Claudia Kim facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Claudia Kim
Kim in August 2024
Born	Kim Soo-hyun (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 40) Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Su Hyun (Hangul: 수현)
Education	Ewha Womans University (International Studies)
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	2004–present
Agent	YG (Korea) United Talent Agency (United States)
Spouse(s)	Mathew Shampine ​ ​ (m. 2019; div. 2024)​
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	김수현
Revised Romanization	Gim Suhyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Suhyŏn
Stage name
Hangul	클로디아 킴
Revised Romanization	Keullaudia Gim
McCune–Reischauer	K'ŭllaudia Kim

Claudia Kim is a famous South Korean actress and model. Her birth name is Kim Soo-hyun. She was born on January 25, 1985.

You might know her from big Hollywood movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). She has also starred in popular Korean dramas such as Gyeongseong Creature (2023–2024) and The Atypical Family (2024).

Early Life and Dreams

Kim Soo-hyun was born in South Korea in 1985. She lived in the United States for six years when she was a child. After that, she moved back to South Korea.

When she was in middle school, she dreamed of becoming an international lawyer. In high school, she wanted to be a TV news anchor. She was inspired by watching news anchors on CNN. She studied International Studies at Ewha Womans University. While there, she worked as a reporter for her school's English newspaper. She also interned at The Korea Times and Arirang TV.

Her Acting Journey

Kim's interest in entertainment led her to a Korea-China modeling competition in 2005. She won the top prize, even though she had never been a model before!

A TV producer saw her on a morning talk show. This led to her first acting role in the TV series Queen of the Game (2006). She played a lawyer named Park Joo-won. For this role, she won the New Star award at the 2006 SBS Awards.

Kim then appeared in other TV shows. These included the medical drama Brain (2011) and the spy comedy 7th Grade Civil Servant (2013). She also had a main role in the sitcom Standby (2012).

Kim at a signing ceremony for Marvel Studios in 2014

She became known around the world for her roles in Marco Polo (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). In Avengers, she played Dr. Helen Cho.

Kim at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con

In 2018, she played Nagini in the movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Nagini is a character from the Harry Potter world.

In 2019, Claudia Kim was invited to the "Women in Film Gala" by the fashion brand Max Mara. This event supports women in the entertainment industry. She was the first Korean actress to attend this special event.

In March 2021, she joined a new agency called YG Entertainment. In 2023, she starred in the historical drama Gyeongseong Creature, which you can watch on Netflix.

About Her Life

Claudia Kim is a pescetarian. This means she eats fish but not other meat.

She married a Korean-American businessman named Matthew Shampine on December 14, 2019, in Seoul. They had a daughter on October 1, 2020. Claudia Kim announced their divorce on September 23, 2024.

What Movies and Shows Has She Been In?

Films

TV Shows

Web Series

Awards and Recognition

See also

In Spanish: Claudia Kim para niños