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- Catherine stars as Emma within the new ABC sequence.
- Catherine is a former Miss Virginia.
- Catherine made her onscreen debut in 2007.
Catherine Haena Kim is winter TV’s latest star. The 38-year-old actress stars within the new ABC drama sequence The Company You Keep, which premiered on February 19. She and This Is Us alum Milo Ventimiglia are turning up the warmth with Charlie and Emma’s onscreen romance.
You could be asking: who’s Catherine Haena Kim? The Company You Keep goes to be your subsequent TV obsession, so it’s time to get caught up. Here’s what you must find out about Catherine.
1. Catherine performs Emma in The Company You Keep.
Catherine stars as Emma Hill within the ABC sequence. She is a CIA officer who crosses paths with Milo’s character, Charlie Nicoletti, a con artist and felony. They have an prompt connection, however they’re each conserving secrets and techniques from one another.
HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Milo about casting Catherine as Emma. He famous that Catherine was within the “first round” of submissions.
“I remember seeing her tape and just kind of thinking to myself, ‘Hey guys, let’s just make sure she stays involved because there’s something wonderful and natural about how she’s playing it.’ And then round after round after round, she was still there. Ultimately, when we read together, it was kind of undeniable. She won the role,” he stated.
2. Catherine was Miss Virginia.
Catherine turned Miss Virginia of the Miss United States pageant. Through the pageant, Catherine discovered a cool gig. “I got shipped off to Las Vegas for the national pageant after I graduated, where I found out about this really cool VJ job,” she advised the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
3. Catherine has been in exhibits like Good Trouble and Mistresses.
Catherine’s first onscreen position was within the 2007 quick movie Roskosmos and an episode of Guiding Light. She’s appeared in movies like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Inherent Vice, and extra. Her different TV roles embrace Good Trouble, Mistresses, Hawaii Five-0, and extra.
4. Catherine went to school in Virginia.
Catherine is a New York native, however she attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She graduated from the esteemed school with a level in psychology and a minor in drama.
5. Catherine is Korean American.
Catherine is a first-generation American-born Korean American. The actress revealed she was drawn to the position of Emma in The Company You Keep due to Emma’s background. What I really like, and I’m unsure we’ve seen this on community TV so far as I do know, she’s truly half-Korean, half-Chinese American,” Catherine advised the Richmond Times Dispatch. “Her mom is third-generation Chinese American. Her dad is first-generation Korean American. So you get to see people who are at different stages immigrating and creating a life here and what that means for the family that they actually get to build together.”