Jacqueline Joan Kim is an American writer, actress, filmmaker, composer and multi-disciplinary artist. She was nominated for a FIND Independent Spirit award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Charlotte Sometimes.
Early life Kim was born in March 31, 1970, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Korean parents,Bret Ryan Rudnick. "An interview with Jacqueline Kim". Whoosh!, issue 17, February 1998. Retrieved 2007-01-16. as the youngest of three girls.Ada Tseng. "Journeying with Red Doors: An interview with Jacqueline Kim, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/ .". 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-23. She was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and started in theatre at age 4, "at a little theatre down the street called 'Willow Way'." She graduated from Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School in 1988. She then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago."Red Doors Cast Bios ". Retrieved 2007-01-16.
Career After graduating from drama school, Kim began acting on stages in Chicago, The Shakespeare Theatre (DC) and eventually landed in Minneapolis. Highlights throughout four seasons at the Guthrie Theater include such roles as Nina in The Seagull, the title role in Electra and Phocion/Princess in The Triumph of Love.
At the end of 1993, she moved to Los Angeles and began her film career, landing major roles in two films, Star Trek Generations and Barry Levinson's Disclosure. These roles were followed by work opposite Tommy Lee Jones in Volcano. In 1999, she played Yon Greene, a Bangkok attorney and lawyer for Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale, in Brokedown Palace. In 2001, she shared the title role in the film The Operator, written and directed by Jon Dichter, co-starring Michael Laurence and Stephen Tobolowsky. Her breakout film and performance was in Eric Byler's Charlotte Sometimes, which film critic Roger Ebert championed and brought to his Overlooked Film Festival. This role was recognized by two FIND Independent Spirit Award nominations for Kim's work as Charlotte and for the film (the John Cassavetes Award).
Kim is also known for her work in the two part epic "The Debt, Part I and II" for the Xena: Warrior Princess television series as Xena's spiritual mentor, Lao Ma. She won the 2004 LA Drama Critics' Circle award for best female lead performance in East West Players' production of Passion. At the 22nd San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), Kim was a panelist at the "Dangerous to Know: The Career and Legacy of Anna May Wong" event. She was joined by actress Nancy Kwan, and authors Karen J. Leong and Graham Russell Gao Hodges. The panel discussion was moderated by critic B. Ruby Rich.
Her roots are in musical theatre. In 2011, she released her first EP, This I Heard (song & melodies, part I).
In 2015, Kim finished production on the film Advantageous. She co-wrote, produced and composed the feature with its director, Jennifer Phang, while starring opposite Jennifer Ehle, James Urbaniak and Ken Jeong.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1992 The Mighty Ducks Jane 1993 Trauma Alice 1994 Disclosure Cindy Chang Star Trek Generations Ensign Demora Sulu White Mile Michelle Stefanoff Television 1995 Courthouse Amy Chen Television6 episodes 1997 Volcano Jaye Calder Xena: Warrior Princess Lao Ma TelevisionEpisodes: "The Debt, Part I" and "The Debt, Part II" 1999 Brokedown Palace Yon Greene 2000 The Operator The Operator ER Linda Reed TelevisionEpisode: "The Greatest of Gifts" 2001 The Hollywood Sign Paula Carver The West Wing Lt. Emily Lowenbrau TelevisionEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising" 2002 Charlotte Sometimes Charlotte/Darcy Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best Supporting FemaleSpirit Award listings . Retrieved 2007-01-25. In Search of Cezanne Martha Beck Credited as co-writer 2005 Red Doors Samantha Wong 2006 Present Writer, director and producer Threshold Rachel TelevisionEpisodes: "Outbreak" and "Vigilante" 2015 Advantageous Gwen Writer and producer
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