Kim Min-hee (actress, born 1982)

For the actress of the same name, see Kim Min-hee (actress, born 1972).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Min-hee
김민희
Kim in 2022
Born (1982-03-01) March 1, 1982 (age 42)
South Korea
EducationDankook University (B.A. and M.A. in Theater and Film Studies)[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999–present
Agents
PartnerHong Sang-soo (2015–present)
Korean name
Hangul
김민희
Hanja
金珉禧
Revised RomanizationGim Min(-)hui
McCune–ReischauerKim Minhŭi
Signature

Kim Min-hee (Korean: 김민희; born March 1, 1982) is a South Korean actress and model. She first gained recognition in the films Hellcats (2008), Helpless (2012), and Very Ordinary Couple (2013). Kim rose to international fame for her role as Lady Hideko in Park Chan-wook's 2016 film The Handmaiden. Since then, she has solely acted in the films of her partner, Hong Sang-soo. She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance in Hong's 2017 film On the Beach at Night Alone. In 2024, she won the Pardo for Best Performance at the 77th Locarno Film Festival for her role in By the Stream.

In 2020, The New York Times ranked Kim sixteenth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century".[2]

  1. ^ "김민희" Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Epg (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT201125 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).