Nam Gi-ae
South Korean actress (born 1961)
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Nam Gi-ae (Korean: 남기애; born on September 13, 1961)[1] is a South Korean actress in Chung-Ang University, Department of Theater and Film.[2] She made her acting debut in 1998, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She is known for her supporting roles in Suspicious Partner (2017), Mother (2018), Flower of Evil (2020), and Encounter (2018–19). She has acted in films such as: The Merciless (2017) and High Society (2018) among others.[3]
Career
Nam Gi-ae is affiliated to artist management company Ace Factory since 2019. She made her acting debut in plays in 1998 and her TV series debut in 2015 in All About My Mom. Since then she has appeared in supporting roles in Oh My Venus (2015), Descendants of the Sun, Another Miss Oh, and MBC TV's fantasy comedy W (2016). In 2017, she got recognition by appearing in KBS's mystery comedy Ms. Perfect, Suspicious Partner, and JTBC's melodrama Rain or Shine. In 2018, Nam was seen in tvN's suspense drama Mother, KBS TV series Love to the End, Matrimonial Chaos and tvN's romance drama Encounter.[4]
In 2019, Nam was part of main cast in tvN's legal drama Confession.[5] In 2020, she was cast in tvN's suspense TV series Flower of Evil.[6] In 2021 she appeared in Sell Your Haunted House, Chimera, Jirisan, The Red Sleeve, SBS's romantic TV series Now, We Are Breaking Up as Kang Jeong-ja, mother of Song Hye-kyo's character and JTBC's mystery drama Artificial City.[7] In 2022 she appeared in JTBC's romantic drama Thirty-Nine as mother of one of the main leads.[8]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Snow Paths | Kim Seong-sim | [9] | |
| 2017 | The Merciless | Hyun-soo's mother | [10] | |
| 2018 | High Society | Madam 1 | ||
| 2019 | Exit | Lee In-sook | ||
| 2020 | Pray | Yeong-ae, Jeong-in's mother | [11] | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oh My Ghost | Seo Bing-go's customer | Special appearance | [9] |
| All About My Mom | Hong Yoo-ja | |||
| Oh My Venus | Je Soon-ja | |||
| 2016 | Descendants of the Sun | Kang Mo-yeon's mother | ||
| Monster | Jung Mi-ok | |||
| Another Miss Oh | Heo Ji-ya | |||
| W | Gil Soo-sun | |||
| Be Positive | Hwan-dong's mother | |||
| 2016–17 | Night Light | Moon Hee-jeong | ||
| 2017 | Introverted Boss | [10] | ||
| Ms. Perfect | Choi Duk-boon / Moon Hyung-sun | |||
| My Secret Romance | Jo Mi-hee | |||
| Suspicious Partner | Hong Bok-ja | |||
| Stranger | Choi Kyung-soon | |||
| Hospital Ship | Lee Soo-kyung | |||
| KBS Drama Special: "If We Were a Season" | Kim Mi-hee | Season 8, Episode 1 | ||
| 2018 | Rain or Shine | Joo-won's mother | ||
| Mother | Nam Hong-hee | |||
| Suits | Sim Young-joo | Special appearance | ||
| Love to the End | Ha Yeong-ok | [12] | ||
| Life | Jin-woo and Sun-woo's mother | |||
| Matrimonial Chaos | Baek Mi-yeon | [13] | ||
| Encounter | Jin Mi-ock | [14] | ||
| 2019 | Haechi | Queen Inwon | [11] | |
| Confession | Madame Jin | [15] | ||
| Catch the Ghost | Han Ae-sim | [16] | ||
| 2020 | When the Weather Is Fine | Yoon Yeo-jeong | [17] | |
| Flower of Evil | Gong Mi-ja | [18] | ||
| 2021 | Sell Your Haunted House | Joo Kyeong-hee | [19] | |
| Jirisan | Kang Hyun-jo's mother | [20] | ||
| Chimera | Cha Eun-soo | [21] | ||
| The Red Sleeve | Royal Noble Consort Yeong-bin Yi | [22] | ||
| Now, We Are Breaking Up | Kang Jeong-ja | [23] | ||
| 2021–22 | Artificial City | Min Ji-yeong | [24] | |
| 2022 | Thirty-Nine | Jang Joo-hee's mother | [25] | |
| Doctor Lawyer | Han Yi-han's mother | [26] | ||
| 2023 | Call It Love | Ma Hee-ja | [27] | |
| The Secret Romantic Guesthouse | Queen Dowager | [28] | ||
| King the Land | Han Mi-so | [29] | ||
| 2025 | Salon de Holmes | Jeon Ji-hyun | [30] | |
| Moon River | Queen Dowager Han | |||
| Surely Tomorrow | Jang Hyun-kyung | |||
| Dynamite Kiss | Kim In-ae |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pine Tree in Front of the Yard | Mother | [31] |
| 2011 | Scandal Gang | Mrs. Sneawell | |
| 2012 | Cola Girl | Eldest daughter-in-law | |
| Please Turn Off the Lights | Woman | ||
| 2021 | Oil | Ma Singer | |
| Lovesong | Maggie | Abi Morgan's play[32] | |
| 2022 | Vincent River | Anita | [33] |