Claudia Kim
Kim Soo-hyun (born January 25, 1985), also known as Claudia Kim, is a South Korean actress and model. She has appeared in the television series Queen of the Game (2006–2007) and Marco Polo (2014–2016), as well as the films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), The:Dark Tower (2017), and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Filmography
- 4.1 Film
- 4.2 Television
- 5 Awards and nominations
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Early life
Kim was born as Kim Soo-hyun in South Korea, on January 25, 1985. She spent six years of her childhood in the United States before returning to South Korea. Her dream in middle school was to become an international lawyer, and in high school she hoped to become a TV anchor. She was inspired by watching CNN's headline news anchor Karuna Shinsho in Asia. She completed her studies abroad to continue her dream of becoming an anchor and entered Ewha Womans University as an International Studies (DIS) major. While enrolled, she worked as a reporter and announcer for three years in the school's English-language newspaper, 'Ewha Voice.' She also worked as an intern reporter for The Korea Times and Arirang TV.
Career
Kim during the MoU signing ceremony between Korea Film Commission and Marvel Studios (2014)Kim's interests in music, film, and other entertainment led her to participate in a Korea-China modeling compe*ion in 2005, which she won top prize in. Kim was the first winner of the award who had never worked as a model.
Producer Oh Se-kang saw Kim on a morning talk show, which led to her acting debut in the television series Queen of the Game (2006). Kim plays Park Joo-won, a friend of Lee Shin-jeon (Joo Jin-mo) and a law firm's international lawyer who loves him. For the drama, she won the New Star award at the 2006 SBS Awards for Acting.
Kim went on to appear in supporting roles in medical drama Brain (2011) and spy comedy 7th Grade Civil Servant (2013), as well as a leading role in the sitcom Standby (2012). Kim gained international attention for her roles in Marco Polo (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Kim portrays Nagini in the 2018 film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
In 2019, Italian fashion house Max Mara invited her to attend the annual "Women in Film Gala", which has advocated for women and gender equality in the entertainment industry since 1973. Hence, she became the first Korean actress to the attend that event.
In March 2021, Kim signed with new agency YG Entertainment.
Personal life
Kim married Korean-American businessman Cha Min-geun (also known as Matthew Shampine) on December 14, 2019, at the Hotel Shilla in Seoul.
In April 2020, she announced that she was expecting her first child, and was 15 weeks pregnant. On October 1, she gave birth to her daughter.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Claudia Kim at YG Entertainment
- Claudia Kim at IMDb:
- Claudia Kim at the Korean Movie Database
- Claudia Kim at HanCinema
- Cha Seung-won
- Choi Ji-woo
- Claudia Kim
- Hwang Seung-eon
- Jang Hyun-sung
- Jang Ki-yong
- Jin Kyung
- Jo Hye-joo
- Jung Hye-young
- Kal So-won
- Gang Dong-won
- Kim Hee-ae
- Kim Ji-soo
- Kyung Soo-jin
- Lee Soo-hyuk
- Lee Sung-kyung
- Park So-yi
- Seo Jeong-yeon
- Son Na-eun
- Yoo In-na
- Yoo Seung-ho
- Teddy Park
- Choice37
- Future Bounce
- 1TYM
- Wheesung
- Big Mama
- Lexy
- Gummy
- Se7en
- Masta Wu
- Minzy
- Park Bom
- 2NE1
- Nam Tae-hyun
- Stephanie Lee
- Koo Hye-sun
- Jung Eugene
- Lee Jong-suk
- Katie Kim
- Psy
- Epik High
- Hyoni Kang
- Code Kunst
- Tablo
- Go Joon-hee
- Seungri
- Oh Sang-jin
- Yoo Byung-jae
- Kim Hee-jung
- B.I
- One
- CL
- Im Ye-jin
- Kim Sae-ron
- Lee Hi
- Wang Ji-won
- Taebin
- Hi Suhyun
- MOBB
- Nam Joo-hyuk
- Ahn Young-mi
- Blue.D
- Sandara Park
- Son Ho-jun
- Anda
- T.O.P
- Power World Tour
- Discography
- YGKPlus