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Yunjin Kim Biography

Birth Name:Yunjin Kim

Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

In 2011, she was appointed honorary Ambassador of the Korean Red Cross, an organization she has been involved with since 2006, when she helped promote their donation campaign "Give 100, New York․"
Won a Blue Dragon Award for Best Actress for "Milae" in 2002
Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Lost" in 2006
Studied drama at the London Academy of Performing Arts and later graduated from Boston University with a degree in drama
Married her former manager Jeong Hyeok Park on March 28, 2010
Developed an interest in acting after appearing in school plays, including the musical "My Fair Lady․"
Made her on-screen debut in the 1996 mini-series "Beautiful Vacation․"
Best known for her role as Sun Kwon in "Lost" and as Karen Kim in "Mistresses․"
Did a lot of translation work for her Korean lines in "Lost" to make them sound more conversational and natural
Is a spokesmodel for the Japanese cosmetics company Kanebo

Awards

1999Blue Dragon Award-Best New Actress: nominated
1999Grand Bell Award-Best New Actress: winner
1999Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best New Actress: winner
2000Blue Dragon Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2002Blue Dragon Award-Best Actress: winner
2003Grand Bell Award-Best Actress: nominated
2004OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2005Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Supporting Actress: nominated
2005OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2006Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2006Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2007Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2007Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress - Drama Series: nominated
2008Asian Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Blue Dragon Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: winner
2008Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Supporting Actress: nominated
2008Grand Bell Award-Best Actress: winner
2008Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress - Drama Series: nominated
2009Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actress on Television: nominated
2009Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2009Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress - Drama Series: nominated
2010Blue Dragon Award-Best Actress: nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2010Grand Bell Award-Best Actress: nominated
2010Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress - Drama Series: nominated
2010Scream Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2015Grand Bell Award-Best Actress: nominated