Kim Young-ae

Known for ActingBorn 1951-04-21Died 2017-04-09Busan, South Korea

Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural Chief Inspector and subsequently built a prolific career in film and television. After she made her film debut in 1973's Long Live the Island Frogs, Kim became most active on the big screen in the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in films such as Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown (also known as Wangsimni or A Bygone Romance, 1976), Suddenly at Midnight (1981), and Diary of King Yeonsan (1987). As she grew older, Kim transitioned to more television work. Among her notable television dramas are Queen Min (1973), Ilchul (or Sunrise, 1989), Magpie-in-law (1991), The Brothers' River (1996), Waves (1999), Go, Mom, Go! (2003), Hwang Jini (2006), Royal Family (2011), and Moon Embracing the Sun (2012). In 2009, she drew praise for her portrayal of a terminally ill yet headstrong mother who has a love-hate relationship with her daughter in the dramedy film Aeja (internationally known as Goodbye Mom).Another notable role was as a Busan restaurant owner whose son is arrested and tortured during the 1980s in The Attorney (2013). Kim later won Best Supporting Actress at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performances.Read more

Movies & web series

Until We Fall in Love

A Woman on the Verge

Dreams of the Strong

Wife

An Old Man's Death

Romance Gray

Love Me Once Again '80 Part 2

Sandglass

Doctors

Goodbye Mom

Who Knows the Pain

Oldboy

Kill Me, Heal Me

The Moon Embracing the Sun

Naked Being

Proof of Innocence

The Attorney

Blood and Fire

Mountain Snake

The Diary of King Yonsan

Like a Petal or a Leaf

Champions of Tomorrow

The Whereabouts of Eve

Red Gate of Tragedy

The Land of Snow

An Extinguished Window

Long Live the Island Frogs

Pandora

Medical Top Team

Birth of a Beauty

You Know What? It's a Secret

Cart

Royal Family

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Confession of Murder

Liar Game

The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop

The Hero Returns

The Carriage Running into the Winter

I Loved

My Hometown

We Are Brothers

Seize the Precious Sword

Entangled

Good Windy Days

Suddenly in the Dark

Winter Wanderer

The Hidden Hero