Kim Yeo-jin | |
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Born | Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea | June 24, 1972
Education | Ewha Womans University - German Language and Literature |
Occupation(s) | Actress, activist |
Years active | 1995–present |
Agent | 935 Entertainment |
Spouse | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김여진 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeo-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏchin |
Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play What Do Women Live For in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles in Im Sang-soo's Girls' Night Out (1998), Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (2000), and Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon (2002). [1] [2] In 2021, she played Choi Myung-hee, a corrupt and manipulative lawyer in Vincenzo.
Kim Yeo-jin met her future husband director Kim Jin-min in 2003 on the set of Forever Love. They married in February 2004. [3]
Kim is known for being actively engaged in various rallies and civic group activities, attracting public attention to controversial social and political issues, including efforts to reinstate laid-off shipbuilders at Hanjin Heavy Industries, calls to lower university tuition fees, and opposition to the Four Major Rivers Project. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] She often expresses her opinions on social networking service Twitter, [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] and has been called one of the most popular socialtainers. [14]
Because of her outspokenness, MBC banned Kim in 2011 (she was originally scheduled to appear as a "progressive" panelist on the current affairs radio show Sohn Suk-hee's Spotlight), which led to prominent figures from academic, literary and media circles to call for a boycott of the network's programs. [15] [16] [17]
Kim has also campaigned for liberal politicians Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in and Park Won-soon. [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1998 | Girls' Night Out | Soon | Main role | |
Illusion | short film | |||
1999 | Peppermint Candy | Yang Hong-ja | Main role | |
2002 | Chi-hwa-seon | Jin-jong | ||
A Perfect Match | Kim Hae-in | |||
2003 | The Uninvited | |||
A Good Lawyer's Wife | Eun Ho-Jung's friend | |||
2008 | My New Partner | Jung Kyu-Hwa | ||
2009 | Closer to Heaven | Dr. Son Young-Chan | ||
2010 | Wedding Dress | Mi-Ja | ||
Vegetarian | Ji-hye | Main role | ||
Looking For My Wife | Shin Young-Shin | |||
2011 | Children | Jung Ho's mother | Main role | [19] |
Miracle | woman from Eonyang | |||
2012 | Jinsuk & Me | documentary film | ||
2013 | The Big Picture | |||
2018 | Last Child | Lee Mi-Sook | Main role | |
2020 | Heaven: To the Land of Happiness | |||
TBA | Drive | Park Jeong-suk | Main role | [20] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2000 | The More I Love You | Song Ga-yeong | ||
Secretary | ||||
2001 | Fox and Cotton Candy | Min Yeo-ok | ||
2002 | That Woman Catches People | Yeo In-suk | ||
I Love You, Hyun-jung | ||||
2003 | Forever Love | Lee Kwang-sook | ||
Good Person | Detective Park's wife | special appearance | ||
Dae Jang Geum | Dr. Jang-Deok | |||
2004 | A Second Proposal | |||
Land | ||||
2005 | Smile of a Spring Day | Han Hyun-joo | Main role | |
I Love You, My Enemy | Yang Soon-ji | |||
Shin Don | Princess Duk-Nyung | |||
2007 | Blue Fish | |||
Several Questions That Make Us Happy | Yeong-Chae | TV movies / main role | ||
Yi San | Queen Jung-sun | |||
2008 | Worlds Within | Lee Seo-Woo | ||
Amnok River Flows | Choi Mun-ho | Main role | ||
2010 | Road No. 1 | Dal Moon's wife | special appearance | |
Drama Special:Red Candy | Min-Jung | |||
2011 | Listen to My Heart | Mi-Sook | ||
2014 | Angel Eyes | Yoo Jung-Hwa | ||
Trot Lovers | Coach Bang Ji-Sook | |||
Tears of Heaven | Ban Hye-Jung | |||
Pride and Prejudice | Oh Do-Jung | |||
2015 | Splendid Politics | Kim Gae-Shi | ||
Cheer Up! | Park Sun-Young | |||
2016 | Love in the Moonlight | Kim So-Sa | ||
2016-2017 | Solomon's Perjury | Seo-Yeon's mother | ||
2017 | Man to Man | Prosecutor Lee's wife | special appearance, Ep. 15 | |
Witch at Court | Min Ji-Sook | |||
Drama Special : Kang Duk-Soon's Love History | Nam Hee-Soon | TV movies | ||
2018 | My Secret Terrius | Shim Eun-Ha | [21] | |
Where Stars Land | Yoon Hye-Won | |||
My Strange Hero | Im Se-Kyung | [22] | ||
Children of Nobody | Kim Dong-Sook | [23] | ||
2019 | Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung | Queen Im | ||
2020 | Itaewon Class | Jo Jung-Min | ||
Meow, the Secret Boy | Sung Hyeon-Ja | |||
2021 | Vincenzo | Choi Myung-Hee | ||
2023–2024 | The Story of Park's Marriage Contract | Lee Mi-dam | [24] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2020 | Extracurricular | Lee Hae-Kyung | [25] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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1995 | What Do Women Live For | ||
2005 | Closer | ||
2010 | Love Letters | ||
Please Look After Mom | |||
2011-2012 | The Vagina Monologues | [26] | |
2021 | Mouthpiece | [27] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1998 | 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Girls' Night Out | Won |
1999 | 7th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Won | ||
2000 | 37th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Peppermint Candy | Won |
2002 | 3rd Busan Film Critics Awards | Chi-hwa-seon | Won | |
2011 | 20th Buil Film Awards | Children... | Won |
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