California, United States
Christina July Kim was born in San Gabriel, California and moved to Albuqueruqe, New Mexico when she was 6 years old. She grew up in the Northeast Heights of Albuquerque and was the only Korean-American girl in her class all throughout school. Although Christina seemed very happy, she was very ashamed of her Korean heritage growing up. She first took a speech and drama class in 8th grade where she landed the role of Buttercup in her school's production of "The Princess Bride." She escaped racial prejudices through acting and found freedom of expression through the theatre. In high school, she continued to study acting and with the counsel of her high school drama teacher Diane Keyson, she decided to apply to the Bachelor of Fine Arts acting program at the University of Southern California. Out of 500+ applicants, Christina got into the BFA Class of 2005. 1 semester before graduating from college, Christina got a great opportunity in Seoul, Korea and took a leave of absence from USC and worked as a radio DJ in Seoul. It was here that she learned to embrace her Korean heritage and culture. She returned to California 2 years later, graduated from USC in 2007 with her BFA in acting, and is now a working actor.

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