Kim Soo-mi

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Soo-mi (born Kim Young-ok on September 3, 1949) is a South Korean actress. She has had a prolific career in film and television. Kim debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in Country Diaries.^[1] The landmark TV series aired for almost 20 years,^[2] making Kim one of the most popular Korean actresses of the 1980s.

Kim Soo-mi
Born	Kim Young-ok (1949-09-03) September 3, 1949 (age 73) Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Education	Korea University Graduate School of Media
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1970-present
Korean name
Hangul	김수미
Hanja	金守美
Revised Romanization	Gim Su-mi
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sumi
Birth name
Hangul	김영옥
Revised Romanization	Gim Yeong-ok
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yŏngok

In 2003 she made a memorable cameo as a profanity-spouting ajumma in the Jang Nara comedy Oh! Happy Day. It successfully revamped her image and rejuvenated her fading career.^[3] Kim quickly became known in the Korean entertainment industry as the "Queen of Ad-lib,"^[3] with her comic talent showcased in many of her succeeding projects, notably Mapado,^[4] Twilight Gangsters,^[5] Granny's Got Talent (2015),^[6] and the Marrying the Mafia sequels.^[7][8]

Kim also gained attention for her turns in more serious fare, such as 2006's Barefoot Ki-bong, a heartwarming pic about a developmentally disabled man. Her 2011 film Late Blossom is a romance between two elderly couples, a topic rarely explored in Korean cinema.^[9][10] The low-budget indie became a sleeper hit, and for her portrayal of an Alzheimer's-afflicted woman, Kim won Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.^[11]

Other activities

In 1998, Kim's chauffeur-driven BMW shot backward, killing her mother-in-law. Kim filed a ₩1 billion lawsuit against BMW, alleging that the sudden-start had been a car defect. The Seoul District Court ruled in the automaker's favor in 2003, saying that it was unclear whether the accident was caused by driver error or a sudden-start.^[12] Kim filed an appeal at the Seoul High Court.^[13]

She headed the publicity as part of the organizing committee of the 1999 Hanam International Environment Expo.^[14]

Since 2003, Kim has been the chairman of the Department of Theater and Film at Soongsil University's College of Social Sciences.

Filmography

Film

• Ghost Police (TBA)^[15]
• Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP (2020)
• Enemies In-Law (2015, cameo)
• Granny's Got Talent (2015)
• Born to Sing (2013)
• Woosoossi (2012, cameo)
• Marrying the Mafia IV: Unstoppable Family (2011)^[16]
• Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011, Korean dubbing)
• The Suicide Forecast (2011, cameo)
• Meet the In-Laws (2011)
• Shotgun Love (2011)
• Late Blossom (2011)
• Twilight Gangsters aka Pistol Bandit Band (2010)
• Fortune Salon (2009)
• Black Heart aka Delivering Love aka Beyond All Magic (2008)^[17]
• Underground Rendezvous (2007)
• Unstoppable Marriage (2007)
• Mapado 2: Back to the Island (2007, cameo)
• Marrying the Mafia III: Family Hustle (2006)
• Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006)
• Detective Mr. Gong aka Detective ODD (2006)
• Barefoot Ki-bong (2006)
• Now and Forever (2006)
• Hoodwinked! (2006, Korean dubbing)
• Oh! My God (2006)
• Ssunday Seoul (2006)
• Mapado (2005)
• Mr. Housewife (Quiz King) (2005)
• Marrying the Mafia II: Enemy-in-law (2005)
• A Bold Family (2005)
• Mr. Gam's Victory aka Superstar Mr. Gam (2004)
• The Greatest Expectation (2003)
• Oh! Happy Day (2003, cameo)
• Downfall (1997)
• Boss (1996)
• Brave Trio (1988)
• Blitz of Ureme from Outer Space (1987)
• Ureme 4: Thunder V Operation (1987)
• Milky Way in Blue Sky (1984)
• Hwa-sun (1982)
• Cuckoo's Dolls (1976)

Television series

• Call My Agent! (2022) - Cameo^[18]
• Man in the Kitchen (2017)
• Unni is Alive ( 2017)
• 4 Legendary Witches (2014)
• The Eldest (2013)
• Incarnation of Money (2013)
• Ohlala Couple (2012)
• Vampire Idol (2011)^[19]
• Bravo, My Love! (2011)
• Daring Women (2010)
• Unstoppable Marriage (2007)
• The King and I (2007)
• Love Needs a Miracle (2005)
• Hello Franceska Season 3 (2005)
• Beating Heart (2005)
• Cute or Crazy (2005)
• What Happened in Bali (2004)
• MBC Best Theater "내 딸 소란이" (2003)
• See You in the Morning (2001)
• Meeting (1999)
• 누룽지 선생과 감자 일곱 개 (1999)
• You're One-of-a-Kind (1999)
• The King's Path (1998)
• Beautiful Lady (1997)
• A Bluebird Has It (1997)
• Illusion (1996)
• Salted Mackerel (1996)
• Their Embrace (1996)
• Asphalt Man (1995)
• Our Sunny Days of Youth (1995)
• Professor Oh's Family (1993)
• 마포 무지개 (1992)
• 말로만 중산층 (1991)
• That Woman (1990)
• 마당 깊은 집 (1990)
• 유산 (1989)
• Your Toast (1989)
• The Face of a City (1987)
• The Season of Men (1985)
• Father & Son (1983)
• Park Soon-kyeong (1982)
• Sae-ah (1981)
• Angry Eyes (1981)
• Country Diaries aka Lifetime in the Country (1980-2002)
• 엄마 아빠 좋아 (1979)
• You (1977)
• Samiingok (1976)
• 한백년 (1973)
• Adada (1972)

Television show

• The President's People (2022)^[20]
• Ghost worm (2021)^[21]
• Soo Mi’s Mountain Cabin (2021) ^[22]
• Soomi's Side Dishes(2018)
• A Look at Myself (2015)
• Mamado (2013)^[23]
• Show King (Global Korean Talk Show King) (2011-2012)^[24]
• Soo-mi Ok (2011)
• Sunday Sunday Night: Age of Charm (2005)
• Kim Soo-mi's Cooking of the Day (1982-1985)

Music video

• "Countryside Life" - T-ara N4 (2013)
• "Your Sister, Instead of You" - EZ-Life (2005)

Theater

• My Mother (2023) - Bongran^[25]
• My Mother (2010-2013)^[26][27]
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
• 너를 보면 살고 싶다 (1998)

Radio program

• The Pursuit of Happiness with Kim Soo-mi and Kang Nam-gil (KBS, 1995)
• Hello, This is Kim Hong-shin and Kim Soo-mi (MBC, 1993-1995)^[28]

Books

• 얘들아, 힘들면 연락해! (2009)
• 맘놓고 먹어도 살 안 쪄요 (2003)
• 그해 봄, 나는 중이 되고 싶었다 (2003)
• Kim Soo-mi's Jeolla Food Stories (1998)
• I'm Sorry, I Love You (1997)
• 나는 가끔 도망가 버리고 싶다 (1993)
• 그리운 것은 말하지 않겠다 (1991)
• 너를 보면 살고 싶다 (1990)

Ambassadorship

• Ambassadors for Island Day (2022)^[29]
• Ambassador for Gwangju World Kimchi Festival (2022)^[30]
• Jeonbuk's Honorary Ambassador (2022)^[31]

Awards

• 2013 SBS Drama Awards: Achievement Award (Incarnation of Money)
• 2011 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Late Blossom)
• 2007 1st Korean Movie Star Awards: Best Actress Who Made Us Laugh Award (Marrying the Mafia III)
• 2006 3rd Max Movie Awards: Best Supporting Actress
• 2006 14th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Barefoot Ki-bong)
• 2005 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popular Star Award (Mapado, Marrying the Mafia II)
• 1986 22nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Most Popular Actress, TV category (Country Diaries)
• 1986 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang (Country Diaries, The Season of Men)
• 1985 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actress (Country Diaries)
• 1982 Our Star Awards: Recipient
• 1981 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actress (Country Diaries)
• 1978 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actress
• 1975 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actress
• 1972 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actress (Adada)

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External links

• Kim Soo-mi at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Soo-mi at IMDb
• Kim Soo-mi at HanCinema