Kim received her Masters in Computer Science from UCLA in 2014, after having earned a BA in Theatre Studies from Yale and a Masters in Classical Acting from London's Central School of Speech and Drama, specializing in Shakespeare. Before her life as an engineer, she spent a decade in Hollywood as an actress, starring in a large number of stage productions in the LA area and appearing in many popular television shows (Criminal Minds, Mad Men, True Blood, Grey's Anatomy, Revenge,...).