
Acting
Oct 24, 1941
Seoul, South Korea
Kim Hye-ja
Acting
Biography
Kim Hye-ja (born October 25, 1941) is a South Korean actress who starred in Bong Joon-ho film Mother in which she won best actress for the 4th Asian Film Awards.
Feature Films (8)

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.
Mother

This intimate documentary explores a bygone era of cinematic passion and the emergence of young film enthusiasts in South Korea, including Bong Joon Ho.
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club

Ji-so is a young girl who doesn't have a house because of her bankrupted dad. In order to get money to buy a house she plans to steal a wealthy person's dogs to earn reward money when she returns them.
How to Steal a Dog

Ah-jung is a married woman in her mid-30s and has a five year-old son. She ghostwrites other people's biographies and at the moment, she is writing the biography of "an insurance sales queen." When Ah-jung's husband goes away on a business trip, she has no choice but to let her mother stay in their apartment. Ah-jung has problems dealing with her mother, a meddlesome woman who throws constant fits, probably the result of never having been loved by her husband. Mother also has a habit of putting mayonnaise in her hair to make it shinier..
Mayonnaise

The human is the lonely existence. It has nothing to do with an age. There is the other reason. Live, therefore. It is that it became an elderly because it was faithful to the given role and it got old one.
The Way

Hye-rim is a model prisoner serving out her sentence for murder. With two years left to go, she gets a special outing. Hye-rim gets on a train to Kang-reung to visit her mother's grave. At the place, she meets Min-gi, a young man running away after being involved in a crime organization. Min-gi's persistence melts the heart that was hardened in jail. Hye-rim and Min-gi fall in love.
Late Autumn

In the 1940s, Soon-ok and Jeong-eem dream of leaving home to chase music and freedom. But a sudden tragedy in the community shatters innocence, forcing Soon-ok into an unexpected marriage. Jeong-eem disappears under mysterious circumstances, leaving Soon-ok burdened with guilt and unanswered questions. Decades later, the elderly Soon-ok reunites with Jeong-eem, who remembers nothing of their past.
Still Shining
Television & Series (22)

A high school girl’s world turns upside-down after she learns her grandfather promised her hand in marriage to the nation’s crown prince!
Princess Hours

《그대 그리고 나》는 1997년 10월 11일부터 1998년 4월 26일까지 방영된 MBC 주말연속극이다. 《예스터데이》 후속으로 방영되었다. 방영 내내 관심과 화제를 불러일으키며 경이로운 시청률을 기록하였다.
그대 그리고 나

This drama features the women of three generations and the people around them. Ma Ri grows up as a good teacher of this generation where there is no true mentor. Hyun Sook, who has been a troublemaker, realizes the love and support of her family. Kang Soon Ok regards herself as unlucky, but later on realizes how happy she has been. How can you hold up when your life gets tough? You will figure it out by holding up day by day, just like these women in the drama.
Unkind Women

Life is ever-delightful — and ever-challenging — for a group of friends in their twilight years as they rediscover themselves through love and family.









