Kim Joo-ryoung
South Korean actress (born 1976)
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Kim Joo-ryoung (Korean: 김주령; born September 10, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She is mainly known for portraying Han Mi-nyeo or Player No. 212 in the Netflix original series Squid Game.[4] For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in an Action Series at the 2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards.
OccupationActress
Yearsactive2000–present
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Plum Blossom | Werther | [5] | |
| 2001 | Sorum | Yong Hyun's mother | ||
| 2003 | Memories of Murder | Nurse | [6] | |
| 2005 | You Are My Sunshine | Broadcast journalist | [7] | |
| Mr. Housewife | Writer Kim | [5] | ||
| 2006 | One Shining Day | [8] | ||
| Four Horror Tales: Roommates | Teacher No.2 | [7] | ||
| No Mercy for the Rude | Hunchback Woman | [6] | ||
| 2007 | Paradise Murdered | Ghost | ||
| Texture of Skin | Jae Hee | [9] | ||
| 2008 | My Dear Enemy | So Yeon's mother | [10] | |
| 2009 | Handphone | Eum Sung | ||
| I'm in Trouble | Soon Ae | [11] | ||
| 2011 | Re-encounter | Hwa Young | [10] | |
| Silenced | Yoon Ja-ae | |||
| 2013 | Sleepless Night | Joo Hee | [12] | |
| 2017 | Bluebeard | Mi Sook | [13] | |
| The Mayor | Spokesperson for Byun Jong-goo's campaign | [7] | ||
| 2018 | Land of Happiness | Jin Sun | [14] | |
| Feng Shui | Mother | [15] | ||
| 2019 | Spring, Again | Reporter Kim | ||
| By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture | Investor | Cameo | [7] | |
| The Snob | Kim Bo-ryeong | [14] | ||
| 2020 | Collectors | Real estate agent | Cameo | [16] |
| 2021 | Recalled | Doctor | [14] | |
| 2023 | Juhee from 5 to 7 | Juhee | [17] | |
| Taste of Horror – Rehabilitation | Short film | [18] | ||
| 2024 | Spring Garden | Hye-ran | [19] | |
| The Noisy Mansion | Ji-won | [20] | ||
| 2025 | Hana Korea | Seok-hui | [21] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Andante | Young Sook | [15] | |
| 2018 | Queen of Mystery 2 | Won-jae's mother | Cameo | |
| Mr. Sunshine | Imperial Consort Sunheon | |||
| The Ghost Detective | Gil Chae-won's mother | [22] | ||
| Ms. Hammurabi | Youngest Daughter in a case | Cameo (Episode 7) | ||
| Sky Castle | No Seung-hye's older sister | Cameo | [23] | |
| 2019 | Babel | Kim Myung-shin | [24] | |
| Welcome to Waikiki 2 | Han Soo-yeon's speech teacher | Cameo (Episode 9) | [15] | |
| Voice | Kwon Se-young's mother | Cameo (Episode 1–2) | ||
| Doctor John | Park Hyun-sook | Cameo (Episode 15–23) | ||
| Drama Stage: "Woman with a Bleeding Ear" | Im Sung-hee | One-act drama | [25] | |
| 2020 | When My Love Blooms | Sung Hwa-jin | [26] | |
| Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny | Joo Mo | [27] | ||
| The School Nurse Files | Doctor | Cameo (Episode 6) | [8] | |
| 2021 | Artificial City | Go Seon-mi | [28] | |
| Squid Game | Han Mi-nyeo (Player No. 212) | [29] | ||
| 2022 | Big Bet | Jin Young-hee | [30][31] | |
| Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist | Seo Eun-woo's mother-in-law | Cameo (Episode 1–3) | [32] | |
| Revenge of Others | Jin So-jeong | [33] | ||
| 2023 | Twinkling Watermelon | Lim Ji-mi | [34] | |
| 2024 | Queen of Tears | Grace Ko / Ko Jeong-ja | [35] |
Accolades
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Best Actor Award | Kim Joo-ryoung | Won | [36] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Squid Game | Nominated | [37] |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [38] | |
| 2023 | Big Bet | Nominated | [39] | ||
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in an Action Series | Squid Game | Nominated | [40] |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress in series | Nominated | [41] | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Squid Game cast[A] | Nominated | [42] |
Listicles
Notes
- Consisting of Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, Anupam Tripathi, Heo Sung-tae, O Yeong-su, and Kim Joo-ryoung.