Catherine Haena Kim

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| birthname = Catherine Hae Na Kim

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|19}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| alma_mater = University of Virginia

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}

| years_active = 2007–present

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| hangul = 김해나

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| rr = Kim Hae Na

| mr = Kim Haena

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Catherine Haena Kim (born May 19, 1984) is an American actress and model, best known for her role as Emma Hill in the ABC television series The Company You Keep. Kim has acted in several projects, including Ballers, Good Trouble, FBI, and Boyfriends of Christmas Past.{{Cite web |title=캐서린 해나 킴 {{!}} 다음영화 |url=https://movie.daum.net/person/main?personId=230953 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=movie.daum.net}}

Early life

Kim was born in Queens, New York,https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2637109/https://cinemadailyus.com/interviews/the-company-you-keep-exclusive-interview-with-actress-catherine-haena-kim/ to Korean immigrant parents.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-company-you-keep-catherine-haena-kim-preview/|title=The Company You Keep star Catherine Haena Kim on the show's big question: Can I trust you?|work=Entertainment Weekly|last=Snierson|first=Dan|date=February 19, 2023}} Her first experience with acting was as a fourth grader, when she performed in her elementary school's production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/asian-american-tv-representation-e88e584f3719aa517d29b16339bb6912|title=Rise of Asian leads in network TV shows, now ABC’s ‘Company’|work=AP|last=Tang|first=Terry|date=February 16, 2023}}

In 2006, Kim graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in psychology and a minor in drama. Prior to declaring a major, she planned to double major in business and French.{{cite news|url=https://richmond.com/entertainment/television/former-miss-virginia-catherine-haena-kim-chats-about-her-new-show-abcs-the-company-you/article_ba98535a-a952-11ed-a516-cf5eca5aedf2.html|title=Former Miss Virginia, Catherine Haena Kim, chats about her new show ABC's 'The Company You Keep'|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|last=Owen|first=Rob|date=February 17, 2023}} Kim was Miss Virginia in 2006, participating in the Miss United States pageant before starting her career.{{cite news|url=https://richmond.com/entertainment/more-than-a-pretty-face/article_49835750-94a5-55eb-a10e-cb42bf4bb737.html|title=More than a Pretty Face|date=May 4, 2006|last=Lorianni|first=Deanna Geneva|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=March 2, 2023|archive-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217113815/https://richmond.com/entertainment/more-than-a-pretty-face/article_49835750-94a5-55eb-a10e-cb42bf4bb737.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}

Career

Kim has guest starred in several television series, including Gossip Girl, 90210, and Mistresses. She rose to fame in 2019 with the television series Ballers and FBI. In 2021, she was cast in a recurring role as Nicolette Baptiste in Good Trouble.

In 2023, Kim began starring opposite Milo Ventimiglia in the drama television series The Company You Keep, based on the South Korean television series My Fellow Citizens!.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-04-27 |title=Catherine Haena Kim Joins Milo Ventimiglia In ‘The Company You Keep’ ABC Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/catherine-haena-kim-cast-milo-ventimiglia-the-company-you-keep-abc-1235011207/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2022-08-22 |title=‘The Company You Keep’ Starring Milo Ventimiglia Ordered to Series at ABC |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-company-you-keep-milo-ventimiglia-abc-1235347160/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=ABC "컴퍼니 유 킵" 시즌제 드라마로 제작 예정 |url=https://fart-storyteller.tistory.com/entry/The-Company-You-Keep |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=방구석 이야기꾼 |language=ko}}