Kim Tae-hee (born March 29, 1980) is a South Korean actress from Ulsan. Kim, who received a bachelor degree in fashion designing at the Seoul National University, rose to stardom via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven. Her recent TV projects include the supernatural KBS series Forbidden Love and the SBS campus romance Love Story in Harvard. Both series were successful.

For her performance in Forbidden Love, Kim was honored with the Best Female Newcomer award. Her younger brother is Lee Wan is making himself known through a series of dramas, one being "Swallow the Sun," and even worked with her drama series "Stairway to Heaven", where he played as her young character's young older brother.

Kim Tae Hee also is taking a main role in her new drama, "Iris." Kim Tae Hee is also widely known and popular for her beauty, and has been dubbed by most of Korea's population as "The Most Beautiful Korean Woman."