Born 1985 (age 40) · Bucheon, South Korea
Appears in 34 titles

She has positive energy that allows her to smile her way out of any troubles in the world. She made her name as an actress starring as a daughter of an womanizing editor in Jealousy ls My Middle Name. Rather than being a shining star, KIM has developed her acting career by winning awards for her roles in independent movies. She broadened her acting spectrum by portraying young Jung-hye in This Charming Girl, a razor-wielding high school girl in The City of Violence, a young girl named Sodan in Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater, whose fresh smile brightened up gloomy ghosts in a run-down theater. KIM showed off her acting potential in Breathless directed by YANG Ik-june. The movie has received Rotterdam Tiger Award, the best film awards, best actor and actress awards from international film festivals. She portrayed a girl who warmed up to a creepy violent thug with deep inner suffering. She played a lesbian girl Ashamed selected to the Panorama section in Berlin Film Festival 2011. She starred as a girl who met a new world during her travel with a Japanese woman in Magic & Loss directed by a Malaysian director LIM Kahwai. KIM next appeared in the indies The Sunshine Boys and the well-regarded Pluto, which both debuted at the Busan International Film Festival in 2012. KIM returned to Japan for a trio of films in 2013/14, A Pale Woman, It’s a Beautiful Day and A Record of Sweet Murder. In 2014, KIM also appeared in a supporting role in the period action film Kundo: Age of the Rampant and was also the lead in the indie film The Liar, which debuted at the Busan International Film Festival.

Filmography

The City of Violence
6.6
The City of Violence
2006
as School Girl Ragpicker
Breathless
7.1
Breathless
2009
as Yeon-hee
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
6.6
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
2014
as Jung-shim
The King of Pigs
6.1
The King of Pigs
2011
as Young Jung Jong-suk (voice)
Greatful Dead
5.9
Greatful Dead
2013
as Soo-young
In the Room
4.6
In the Room
2015
as Seo Yun (segment "First Time")
Pluto
7.0
Pluto
2013
as Jeong Soo-jin
Rough Play
6.9
Rough Play
2013
as Jeonju Festival VIP
A Record of Sweet Murder
6.5
A Record of Sweet Murder
2014
as So-yeon
This Charming Girl
7.0
This Charming Girl
2005
as Young Jeong-hye
Maggie
7.6
Maggie
2019
as Bookworm
Family Ties
6.3
Family Ties
2006
as Restaurant Student Patron 1
Ashamed
4.4
Ashamed
2011
as Kang Ji Woo
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
6.3
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
2003
as Han Mi-rim
Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater
4.8
Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater
2006
as Seong Sodan / Gang Shim-deok
It's a Beautiful Day
4.9
It's a Beautiful Day
2013
as Ah-Jung
Blossom Again
6.3
Blossom Again
2005
as Cram School Student
Be with Me
5.5
Be with Me
2010
as Nam-Hee
The House
6.8
The House
2011
as Ga-yeong (voice)
Hanaan
7.0
Hanaan
2012
as Olga (Special Appearance)