Kim Soo-hyun, also known as Claudia Kim Shampine, is a Korean actress and model. She made her debut in November 2006 when she starred in the television dramaQueen of the Game.
Early life
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She spent six years of her childhood in the United States before returning to South Korea. 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. She completed her studies abroad to continue her dream of becoming an anchor and entered Ewha Womans University as an International Studies major. While enrolled, she worked as a reporter and announcer for three years in the school's English-language newspaper, 'Ewha Voice.' She also worked as an intern reporter for The Korea Times and Arirang TV. In addition, her interests in music, films, and other entertainment related areas led to applying for the Super Model Contest.
Career
Kim made her entertainment debut when she won the top prize in a Korea-China modeling contest in 2005. Kim was the first winner of the award who never worked as a model. Since then, she has been interested in participating in a German fashion show, and she has also practiced acting in the hope of acting at a similar time. After the Supermodel competition, producer Oh Se-kang, who saw Soo-hyun appearing on a morning talk show, offered to appear in the show, saying it would suit his role as an international lawyer. With this opportunity, she made her debut in the entertainment industry in November 2006, starring in the TV seriesQueen of the Game. Soo-hyun plays Park Joo-won, a friend of Lee Shin-jeon and a law firm's international lawyer who loves him. For the drama, she won the New Star award at the 2006 SBS Awards for Acting Kim went on to appear in supporting roles in medical dramaBrain and spy comedy 7th GradeCivil Servant, as well as a leading role in the sitcomStandby. Kim gained international attention for her roles in Marco Polo and '. Kim portrays Nagini in the 2018 film '.
