Claudia Kim
클라우디아 킴
Kim in 2019
Born
Kim Soo-hyun

(1985-01-25) January 25, 1985 (age 39)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesClaudia Kim
Alma materEwha Womans University (International Studies)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2004–present
Agent(s)YG Entertainment (Korea)
United Talent Agency (United States)[1][2]
SpouseMathew Shampine (m. 2019)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Suhyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Suhyŏn

Kim Soo-hyun (Korean: 김수현; born January 25, 1985), known as Soo Hyun or Claudia Kim (클라우디아 킴), is a South Korean actress and model. She has appeared in films such as Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), The Dark Tower (2017) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). She is known for her leading roles in the television series Queen of the Game (2006–2007) and Gyeongseong Creature (2023–present).

Early life

Kim was born as Kim Soo-hyun in South Korea, on January 25, 1985.[3] She spent six years of her childhood in the United States before returning to South Korea.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] She also worked as an intern reporter for The Korea Times and Arirang TV.[5]

Career

Kim during the memorandum of understanding 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 competition in 2005,[6][7] 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).[8] Kim plays Park Joo-won, a friend of Lee Shin-jeon (Joo Jin-mo) and a law firm's international lawyer who loves him.[6] For the drama, she won the New Star award at the 2006 SBS Awards for Acting.[9]

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).[10]

Kim portrays Nagini in the 2018 film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.[11]

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.[12] Hence, she became the first Korean actress to the attend that event.[13]

In March 2021, Kim signed with new agency YG Entertainment.[14]

In 2023, Kim appeared in the 1945 historical drama Gyeongseong Creature, which aired on Netflix.[15]

Personal life

Kim married Korean-American businessman Matthew Shampine on December 14, 2019, at the Hotel Shilla in Seoul.[16][17][18] Kim is a pescetarian.[19][20]

In April 2020, she announced that she was expecting her first child, and was 15 weeks pregnant.[21] On October 1, she gave birth to her daughter.[22][23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Helen Cho [24]
Equals The Collective (voice) [25]
2017 The Dark Tower Arra Champignon [26]
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Nagini [27][28][29]
2023 A Normal Family Jisoo First Korean film [30]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006–2007 Queen of the Game Park Joo-won
2010 The Fugitive: Plan B Sophie
2011 Romance Town Hwang Joo-won
2011–2012 Brain Jang Yoo-jin
2012 Standby Kim Soo-hyun
2013 7th Grade Civil Servant Kim Mi-rae [31]
2014–2016 Marco Polo Khutulun [32]
2016 Monster Yoo Sung-ae [33]
2021 Chimera Yoo-jin [34]
2022 Behind Every Star herself Cameo[35]
2024 I'm Not a Hero Bok Dong-hee [36]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023–2024 Gyeongseong Creature Yukiko Maeda Season1-2 [37]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2005 Korea-China Supermodel Contest — — 1st Place
2006 14th SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Queen of the Game Won [38]
2012 12th MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Comedy/Sitcom Standby Won

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