Kim Hae-sook
South Korean actress (born 1955)
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Kim Hae-sook (Korean: 김해숙; born December 30, 1955) is a South Korean actress.[1]
BornDecember 30, 1955
Busan, South Korea
EducationKyung Hee University
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1975–present
Kim Hae-sook | |
|---|---|
Kim in November 2024 | |
| Born | December 30, 1955 Busan, South Korea |
| Education | Kyung Hee University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours | _ribbon.PNG){kind=small} Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit (2025) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김해숙 |
| Hanja | 金海淑 |
| RR | Gim Haesuk |
| MR | Kim Haesuk |
Career
In 1974, she made her acting debut in MBC's Chief Inspector. Over the past decade, she has won over 10 awards and appeared in over 30 films. Kim Hae-sook has published a book entitled Mother of Hallyu Stars: Kim Hae-sook's Story.[citation needed]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Angry Apple | |||
| 1981 | A Battle Journal | |||
| The One Love | ||||
| The Door to the Flesh | ||||
| 1982 | Mistress | |||
| Die to Live | ||||
| Woman of Fire '82 | ||||
| 1983 | I Like Women Better | |||
| 1984 | Road to Peace | |||
| The Beloved, Part 3 | ||||
| No More Sexual Life, Part 2 | ||||
| 1985 | Love in the Dark | |||
| The Headless Murderess | ||||
| 1986 | Rain Falling on Youngdong Bridge | |||
| 1987 | Eve's Second Bedroom | |||
| 1992 | Winter Galaxy | |||
| 2000 | The Legend of Gingko | |||
| 2001 | My Sassy Girl | |||
| 2002 | Marrying the Mafia | Dae-seo's mother | ||
| 2003 | Oh! Happy Day | Yang Mi-sook | ||
| Scent of Love | In-ha's mother | |||
| 2004 | Dead Friend | Ji-won's mother | ||
| My Brother | Mother | |||
| 2005 | Wet Dreams 2 | Sung-eun's mother | ||
| My Girl and I | Su-ho's mother | |||
| 2006 | Sunflower | Yang Deok-ja | ||
| 2008 | Open City | Kang Man-ok | ||
| Viva! Love | Bong-soon | |||
| Eye for an Eye | Do-soo's mother | |||
| 2009 | Thirst | Mrs. Ra | ||
| 2010 | A Long Visit | Mother | ||
| 2011 | Mama | Ok-joo | ||
| 2012 | Wonderful Radio | Mrs. Lee | ||
| The Thieves | Chewing Gum | |||
| Tone-deaf Clinic | Dong-joo's mother | |||
| 2013 | Tough as Iron | Soon-i | ||
| Hope | Song Jung-sook | |||
| 2014 | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | Dolmuchi's mother | ||
| 2015 | Helios | Park Young-sook | ||
| Assassination | Cafe Anemone owner | Cameo | ||
| The Throne | Queen Inwon | |||
| 2016 | The Handmaiden | Sasaki | ||
| The Tunnel | Minister | Special appearance | ||
| Miss Butcher | Necropsic | |||
| 2017 | Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds | God of Indolence Hell | ||
| New Trial | Soon-im | |||
| RV: Resurrected Victims | Choi Myung-sook | |||
| 2018 | Herstory | Bae Jeong-gil | ||
| 2022 | Alienoid | Old woman | [2] | |
| 2023 | Our Season | Bok-ja | [3] | |
| 2026 | No Other Choice | Ok Sang-yep | Cameo | [4] |
| TBA | Portrait of a Family † | Jung-gu's mother | [5] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chief Inspector | |||
| Class 3 | ||||
| 1979 | Become a Mountain and a River | |||
| Last Witness | Son Ji-hye | |||
| 1980 | One Hundred Years' Guests | Jung-ah | ||
| Kanyangrok | Ah-ji | |||
| 1981 | Sae-ah | |||
| 1982 | Annals of Denial - Kim Kap-soon | |||
| Mi-ryeon | Kim So-hyo | |||
| Mother | ||||
| Nari House | ||||
| 1983 | Portrait of You | |||
| 500 Years of Joseon – "The King of Chudong Palace" | Queen Jeongan | |||
| 1984 | Nongmu (Farm Dance) | |||
| 500 Years of Joseon – "The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow" | Jeong Gwi-in | |||
| MBC Bestseller Theater – "Let's Borrow Your Ears" | Yoon-ae | one act-drama | ||
| 1986 | Oppa, My Oppa | |||
| Ggurugi | ||||
| Morning Dew on Every Blade of Grass | ||||
| 1988 | 500 Years of Joseon – "Queen Inhyeon" | Queen Myeongseong | ||
| MBC Bestseller Theater – "Widow" | one act-drama | |||
| Forget Tomorrow | Ji-sook | |||
| 1990 | Love Opened in Every Room | Lee Sang-hoon's mother | ||
| 500 Years of Joseon – "Daewongun" | Na-hab Yang | |||
| The Dancing Gayageum | ||||
| 1991 | Another's Happiness | Soon-mi | ||
| Yushimcho | ||||
| 1992 | Rainbow in Mapo | |||
| 1993 | To Live | Soo-jung | ||
| The Third Republic | Park Jae-hee | |||
| Love and Farewell | ||||
| Our Paradise | Dong-gun's mother | |||
| 1994 | Parting | Na Jeong-im | ||
| The Moon of Seoul | Sang-guk's mother | |||
| 1995 | Sukhee | Oh In-shil | ||
| West Palace | ||||
| Same Period | Yong-ja's mother | |||
| Confession | Chae-young | |||
| LA Arirang | ||||
| 1996 | Full Heart | |||
| Under Seoul's Sky | ||||
| White Dandelion | ||||
| 1997 | Brothers | |||
| Because I Really | Yang Dong-hee | |||
| Because I Love You | Hyeon-yi's mother | |||
| 1998 | Purity | |||
| For Love | Young-joon's mother | |||
| My Love by My Side | Kim Young-joo | |||
| The Age of the 3 Kim's | Kim Ok-suk | |||
| 1999 | Encounter | |||
| Did We Really Love? | Jae-ho's mother | |||
| You | Dong-seo | |||
| Queen | Jang-mi's mother | |||
| You Don't Know My Mind | ||||
| Hur Jun | Ham Ahn's woman | |||
| 2000 | Fireworks | Min-kyung's aunt | ||
| Autumn in My Heart | Kim Soon-im | |||
| The More I Love | Maeng Soon-ja | |||
| Some Like It Hot | ||||
| 2001 | Ladies of the Palace | Madam Park | ||
| Law of Marriage | Oh Mi-ja | |||
| Her House | Young-soon | |||
| This is Love | Jang Oh-bok | |||
| 2002 | Winter Sonata | Lee Young-hee | ||
| Romance | Lee Young-sook | |||
| Golden Wagon | Kim Jin-bun | |||
| To Be with You | Kang Young-sook | |||
| Confession | ||||
| 2003 | Like a Flowing River | Sang-hee's mother | ||
| Country Princess | Kim Kil-nyeo | |||
| Summer Scent | Min-woo's mother | |||
| Wedding Gift | Park Jin-sook | |||
| Pearl Necklace | Jung In-sook | |||
| 2004 | Sweet 18 | Jung-sook's mother | ||
| Little Women | Yoon-ja | |||
| Passion | Ms. Jung | |||
| Oh Feel Young | Park Ok-ja | |||
| Precious Family | Kim Ok-hwa | |||
| 2005 | My Rosy Life | Soon-yi's birth mother | ||
| Bizarre Bunch | Kang Min-sook | |||
| 2006 | End of Love | Jang Yong-shil | ||
| Spring Waltz | Jo Yang-soon | |||
| Infamous Chil Princesses | Kyung Myung-ja | |||
| Stranger than Paradise | Kim Bok-ja | |||
| My Love Dal-ja | Oh Dal-ja | |||
| 2007 | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | Yang Eun-ja | ||
| Moon Hee | Jang Han-na | |||
| Likeable or Not | Oh Dong-ji | |||
| First Wives' Club | Ahn Yang-soon | |||
| 2008 | Robber | Lee Soon-seom | ||
| White Lie | Shin Jung-ok | |||
| 2009 | Cain and Abel | Na Hye-joo | ||
| Good Job, Good Job | Wang Young-soon | |||
| 2010 | Life Is Beautiful | Kim Min-jae | ||
| 2011 | A Thousand Days' Promise | Kang Soo-jung | ||
| Saving Mrs. Go Bong-shil | Go Bong-shil | |||
| 2012 | Can't Live Without You | Jang In-ja | ||
| My Kids Give Me a Headache | Lee Ji-ae | |||
| 2013 | I Can Hear Your Voice | Eo Choon-shim | ||
| Wang's Family | Lee Ang-geum | |||
| The Suspicious Housekeeper | Housekeeping Agency director Hong | |||
| 2014 | Wonderful Day in October | Kang Yoon-geum | ||
| Hotel King | Baek Mi-nyeo | |||
| Marriage, Not Dating | Shin Bong-hyang | |||
| Pinocchio | Park Rosa | |||
| You Are the Only One | Oh Mal-soo | |||
| 2015 | Make a Woman Cry | Park Hwa-soon | ||
| 2016 | Yeah, That's How It Is | Han Hye-kyung | ||
| 2017 | Saimdang, Memoir of Colors | Kim Jung-hee | ||
| Whisper | Kim Sook-hee | |||
| My Father Is Strange | Na Young-shil | |||
| Judge vs. Judge | Yoo Myung-hee | |||
| 2018 | About Time | Oh So-nyeo | [6] | |
| Room No. 9 | Jang Hwa-sa | [7] | ||
| 2019 | Babel | Sin Hyeon-sook | ||
| Mother of Mine | Park Seon-ja | |||
| 2020 | Hospital Playlist | Jung Ro-sa | Season 1–2 | |
| 2020 | Start-Up | Choi Won-deok | ||
| 2021 | Inspector Koo | Yong Guk-jang | [8][9] | |
| 2022 | Tomorrow | Jade Hwang | [10] | |
| Under the Queen's Umbrella | Queen Dowager | [11] | ||
| 2023 | Divorce Attorney Shin | Kim So-yeon's mother | Cameo | [12] |
| Revenant | Na Byung-hee | [13] | ||
| Strong Girl Nam-soon | Gil Joong-gan | [14] | ||
| My Demon | Joo Cheon-sook | [15] | ||
| 2024 | Who Is She | Oh Mal-soon | [16] | |
| 2026 | My Royal Nemesis | Nam Ok-soon | ||
| The Wonderfools | Kim Jeon-bok | [17] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | Gyeongseong Creature | Mrs. Nawol | [18] |
| 2024 | Mr. Plankton | Beom Ho-ja | [19] |
| 2025 | Tempest | Chae Kyeong-sin | [20] |
Book
Accolades
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Autumn in My Heart | Won | |
| 2004 | 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | My Brother | Nominated | |
| 3rd Korean Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Oh Feel Young | Won | ||
| 2005 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | My Rosy Life | Won | [21] |
| 2006 | KBS Drama Awards | Infamous Chil Princesses, Spring Waltz | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | 16th Japan Movie Critics Awards | International Cooperation Award | N/a | Won | [22] |
| SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Serial Drama | First Wives' Club | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | 2nd Korea Drama Awards | Special Jury Prize | Won | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Nominated | |||
| 17th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Open City | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Viva! Love | Nominated | |||
| 7th Korean Film Awards | Nominated | ||||
| 45th Grand Bell Awards | Nominated | [23] | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Open City | Won | |||
| 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | 6th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (Film) | Viva! Love | Nominated | ||
| 17th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Thirst | Won | ||
| 5th University Film Festival of Korea | Won | ||||
| 46th Grand Bell Awards | Nominated | ||||
| 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |||
| SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special | Cain and Abel | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | 3rd Korea Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Life Is Beautiful | Won | |
| 2011 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama | A Thousand Days' Promise | Nominated | |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress | Can't Live Without You | Nominated | |
| 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Thieves | Nominated | ||
| 21st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| 49th Grand Bell Awards | Won | ||||
| 2013 | 4th KOFRA Film Awards | Won | |||
| SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | I Can Hear Your Voice | Nominated | ||
| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Wang's Family | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Throne | Won | |
| 2016 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Yes, That's How It Is | Won | |
| 2017 | Korean Film Shining Star Awards | Star Award | New Trial | Won | [24] |
| 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | My Father is Strange | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | 55th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Herstory | Nominated | [25] |
| 6th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards | Actress of the Year | Won | [26] | ||
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Mother of Mine | Nominated | [27] |
| 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Won | [28] | |||
| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | MBC Drama Awards | Best Character Award | Tomorrow | Nominated | [29] |
| 2023 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Performance in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Revenant | Nominated | [30] |
State honors
| Country | Year | Honor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea[a] | 2010 | Prime Minister's Commendation | [34] |
| 2025 | Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit | [35] |
Listicles
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup Korea | 2023 | Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year | 8th[b] | [36] |
| Korean Film Council | 2021 | Korean Actors 200[c] | Included | [37][38] |
Notes
- Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[31][32] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[33]
- Tied with Kim Hye-soo and Han Suk-kyu with 2.4% point
- Introduces 200 actors that best represent the present and future of Korean cinema to the people in the film industry all over the world.
