Kim Soo-mi

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Soo-mi
Kim in 2023
Born
Kim Young-ok

(1949-09-03)September 3, 1949
Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
DiedOctober 25, 2024(2024-10-25) (aged 75)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationKorea University Graduate School of Media
OccupationActress
Years active1970–2024
RelativesSeo Hyo-rim (daughter-in-law)[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김수미
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Sumi
McCune–ReischauerKim Sumi
Birth name
Hangul
김영옥
Revised RomanizationGim Yeongok
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngok

Kim Soo-mi (Korean: 김수미; born Kim Young-ok; September 3, 1949 – October 25, 2024) was a South Korean actress. She had a prolific career in film and television. She debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in Country Diaries.[2] The landmark TV series aired for almost 20 years,[3] making her one of the most popular Korean actresses of the 1980s.

In 2003 she made a memorable cameo as a profanity-spouting ajumma in the Jang Nara comedy Oh! Happy Day. It successfully revamped her image and rejuvenated her fading career.[4] She quickly became known in the Korean entertainment industry as the "Queen of Ad-lib,"[4] with her comic talent showcased in many of her succeeding projects, notably Mapado,[5] Twilight Gangsters,[6] Granny's Got Talent (2015),[7] and the Marrying the Mafia sequels.[8][9]

Kim also gained attention for her turns in more serious fare, such as 2006's Barefoot Ki-bong, a heartwarming pic about a developmentally disabled man. Her 2011 film Late Blossom is a romance between two elderly couples, a topic rarely explored in Korean cinema.[10][11] The low-budget indie became a sleeper hit, and for her portrayal of an Alzheimer's-afflicted woman, she won Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.[12]

  1. ^ Chae, Hye-sun (2024-10-28). 김수미, 아들 아닌 서효림에 집 증여...각별한 '며느리 내리사랑'. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  2. ^ Cho, Jae-eun (8 September 2011). "Actress reveals airplane incident that got her to give up smoking for good". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Han, Hyun-woo (14 April 2000). "MBC to Film Drama Episode in Kumgang". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  4. ^ a b "Interview with Kim Soo-Mi, the 'Queen of Ad-Lib'". Twitch Film. 22 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  5. ^ "Seniors Invade Movie Theaters for Mapa Island". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  6. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (11 March 2010). "Feisty Grandmas Pull Off Bandit Acts". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  7. ^ Kim, Hyo-eun (12 March 2015). "Kim Su-mi is at it again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  8. ^ "Now Playing: Marrying the Mafia 4 - Family Ordeal". Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2013-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Comedic Veteran Actress Returns to TV from Big Screen". KBS Global. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  10. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (6 February 2011). "Blossom portrays love in twilight years". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  11. ^ Cha, Hyo-jin (14 February 2013). "I Love You, The Most Beautiful Confession". Worldyan News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  12. ^ {{cite web|last=Lee|first=Claire|title=The Unjust best picture at Blue Dragon Awards|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20111127000224%7Cwork=The Korea Herald|access-date=2013-02-23|date=27 November 2011|archive-date=2013-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227221843/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20111127000224%7Curl-status=live}}