In 2004, Kim achieved international acclaim when she was cast as Sun-Hwa Kwon in the ABC network’s hit drama Lost. A central character in the ensemble, she remained with the series through its entire six-season run until 2010. Kim's performance earned praise for its emotional depth and complexity, and she became a prominent figure in American television.
Alongside her work on Lost, she continued to appear in South Korean films, including Diary of June, The Mother, Seven Days, Harmony, Heartbeat, The Neighbor, and Ode to My Father. She reprised her role as Sun-Hwa in the video game adaptation Lost: Via Domus and voiced the character Tiffany Kim in the 2012 action-adventure video game Sleeping Dogs.
Following the conclusion of Lost, Kim took a brief hiatus from television before returning in 2013 as Dr. Karen Kim, one of the lead roles in the ABC series Mistresses. The show ran for four seasons until 2016, and her portrayal of a psychiatrist navigating complex personal and professional relationships was well received.
In 2010, Yunjin Kim married her former manager, Jeong Hyeok Park. The couple resides in Hawaii. Kim was ranked number 98 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 list in 2006. She stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and maintains a weight of approximately 50 kilograms.
Throughout her career, Kim has received several notable accolades. She was part of the Lost ensemble that won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Her performance in Shiri earned her the Grand Bell Award and the Korean Film Critics Association Award for Best Newcomer. In 2002, she won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress for her role in Milae (Ardor).
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 7 Nov, 1973 |
| Age: | 46 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America South Korea |
| Birth Place: | Seoul |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | South Korean-American actress |
| Twitter Id: | Yunjinkim1 |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
