Kim Hye-soo | |
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 Kim in October 2018 | |
| Born | September 5, 1970 Busan, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Dongguk University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, artist |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Agent | Hodu&U Entertainment[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김혜수 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hye-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyesu |
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Kim Hye-soo (Korean: 김혜수; Korean pronunciation: [kim.he.su]; born September 5, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Kim was one of the most popular teen stars in the 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her headstrong independence and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women.[2]
Kim began her career in an advertisement for Nestlé Milo in 1985. She made her film debut as a leading actress in the film Kambo (1986), for which she received her first accolade as Best New Actress at 1987 Baeksang Arts Awards. She was the youngest winner of the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Leading Actress in First Love (1993). Her most commercially successful role was Madam Jeong in the crime film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), which also won her third Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress.
Aside from her performances in films, Kim has appeared in many successful television series, including Partner (1994–1998), Did We Really Love? (1999), Royal Story: Jang Hui-bin (2002), The Queen of Office (2013), Signal (2016), Hyena (2020), Juvenile Justice (2022), and Under the Queen's Umbrella (2022).
- ^ "Kim Hye-soo becomes family with Song Kang-ho..." Daum. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "[플래시백 한국영화 100년] 김혜수의 강인하고 자유로운 여성상, 열여섯부터 싹트다" [[Flashback Korean movies' 100 years]Kim Hye-soo's strong and free image of a woman, sprouting from 16]. Hankook Ilbo. March 21, 2020. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022.