Kim Ga-yeon

{{Infobox person

| name = Kim Ga-yeon

| image = Kim-ga-yeon.jpg

| birth_name = Kim So-yeon

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|9|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bongseon-dong, Nam District, Gwangju, South Korea

| alma_mater = Hanyang University

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1990–present

| agent =

| website =

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|unknown|1995|1998|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage|Lim Yo-hwan|2011}}

}}

| children = 2

| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes

| hangul = %김가연

| hangulborn = %김소연

| hanjaborn = 金沼延

}}}}

Kim Ga-yeon ({{Korean|hangul=김가연}}; born 9 September 1972), birth name Kim So-yeon, is a South Korean actress and former owner of the StarCraft II team SlayerS.

Personal life

In 2011, Kim entered into a common-law marriage with South Korean former professional StarCraft player Lim Yo-hwan, which was kept secret for two years. They had a daughter, born on 1 August 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2015/08/02/kim-ga-yeon-and-lim-yo-hwan-couple-welcomes-healthy-baby-daughter-to-their-family/|title=Kim Ga Yeon and Lim Yo Hwan Couple Welcomes Healthy Baby Daughter to Their Family|author=ddangha|website=Soompi|date=2 August 2015|accessdate=28 October 2015|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731055804/https://www.soompi.com/2015/08/02/kim-ga-yeon-and-lim-yo-hwan-couple-welcomes-healthy-baby-daughter-to-their-family/|url-status=dead}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=June 2025}}

In 2016, she and Lim Yo-Hwan had a wedding.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Hyun Kyung|script-title=ko:결혼 김가연 임요환, 혼인신고 5년 만에 결혼식 진행…사회 유재석, 부케받은 홍석천, 조세호까지 참석|url=http://www.newspim.com/news/view/20160508000109|accessdate=8 May 2016|work=2016-05-09}}

Filmography

=Television series=

Year ! Title ! Role ! Network
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1995	LA Arirang		SBS
1997	Star in My Heart		MBC
rowspan=2\| 1998	{{ill\|Soonpoong Clinic\|ko\|3=순풍산부인과}}	Kim Ka-yeon	SBS
The Barefool Youth		KBS2
2001	Life Is Beautiful		KBS2
2002	Royal Story: Jang Hui-bin	Ja-gyung	KBS2
2004	Lovers in Paris	Employee	SBS
2004–2005	Heaven's Fate	Han Ok-Jin	MBC
2005	Youth of Barefoot	Uhm Mi-sun	MBC
2006–2007	Queen of The Game	Samantha	SBS
2007	Cruel Love	Kang Jo-Ran	KBS2
2008	Working Mom	Park In-Hye	SBS
rowspan=2\| 2009	Princess Ja Myung	Yeo-rang	SBS
Enjoy Life	Ji Sook	MBC
2011	Insu, the Queen Mother	Lady Han	jTBC
2013	Ruby Ring	Bae Se-Ra	KBS2
2014	There is a Blue Bird: Cinderella Syndrome	Cameo	TV Chosun
2018	What's Wrong with Secretary Kim		tvN
2020	Brilliant Heritage	Shin Ae-ri	KBS1
2022	Young Lady and Gentleman	Mrs. Kim Shil-jang	KBS2

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result
2004 \| 41st Grand Bell Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| Mr. Handy \| {{won}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

2004

| 41st Grand Bell Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| Mr. Handy

| {{won}}