After graduation, Kim played several minor parts on MTV, in soap opera-style dramas on
ABC, and on the
off-Broadway stage. In 2006 she was featured on the cover of
Stuff, as well as an inside spread. In 2006,
Maxim named Kim number 98 on its annual Hot 100 List. In 2013, she had a leading role in the ABC drama series
Mistresses. In 2018, Kim returned to South Korean television by headlining the series
Ms. Ma, Nemesis. In 2022, she starred as Seon Woo-jin in the South Korean remake of Money Heist,
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area. In 2023, she acted as Principal Jina Lim in English-Korean Netflix TV Series,
XO, Kitty. In 2025, she appeared in the Sony Pictures Animation/Netflix animated musical film,
KPop Demon Hunters as the voice of Celine. ==Personal life==