Kim Young-ae
Acting • Born 1951-04-21 – Died 2017-04-09
Biography
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.
Filmography
75 credits
The Hero Returns
Movie • 1987
Like a Petal or a Leaf
Movie • 1984
내일은 야구왕
Movie • 1982
Red Gate of Tragedy
Movie • 1979
Ok-nyeo
Goodbye Mom
Movie • 2009
Choi Yeong-hee
Woman Who Grabbed the Rod
Movie • 1984
Confession of Murder
Movie • 2012
Han Ji-soo
Suddenly in the Dark
Movie • 1981
Seon-hee
Tragedy of W
Movie • 1985
Seize the Precious Sword
Movie • 1972
Eun-wol
The Attorney
Movie • 2013
Choi Sun-ae
A Woman on the Verge
Movie • 1987
Mountain Snake
Movie • 1988
Naked Being
Movie • 1998
Cart
Movie • 2014
Soon-rye
Eve's Second Bedroom
Movie • 1987
We Are Brothers
Movie • 2014
Park Seung-ja
Entangled
Movie • 2014
Soon-im
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Movie • 2015
Gye-hwa's Mother
Outsiders
Movie • 1980
The Diary of King Yonsan
Movie • 1988
My Hometown
Movie • 1976
Jeong-hui
Oldboy
Movie • 2003
Elevator Lady
The Hidden Hero
Movie • 1980
Love Me Once Again '80 Part 2
Movie • 1981
Proof of Innocence
Movie • 2016
Madame
Operation Chromite
Movie • 2016
Na Jung-nim
Blood and Fire
Movie • 1991
이정선
Pandora
Movie • 2016
Mrs. Seok
Long Live the Island Frogs
Movie • 1972
Kim Sun-hee
You Know What? It's a Secret
Movie • 1990
Hye-na's mother
Dreams of the Strong
Movie • 1985
Wife
Movie • 1983
The Land of Snow
Movie • 1977
Ban Geum-ryeon
Movie • 1981
Who Knows the Pain
Movie • 1979
An Old Man's Death
Movie • 1979
Winter Wanderer
Movie • 1986
A Male Housekeeper
Movie • 1968
Madam Oh's Day Out
Movie • 1983
Fiery Wind
Movie • 1983
Subzero Point '81
Movie • 1981
Young-ae
The Rose and the Gambler
Movie • 1983
A Long Journey, a Long Tunnel
Movie • 1987
Climax
Movie • 1978
If You Were Me 2
Movie • 2006
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Whereabouts of Eve
Movie • 1982
Insadong Scandal
Movie • 2009
Good Windy Days
Movie • 1980
Mrs. Lee
The Carriage Running into the Winter
Movie • 1982
Romance Gray
Movie • 1979
민들레
TV • 2000
Wave
TV • 1999
The Moon Embracing the Sun
TV • 2012
Queen Dowager Jung-hui
Royal Family
TV • 2011
Gong Soon-ho
Birth of a Beauty
TV • 2014
Go Soon-dong
Medical Top Team
TV • 2013
Shin Hye-soo
Legend
TV • 2001
Liar Game
TV • 2014
Woo-jin's mother
Sandglass
TV • 1995
Tae-soo's mother
Doctors
TV • 2016
Mal-soon
Hwang Jin Yi
TV • 2006
Im Baek-moo
The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop
TV • 2016
Choi Gok-Ji
Ya Shim Man Man
TV • 2003
Self
Tree With Deep Roots
TV • 1983
Queen Soheon
컬러
TV • 1996
Until We Fall in Love
TV • 1996
Look Back in Anger
TV • 2000
Dong-hoon's mother
Kill Me, Heal Me
TV • 2015
Seo Tae-im
My Love, Madame Butterfly
TV • 2012
Lee Jung-ae
Jang Hee Bin
TV • 1995
Queen Jangryeol
The Sorrow of the Survivor
TV • 1993
Ja-myung's mother
까치 며느리
TV • 1991
주혜련
Wind and Cloud
TV • 1982
Empress Myeongseong
Jang Hee Bin
TV • 2002
Queen Myeongseong