Yunjin Kim (Hangul: 김윤진, Hanja: 金允珍, RR: Gim Yun-jin, M-R: Kim Yun-chin, born November 7, 1973) is a Korean American film and theatre actress, best known outside South Korea for her role as Sun Kwon on ABC television series Lost.
Kim Yoon-jin | |
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| Height | 5' 6¼" (1.68 m) |
Biography
Early life
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. At the age of ten, Kim immigrated to the United States with her family. [citation needed] She joined the middle school drama club in the 7th grade and performed in the musical My Fair Lady.
Kim moved to New York City to pursue her acting, where she attended and earned her diploma at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. From there, she studied drama at the London Academy of Performing Arts and later earned her acting degree at Boston University.
Career
After graduation, Kim devoted herself full time to acting. She garnered several minor parts on MTV, in soap opera-style dramas on ABC, and on the off-Broadway stage. In 1996, a Korean TV show filming in Manhattan called and persuaded her to return to her country of origin, to appear in the Korean TV drama A Gorgeous Vacation. This was followed by two other roles in Foreboding and the miniseries Wedding Dress. Then in 1997 she was offered a script for her debut film, Shiri (1999).
Over the next several years, she starred in five additional films. In July 2003, Kim signed a three-year contract with William Morris, an American agency representing Hollywood stars such as Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan, and Reese Witherspoon.
Kim can currently be seen as the character Sun Kwon in the television series Lost (2004).
In May 2006, Maxim named Kim #98 on its annual Hot 100 List. In October 2006 she was featured on the cover of Stuff, as well as a spread inside the magazine.
Kim appeared in Maxim again in March 2007, where she was described as "the Korean Julia Roberts" in her native Asia.
Filmography
- 6wol-ui ilgi (2005) ... as Seo Yun-hee
- ... aka Diary of June (2005) (International: English title)
- Lost (2004-) TV Series ... as Sun Kwon
- Milae (2002) ... as Mi-heun
- ... aka Ardor (2002) (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
- Yesterday (2002) ... as Hui-su
- Iron Palm (2002) ... as Ji-ni
- ... aka Mr Iron Palm (2002) (International: English title)
- Rush! (2001) ... as Seo-Yeong
- Danjeogbiyeonsu (2000) ... as Yeon
- ... aka Gingko Bed 2 (2000) (informal English title)
- ... aka Moyuru Tsuki: The Legend of Gingko (2000)
- Swiri (1999) ... as Lee, Myung-hyun (Lee, Bang-hee)
- ... aka Shiri (1999) (Hong Kong: English title)
- Wedding Dress (1998) TV Series ... as Gina
- ... aka Wedding Dress
- With Love (1998) TV Series
- Beautiful Vacation (1996) (mini) TV Series