Kim Yoon Jin

Kim Yun Jin

Profile

Name: 김윤진 / Kim Yoon Jin (Kim Yun Jin)
Nickname: Woman Warrior
Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1973-Nov-07 (age 49)
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 168cm
Weight: 48kg
Family: Husband, older sister, and younger sister
Talent agency: Zion Entertainment, William Morris Agency (U.S.)

About Yoon Jin

The doe-eyed Kim first became well-known to American audiences for her role as Sun on the U.S. TV drama "Lost," but she was already a huge star in her native South Korea, where her nickname is "Woman Warrior," based on several spy-caper films she's starred in. She is also an accomplished dancer and martial artist. -- groink

TV Shows

Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (Netflix, 2022)
Ms. Ma, Nemesis (SBS, 2018)
Mistresses (ABC, 2013–2016)
Lost (ABC, 2004-2010)
Humaneness (KBS2, 1998)
Wedding Dress (KBS, 1997)
Premonition (MBC, 1997)
Splendid Holiday (화려한 휴가) (MBC, 1996)

Movies

House of the Disappeared (2017)
Ode to My Father (2014)
The Neighbor (2012)
Heartbeat (2011)
Harmony (2010)
Seven Days (2007)
Diary of June (2005)
Ardor (2002)
Yesterday (2002)
Iron Palm (2002)
Rush! (2001)
The Legend of Gingko (2000)
Shiri (1999)

Recognitions

2017 Korean Film Shining Star Awards: Star Award (House of the Disappeared)
2008 45th Grand Bell Awards: Daejong Film Festival: Best Actress (Seven Days)
2008 5th Max Movie Awards: Best Actress (Seven Days)
2007 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Dresser Award
2006 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards:Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (Lost)
2006 Asian Excellence Awards: Outstanding Television Actress (Lost)
2002 23rd Blue Dragon Awards: Best Actress (Ardor)
2002 5th Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress (Ardor)
2002 7th Women Viewers Film Awards: Best Actress (Ardor)
1999 36th Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actress (Shiri)
1999 19th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (Shiri)
1999 22nd Golden Cinematography Awards: Best New Actress (Shiri)

Trivia

Education:
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, NYC.
- Boston University (BFA)
Kim immigrated to the United States with her family in 1980.
Kim married her former manager Jung Hyuk Park in March 2010.
Kim Yoon Jin created her own management company under the name Zion Entertainment in 2010, in affiliation with the William Morris Agency.

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