| Jacqueline Kim | |
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 Jacqueline Kim in her role as Lao Ma in Xena: Warrior Princess |
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| Birth name | Jacqueline Joan Kim |
Jacqueline Joan Kim is a Korean American film, theatre and television actress and filmmaker.
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Biography
Early life
Kim was born in 1965 to Korean parents,[1] as the youngest of three girls.[2] She started in the theatre at age 14, "at a little theatre down the street called the 'Willow Way'."[1] She earned a BFA from the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.[3]
Career
After graduating, Kim began acting at a theatre in Chicago, and also worked in New York and Washington, D.C.. She later spent 4 years with the Guthrie Theater Company in Minneapolis,[1] where she played such roles as Nina in The Seagull, the title role in Electra, Phocion/Princess in The Triumph of Love,[3] and roles in Fantasio and several of Shakespeare's historical plays.[4] At the end of 1993, she moved to Los Angeles.[1] She won the 2004 Garland and LA Drama Critics' Circle award for best female lead performance in East West Players' production of Passion.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Present | writer, director, producer | |
| Threshold | Rachel | Television, episodes "Outbreak" and "Vigilante" | |
| 2005 | Red Doors | Samantha Wong | |
| 2002 | charlotte sometimes | Charlotte/Darcy | Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best Supporting Female[5] |
| In Search of Cezanne | Martha Beck | Credited as co-writer | |
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Paula Carver | |
| The West Wing | Lt. Emily Lowenbrau | Television, episode "Bad Moon Rising" | |
| 2000 | The Operator | The Operator | |
| ER | Linda Reed | Television, episode "The Greatest of Gifts" | |
| 1999 | Brokedown Palace | Yon Greene | |
| 1997 | Volcano | Jaye Calder | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Lao Ma | Television, episodes "The Debt, Part I" and "The Debt, Part II" | |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Amy Chen | Television, 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Cindy Chang | |
| Star Trek Generations | Ensign Demora Sulu | ||
| White Mile | Michelle Stefanoff | Television | |
| 1993 | Trauma | Alice | |
| 1992 | The Mighty Ducks | Jane | |
| 1989 | unknown | Television |
Further reading
- Release Print Magazine, "Lights, Camera, Direct!", September/October 2004
References
- ^ a b c d Bret Ryan Rudnick. "An interview with Jacqueline Kim". Whoosh!, issue 17, February, 1998. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ a b Ada Tseng. "Journeying with Red Doors: An interview with Jacqueline Kim". 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ a b "Red Doors Cast Bios". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ "Investing in Media That Matters", 2003-01-16. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ Spirit Award listings. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
External links
- Jacqueline Kim at the Internet Movie Database
- "Charlotte" All the Time - Jacqueline Kim on "Charlotte Sometimes" from asianamericanfilm.com
- http://www.xenaville.com/cast/kim.html
