Kim Yeong-ae

Kim Yeong-ae

Born: April 21, 1951
Died: April 9, 2017
in Busan, South Korea
Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural Chief Inspector and subsequently built a prolific career in film and television.

After she made her film debut in 1973's Long Live the Island Frogs, Kim became most active on the big screen in the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in films such as Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown (also known as Wangsimni or A Bygone Romance, 1976), Suddenly at Midnight (1981), and Diary of King Yeonsan (1987).

As she grew older, Kim transitioned to more television work. Among her notable television dramas are Queen Min (1973), Ilchul (or Sunrise, 1989), Magpie-in-law (1991), The Brothers' River (1996), Waves (1999), Go, Mom, Go! (2003), Hwang Jini (2006), Royal Family (2011), and Moon Embracing the Sun (2012).

In 2009, she drew praise for her portrayal of a terminally ill yet headstrong mother who has a love-hate relationship with her daughter in the dramedy film Aeja (internationally known as Goodbye Mom).Another notable role was as a Busan restaurant owner whose son is arrested and tortured during the 1980s in The Attorney (2013). Kim later won Best Supporting Actress at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performances.

Movies for Kim Yeong-ae...

Pandora
Title: Pandora
Character: Mrs. Seok
Released: December 7, 2016
Type: Movie
When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster.
bee
Title: The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop
Character: Choi Gok-Ji
Released: August 27, 2016
Type: TV
Depicts the trials and tribulations of four men who work at Laurel Tree Tailor Shop.
bee
Operation Chromite
Title: Operation Chromite
Character: Na Jung-nim
Released: July 27, 2016
Type: Movie
A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
bee
Title: Doctors
Character: Mal-soon
Released: June 20, 2016
Type: TV
A recalcitrant, delinquent teen girl meets a compassionate teacher, who inspires her to alter her path and become a street-savvy neurosurgeon.
bee
Proof of Innocence
Title: Proof of Innocence
Character: Madame
Released: May 19, 2016
Type: Movie
A disgraced ex-cop, seeking revenge on his treacherous ex-partner, sticks his nose into a high-profile murder case. But in the process, he finds himself in conflict with much more powerful and dangerous forces.
bee
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Title: Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Character: Gye-hwa's Mother
Released: January 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
bee
Title: Kill Me, Heal Me
Character: Seo Tae-im
Released: January 7, 2015
Type: TV
Cha Do-hyun is a rich heir to a family company with one major problem. Due to suppressed childhood trauma, he suffers from dissociative identity disorder manifested in 7 unique personalities who are out of his control. In order to overcome this disorder in secret, he hires a first year medical resident to help him heal by killing off each personality one by one.
bee
Cart
Title: Cart
Character: Soon-rye
Released: November 13, 2014
Type: Movie
In response to a sudden dismissal of staff, workers at a big retail store begin a protest against their employer's oppressive labor policies.
bee
Entangled
Title: Entangled
Character: Soon-im
Released: November 6, 2014
Type: Movie
ENTANGLED is a tale of irreversible tragedy. There is a house where a family of four live: mother, her eldest daughter Younghee who is married, younger daughter Kkotnip who is in high school and Younghee’s husband Sangho. The family is filled with happiness when Younghee gives birth to a child, but an unfortunate mishap caused by the mother leads to the death of the child. Totally distraught, Younghee decides to leave her mother’s house with her husband. Mother’s Alzheimer’s condition worsens with the couple moving out and Kkotnip is forced to live in anxiety. At school she is pushed around by schoolmate Junghye and at home she has to deal with her mother who has issues of controlling her emotions. With no one to help her, Kkotnip is driven to the edge.
bee
Title: Birth of a Beauty
Character: Go Soon-dong
Released: November 1, 2014
Type: TV
As the heir to a large company, Han Tae Hee has everything he could possibly want - except for his long lost love. But instead of nursing his heartache like a sensible person, Tae Hee enlists Sa Geum Ran, whom he transforms from an overweight ugly duckling to a gorgeous bombshell named Sara. In the process of falling in love with his "creation" he discovers that even though it appears that money can buy just about everything, it can't buy love or heal emotional scars.
bee
We Are Brothers
Title: We Are Brothers
Character: Park Seung-ja
Released: October 23, 2014
Type: Movie
Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their birth mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, suddenly disappears. So Sang-yeon and Ha-yeon team up together and go on a road trip to search for her.
bee
Title: Liar Game
Character: Woo-jin's mother
Released: October 20, 2014
Type: TV
This drama is about various contestants who take part in a game show with a prize of 10 billion won wherein contestants are encouraged to cheat and lie. The contestants who able to cheat the others will wins the prize but but be in debt if he/she loses the game. Contestants include genius swindler Cha Woo-jin and naive college student Nam Da-jung. Meanwhile, Kang Do-young will play the MC and planner of this game show.
bee
The Attorney
Title: The Attorney
Character: Choi Sun-ae
Released: December 18, 2013
Type: Movie
In the early 1980s, South Korea is torn by student protests over the lack of representation in the government. Song Woo-Seok is a successful attorney in Busan specializing in tax law. His views regarding civil liberties are changed by student activist Park Jin-woo. When Jin-Woo is brutally tortured and put on trial for his activism, Woo-seok decides to defend Jin-woo as his client.
bee
Title: Medical Top Team
Character: Shin Hye-soo
Released: October 9, 2013
Type: TV
The medical drama focuses on the lives of doctors and nurses who are members of an elite medical team from the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital.
bee
Confession of Murder
Title: Confession of Murder
Character: Han Ji-soo
Released: November 8, 2012
Type: Movie
A serial killer reappears 15 years after his murder spree with a book detailing his crimes. The resentful cop who failed to catch him before is assigned to protect him. The families of the victims plan revenge. And as the media circus spirals out of control, a masked man called "J" appears claiming to be the real killer.
bee
Title: The Moon Embracing the Sun
Character: Queen Dowager Jung-hui
Released: January 4, 2012
Type: TV
Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.
bee
Title: Royal Family
Character: Gong Soon-ho
Released: March 2, 2011
Type: TV
Two childhood friends grow up supporting each other through the difficulties of poverty, then meet again years later and stand by each other as they rise through the ranks of society. After marrying into a wealthy business family, Kim In Sook's life becomes a living hell. Seen by her in-laws as a gold-digging intruder, she is pushed to the margins. When her husband is killed in a helicopter accident, her mother-in-law takes away In Sook's beloved son. Enter Han Ji Hoon, an old friend of In Sook, and powerhouse new family lawyer determined to put a stop to In Sook's mistreatment. In Sook finally retaliates by launching a bold plan to take over the family company, and Ji Hoon supports her no matter the cost. In the midst of their battle for survival, their hearts are drawn together in a passion that could end up costing them everything.
bee
Goodbye Mom
Title: Goodbye Mom
Character: Choi Yeong-hee
Released: September 9, 2009
Type: Movie
Aeja, a struggling writer, nears 30 and looks for her next big break. She has always counted on her mother's tough love to straighten her out, until her mother suddenly collapses.
bee
Title: Hwang Jin Yi
Character: Im Baek-moo
Released: October 11, 2006
Type: TV
Hwang Jin Yi is the illegitimate child of a noble and Heon Keum, a noted musician gisaneg. The story centers on the four men in her life and her pursue in the art of dancing. Her first love with a nobleman's son Kim Eun Ho ends in tragedy. Her love affair with Kim Jung Han does not have a happy ending either. Byuk Kye Soo is the Emporer's relative who are obsessed with her and tried every trick but still could not have her. Finally there is her devoted bodyguard Yi Saeng who never deserted her in times of need. Meanwhile, there is Bu Yong who not only is Hwang Ji Yi's rival in dancing but also in love.
bee
If You Were Me 2
Title: If You Were Me 2
Character: (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: January 12, 2006
Type: Movie
Commissioned by South Korea's National Human Rights Commission, If You Were Me is an innovative omnibus film project to promote tolerance and human rights and shed light on the hardships disadvantaged people face in Korea. After the success of the first anthology, a second series, If You Were Me 2, was released this year. Five notable Korean directors - Park Kyung Hee (A Smile), Ryoo Seung Wan (Crying Fist), Jung Ji Woo, Jang Jin (Guns & Talks), and Kim Dong Won - participated in the second installment, creating shorts on human rights issues of their choosing.
bee
Oldboy
Title: Oldboy
Character: Elevator Lady
Released: November 21, 2003
Type: Movie
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
bee
Title: Ya Shim Man Man
Character: Herself
Released: February 28, 2003
Type: TV
Yashimmanman is a South Korean talk show. Citizens were surveyed about various questions, and celebrity guests had to guess the public's top answers to the questions, sparking much discussion.
bee
Title: Legend
Released: September 26, 2001
Type: TV
Shinhwa is an SBS drama special that aired from September 9, 2001, to November 26, 2001.
bee
Title: 민들레
Released: April 17, 2000
Type: TV
A drama that shows our parents, like dandelions, who live a life of joy and sorrow while watching the love of their children.
bee
Title: Look Back in Anger
Character: Dong-hoon's mother
Released: February 28, 2000
Type: TV
Look Back in Anger is a 2000 South Korean television series about two brothers' love for two women that aired on KBS2. Starring Joo Jin-mo, Lee Min-woo, Park Jin-hee and Bae Doona, the cast also includes the following actors pre-stardom: Kim Myung-min, Uhm Tae-woong, Kim Min-hee and Lee Eun-joo.
bee
Title: Wave
Released: April 24, 1999
Type: TV
A drama about middle-aged love and limited life.
bee
Naked Being
Title: Naked Being
Released: November 21, 1998
Type: Movie
A broadcasting company hosts an actor/actress contest and 30 contestants are pre-selected. Yong-Woo and Eun-Sook are two of them and they are also lovers. Eun-Sook desperately wants to be a TV star and approaches a producer. Yong-Woo discovers this and argues with her. In the meantime, Eun-Sook happens to meet Yu-Suk and spends a night with him, after he tells her that he knows a lot about broadcasting companies.
bee
Title: 컬러
Released: May 1, 1996
Type: TV
bee
Title: Until We Fall in Love
Released: April 1, 1996
Type: TV
A drama about a woman in her 20s who is attracting family members from large families who are scattered like sand grains. After the death of her husband, who was a lawyer, she ran a glasses company and raised her four brothers and sisters.
bee
Title: Sandglass
Character: Tae-soo's mother
Released: January 9, 1995
Type: TV
Sandglass is a South Korean television series considered one of the most significant and highest-rated Korean dramas in history. Written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes. A depiction of the tragic relationship among three friends affected by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, the series mixed politics, melodrama, action, and great acting. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the third highest of all time, and launched its leading trio of Choi Min-soo, Go Hyun-jung, and Park Sang-won into stardom. Its reenactment of the Gwangju Massacre remains one of the most realistic, devastatingly powerful, and unforgettable moments in Korean TV history.
bee
You Know What? It's a Secret
Title: You Know What? It's a Secret
Character: Hye-na's mother
Released: July 14, 1990
Type: Movie
Jun-hyoung is a training teacher who meets Hye-na, a very outgoing student. She always acts freely with out any restriction. As time as goes by, she slowly starts to interfere in his life. Sun-shul, who is very lonely, loves Hye-na. Jun-hyoung feels that it's hard to put up with Hye-na, but his mentor insists and tells him to take care of her. Jun-hyoung does not understand and feels as though this situation in unfair for him. Soon after, he finds out Hye-na's secret...
bee
Mountain Snake
Title: Mountain Snake
Released: August 27, 1988
Type: Movie
Tansil, a native of Hwajeongol in the back of Jirisan Mountain, goes to the house of President Woo Man-chan in Anguk-dong, Seoul, as introduced by his relative. President Woo, who had been away from home for a long time, returns and begins to approach Tansil, who was listening to the remnants of the disabled wife. The wife, who did not notice this, intentionally forces Tansil to take care of Woo in order to catch Woo, who returned. Tansil, who was pregnant due to his relationship with President Woo, was confined to a remote apartment, eventually gave birth to a son, and returned to his hometown after losing his son to his wife.
bee
The Diary of King Yonsan
Title: The Diary of King Yonsan
Released: February 18, 1988
Type: Movie
A historical drama about the life of Prince Yeonsan of Joseon,.
bee
A Woman on the Verge
Title: A Woman on the Verge
Released: September 5, 1987
Type: Movie
Ha Kook-jin, a physician, meets Noh Ae-ri and his group who came to broadcast at the ski resort where he went with his wife's life. With this opportunity, Kook-jin appears on Ari's radio program, is attracted to being an open divorcee living with her daughter, and eventually confesses her relationship with Ari to her wife and turns back. After being shocked, Jang-sang finally realizes the willingness to go alone by traveling with his daughter In-ae, who is studying abroad.
bee
The Hero Returns
Title: The Hero Returns
Released: June 27, 1987
Type: Movie
A girl who has failed to be accepted by a first-rate university and is suffering from depression, suddenly finds herself pulled into the past. She meets her parents as teenagers and must somehow find a way to spark their romance before she can return to her own time.
bee
이브의 건넌방
Title: 이브의 건넌방
Released: March 28, 1987
Type: Movie
bee
A Long Journey, a Long Tunnel
Title: A Long Journey, a Long Tunnel
Released: March 7, 1987
Type: Movie
bee
Winter Wanderer
Title: Winter Wanderer
Released: April 12, 1986
Type: Movie
Min-woo, a medical student from a wealthy family, runs into Da-hye) as he rides his bicycle on campus. At first Da-hye dislikes Min-woo, but thanks to help from his charismatic friend Hyeon-tae, he grows closer to Da-hye and the two fall deeply in love. But happiness would not last long. Min-woo's business goes belly-up, and then he learns his birth mother is a military base-town prostitute. Do disturbed by this all he ends up in jail. Meanwhile, Da-hye grows more dependent on Hyeon-tae, and Hyeon-tae gets caught between his friendship for Min-woo and his love for Da-hye...
bee
Dreams of the Strong
Title: Dreams of the Strong
Released: November 19, 1985
Type: Movie
Il-bong was utterly defeated as a wrestling athlete. He decides against returning to his hometown and stays in Seoul. As he wanders the street, going from job to job, someone recommends him to become an actor. But the acting roles that are waiting Il-bong are in adult movies. At the set, Il-bong meets Ae-ja and falls in love with her. They give up the adult films and Ae-ja gets pregnant. Because they are desperately poor, Ae-ja has a miscarriage and Il-bong curses his incompetence. The two decide to part for one year. During that time, Il-bong becomes a male prostitute and makes a ferocious amount of money. But he has become tough without realizing it. After the year is over, Il-bong goes to their promised meeting place but Ae-ja is nowhere to be seen. Il-bong wails to the city.
bee
Tragedy of W
Title: Tragedy of W
Released: June 9, 1985
Type: Movie
bee
Woman Who Grabbed The Rod
Title: Woman Who Grabbed The Rod
Released: May 5, 1984
Type: Movie
bee
Like a Petal or a Leaf
Title: Like a Petal or a Leaf
Released: April 20, 1984
Type: Movie
Duk-man, a train conductor, sounds the train's horn each time he passes the hospital where his critically ill daughter is confined to let her know that he is thinking of her. However, when an accident leaves him unable to perform that simple act of comfort, his daughter's condition worsens
bee
The Rose and the Gambler
Title: The Rose and the Gambler
Released: October 15, 1983
Type: Movie
bee
Title: Tree With Deep Roots
Character: Queen Soheon
Released: July 8, 1983
Type: TV
The second installment in the 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty series covers the first half of the 15th Century, during the reign of King Sejong.
bee
Wife
Title: Wife
Released: April 30, 1983
Type: Movie
bee
Madam Oh's Day Out
Title: Madam Oh's Day Out
Released: April 15, 1983
Type: Movie
Oh Ka-hi is a popular madam in a nightclub in Mu-gyo-dong street. She supported her widowed mother and sister by working in a factory. Ka-hi and Tae-su, an honest boy, were in love. Then Dal-su, an animal of a man, raped her. With that, Ka-hi went from working at a bar to becoming a hostess at a cabaret. Ka-hi meets Hyun-wu and gets pregnant by him. She gives birth to Suk but learns too late that Hyun-wu is a married man. Dal-su persistently hounds her. He steals her bank account and takes the money she had earned with her tears and blood. To be worse, Suk dies from gas intoxication. Ka-hi falls into despair. Duk-sam, a driver, takes care of her. Ka-hi slowly rises from her nightmarish reality. In the end, she accepts Duk-sam's marriage proposal.
bee
Fiery Wind
Title: Fiery Wind
Released: February 19, 1983
Type: Movie
Suh Jung-hwan is the head of marketing at a cosmetics company. A year ago, masked robbers raped his wife, Oh Hye-ryung, in front of him. Hye-ryung lives in torment from the memories. Jung-hwan tries to overcome this through his great love for his wife but they're not able to reclaim a normal sex life. Jung-hwan meets a woman named Noh Sung-ah. She is hot for him but Jung-hwan works desperately to stay true to his poor wife. Jang-suk, a young man who likes Sung-ah, decides to go after Hye-ryung after losing Sung-ah. His intentions are money. Ultimately, there is infidelity at the end of Jang-suk's knife and the adulterers fall. Jang-suk also falls to the knife that he himself holds.
bee
내일은 야구왕
Title: 내일은 야구왕
Released: December 12, 1982
Type: Movie
bee
Carriages to Winter
Title: Carriages to Winter
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
After a painful divorce, Yun-hie finally finds happiness with a man who loves her. However, on the day of their marriage, her husband collapses during the ceremomy and falls into a coma. The man's mother and sister blame Yun-hie for this turn of events, but the man's son from a previous marriage defends her while, at the same time, putting the moves on her.
bee
Suddenly in the Dark
Title: Suddenly in the Dark
Character: Seon-hee
Released: July 17, 1981
Type: Movie
A wife starts to suspect her husband's infidelity after the arrival of their new, young housekeeper, who carries a mysterious wooden doll with herself.
bee
Love Me Once Again '80 Part 2
Title: Love Me Once Again '80 Part 2
Released: May 23, 1981
Type: Movie
Shin-ho wants to visit his son but Hye-yeong refuses to allow them to meet due to his past treatment of the boy. Hye-yeong feels that it is time to put the past behind her and, leaving her son in the care of a friend, she leaves Korea with a new lover.
bee
Subzero Point '81
Title: Subzero Point '81
Released: April 18, 1981
Type: Movie
bee
Ban Geum-ryeon
Title: Ban Geum-ryeon
Released: March 13, 1981
Type: Movie
Seo Mun-kyung, a merchant in ancient China where polygamy is legal, monopolizes the salt sales business. The magistrate of the province collapse families of Hwa Ja-heo and Hwang Mu-dae through Mun-kyung. When Ja-heo's wife Byung-ah fakes her death and disappears with Ja-heo, Seo is angered. But when he sees Mu-dae's wife Ban Geum-ryun, he is satisfied and this causes Mu-dae to end his own life. Geum-ryun makes Seo's concubines Chun-ae and Kyo-ah lose their sight and she takes Byung-ah to Seo. When Byung-ah has Seo's baby, antagonism and jealousy grows between the two women. Geum-ryun's jealousy kills Byung-ah's whole family and also kills Seo. Geum-ryun chooses to join her husband in death.
bee
외인들
Title: 외인들
Released: November 15, 1980
Type: Movie
bee
The Hidden Hero
Title: The Hidden Hero
Released: September 4, 1980
Type: Movie
After the war, a journalist investigates a Communist leader in South Korea.
bee
Who Knows the Pain
Title: Who Knows the Pain
Released: December 6, 1979
Type: Movie
Seong Ji-yeon, a female officer of the North Korean army, is discovered by southern forces on a snow covered mountain. She suffers from severe frostbite so she is taken to a military hospital. There she falls in love with a doctor, Captain Lee. However, when he is sent to the front, she is sent to try to survive the hardships of a POW camp.
bee
An Old Man's Death
Title: An Old Man's Death
Released: May 17, 1979
Type: Movie
An elderly man's son, dissatisfied at living with his father's senility, forces his wife to abandon his father in the park. Another couple take pity on him and invite him to their home, but when they realize how much care he requires, they return him to the park.
bee
Red Gate of Tragedy
Title: Red Gate of Tragedy
Character: Ok-nyeo
Released: April 27, 1979
Type: Movie
A woman arrives in Korea and makes her way to her ancestral home to learn the mysterious history of an ornate silver dagger in her possession.
bee
Climax
Title: Climax
Released: November 4, 1978
Type: Movie
bee
The Land of Snow
Title: The Land of Snow
Released: November 23, 1977
Type: Movie
In early spring, Sang-min comes to visit a village of hot springs and gets to know Eun-ja who attends the customers playing 'gayaguem' and end up sleeping together. The next winter, he revisits the village and make acquaintances with a woman, Ok-yub who is living in the same house with Eun-ja as an adopted daughter of the house owner. By the time he visits the village again after a year, Ok-yub's mom died. One day, there happened a fire in the barn, Eun-ja turns down Sang-min and jumps into the barn to rescue Ok-yub. He leaves the village.
bee
My Hometown
Title: My Hometown
Character: Jeong-hui
Released: January 31, 1976
Type: Movie
After fourteen years in Japan a small-time crook returns to his hometown.
bee
Seize the Precious Sword
Title: Seize the Precious Sword
Character: Eun-wol
Released: September 22, 1972
Type: Movie
After the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, Iljimae, a master of the interlaced sword method, heads to Japan to find the national treasure, the Cheonryongsword, which was robbed by the Japanese pirate Kuroda. Around this time, there were two more men looking for Kuroda, one of them was Ma-cheol, a one-armed swordsman who lost his left arm due to Kuroda's trick, and the other was Kuroda's henchman Okamodo, who lost his newlywed wife and even lost his own eyes. This is Yoshiyama, the swordsman who lost his mind. At first, the three knights, who met by chance, were wary of each other for their own goals, but were captured by Kuroda's persistent pursuit. In the end, after a bloody fight, they succeed in revenge, and Iljimae returns home with the recovered Cheonryongsword.
bee
Long Live the Island Frogs
Title: Long Live the Island Frogs
Released: April 18, 1972
Type: Movie
A husband-wife teaching team arrive on isolated Sachi Island. They try to start a school against the opposition of the islanders. To attract students, they organize athletic teams from the island children and promise that they will win the national competitions... a promise they may not be able to keep.
bee
A Male Housekeeper
Title: A Male Housekeeper
Released: May 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A woman hires a male cook, being afraid that her lewd husband may have an affair with a female cook. Hyeong-gu who thinks about how to collect money for his brother's research starts working in her house. While he serves as a cook there, a lot of funny episodes happen. Finally, his brother finishes his research successfully and he gets out of the house to work for his brother's company as a managing director. He also gets married to a cook maid of the neighbor at the next door. It turns out that the maid is the daughter of the land lore, not a hired servant.