Kim, Yoon-jin 1973–

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Kim, Yoon-jin 1973–

(Yunjin Kim, Kim Yoon-jin)

PERSONAL

Born November 7, 1973, in Seoul, South Korea; raised in New York, NY. Education: Boston University, B.F.A.; graduate study at Oxford University; attended the British American Drama Academy; studied drama, dance, and martial arts.

Addresses: Agent—Esther Chang, William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Alex Chaice, Artistry Management, 525 Westbourne Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actress. Also a dancer. Appeared in commercials; Kanebo (cosmetics company), spokesperson.

Awards, Honors: Member of the cast of Lost that was named entertainer of the year, Entertainment Weekly, 2005; Asian Excellence Award, outstanding female television performance, Golden Globe Award (with others), best television series—drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, all 2006, for Lost; some sources cite multiple awards for the films Shiri and Milae.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Gina, Weding Deureseu (also known as Wedding Dress), KBS (South Korea), beginning 1998.

With Love, Fuji Television, beginning 1999.

(As Yunjin Kim) Sun Paik Kwon, Lost, ABC, 2004–.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mi Sook, Beautiful Vacation (also known as A Gorgeous Vacation and Splendid Holiday), MBC (South Korea), 1996.

The Hunch, MBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(As Yunjin Kim; in archive footage) Sun-Hwa Kwon, Lost: The Journey, ABC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006.

12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 12th Annual Awards), TNT and TBS, 2006.

2006 Asian Excellence Awards, AZN Television, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest cohost, The View, ABC, 2005.

Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2005, 2006.

Television Appearances; Other:

Some sources cite an appearance in Foreboding.

Film Appearances:

Areumdawoon sheejul (also known as Spring in My Hometown), [South Korea], 1998.

Myung-hyun Lee (some sources cite role as Bang-hee or Hyun Lee), Shiri (also known as Swiri), 1999, subtitled version, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 2002.

Yeon, Danjeogbiyeonsu (also known as Gingko Bed 2, The Legend of Gingko, and Moyuru Tsuki: The Legend of Gingko), CJ Entertainment, 2000.

Seo-Yeong, Rush!, 2001.

Hui-su, Yesterday, CJ Entertainment, 2002.

Ji-ni, Iron Palm (also known as Mr. Iron Palm), Korea Pictures, 2002.

Mi-heun, Milae (also known as Ardor), 2002.

(As Kim Yoon-jin) Seo Yun-hee, 6wol-ui-ilgi (also known as Diary of June), Cinewise Film, 2005.

Some sources cite an appearance in Georgia Heat.

Stage Appearances:

Anya, The Cherry Orchard, National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO), New York City, 1993.

Fa Mu Lan, The Woman Warrior, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 1994.

Huoy, Survivor: A Cambodian Odyssey (also known as Survivor), 18th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1994.

Wife, The Woman Warrior, Ahmanson Theatre, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1995.

Diana, Junk Bonds, Capital Repertory Company, Albany, NY, c. 1996.

Jing-Mei "June" Woo, The Joy Luck Club, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1997.

Yachiyo, The Ballad of Yachiyo, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1997.

Appeared as a sylph, The Forest Song, and as a museum lecturer, Waterfall/Reflections, both LaMama Experimental Theatre Club, New York City; and as Ophelia, Hamlet, National Academy of Dramatic Arts.