Kim Hee-sun is a South Korean actress who now has an income of some USD 7 million.Through acting and promotional work (such as for Samsung).Kim debuted on TV as a year 11 student and later majored in Drama at Chung-Ang University. Since then she has acted in many TV dramas, becoming well known in South Korea.

It is rumoured that her next move will be to try to break into the Japanese market. On January 21, 2009, Kim Hee Sun gave birth to a baby girl named Yeon Ah.