digest Award in 1991 for Outstanding Female Newcomer for her role on Guiding Light.
[5] Simms was dismissed from the role when she couldn't come to an agreement with the executive producer, Jill Farren Phelps, about the length of her new contract.
Simms told Soap Opera Digest that she wanted to stay on the series for another year, but the show would only agree to a two-year deal.
[8] After leaving Guiding Light, Simms appeared in films and an episode of Burke's Law, titled "Who Killed the Soap Star?"