Kim Soo-mi | |
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Born | Kim Young-ok September 3, 1949 Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
Education | Korea University Graduate School of Media |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1970-present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김수미 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Su-mi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sumi |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김영옥 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeong-ok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏngok |
Kim Soo-mi (born Kim Young-ok on September 3, 1949) is a South Korean actress. She has had a prolific career in film and television. Kim debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in Country Diaries.[1] The landmark TV series aired for almost 20 years,[2] making Kim 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.[3] Kim quickly became known in the Korean entertainment industry as the "Queen of Ad-lib,"[3] with her comic talent showcased in many of her succeeding projects, notably Mapado,[4] Twilight Gangsters,[5] Granny's Got Talent (2015),[6] and the Marrying the Mafia sequels.[7][8]
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.[9][10] The low-budget indie became a sleeper hit, and for her portrayal of an Alzheimer's-afflicted woman, Kim won Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.[11]
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