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Kim Hye-ja

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Kim Hye-ja in Mother (2009)
This story is about a woman who loses all her time before she can use it up and a man who gives up all of his radiant moments and lives a lethargic life.
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Radieuse (2019)
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Kim Hye Ja is a South Korean actress. Best known for playing the archetypal Korean mother, Kim Hye Ja has established herself as an iconic actor in the Korean entertainment industry. Kim made her acting debut at age 29 while studying at Ewha Woman's University. In the 1981 movie 'Late Autumn', she won the best actress award at the Manila International Film Festival. She then starred in dramas like 'What is Love?' and 'Princess Hours'. Kim starred in the 2009 film 'Mother', which is about a woman searching for the real killer after her son is accused of murder, wherein she was granted the best actress award in various film awards worldwide.
BornOctober 25, 1941
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  • BornOctober 25, 1941
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 12 nominations

    Photos28

    Yoon Yoo-sun and Kim Hye-ja in Goong (2006)
    Kim Hye-ja in Goong (2006)
    Kim Hye-ja and Ki-Sun Kwon in Mother's Sea (1993)
    So-Young Ko and Kim Hye-ja in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Young Jae Dok-Go and Kim Hye-ja in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Kim Hye-ja and Jung Young Sook in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Kim Hye-ja in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Kim Hye-ja and Hyeong-gi Jo in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Kim Hye-ja and Hyun-Jung Go in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Kim Hye-ja and Hyun-Jung Go in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Kim Hye-ja, Hyun-Jung Go, and Song Kyung Hee in Mother's Sea (1993)
    Kim Hye-ja, Jung Young Sook, and No Young Kook in Mother's Sea (1993)

    Known for:

    Kim Hye-ja in Mother (2009)
    Mother
    7.7
    • Mother
    • 2009
    Radieuse (2019)
    Radieuse
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Kim Hye Ja [Old]
    • Kim Hye-ja
    Kim Jung-hyun, Eun-Kyung Shin, Lee Soon-jae, Mi-hee Chang, Kim Hye-ja, Il-seob Baek, Na-woon Kim, Bu-ja Kang, Jin Ryu, Lee Yu-ri, Min-Kyeong Kim, and Tae-young Ki in Eommaga Bbulnatda (2008)
    Eommaga Bbulnatda
    TV Series
    • Kim Han-ja
    • 2008
    Mayonnaise (1999)
    Mayonnaise
    5.8
    • Mother
    • 1999

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    Actress

    • Our Blues (2022)
      Our Blues
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Kang Ok-Dong
      • 2022
    • Radieuse (2019)
      Radieuse
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Kim Hye Ja [Old]
      • 2019
    • The Way (2017)
      The Way
      • Soon-ae
      • 2017
    • Dear My Friends (2016)
      Dear My Friends
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Jo Hee-ja
      • 2016
    • Chakhaji Anheun Yeojadeul (2015)
      Chakhaji Anheun Yeojadeul
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Kang Soon-Ok
      • 2015
    • Gae-leul hoom-chi-neun wan-byeok-han bang-beob (2014)
      Gae-leul hoom-chi-neun wan-byeok-han bang-beob
      6.9
      • Lady Marcel
      • 2014
    • Kim Hye-ja in Mother (2009)
      Mother
      7.7
      • Mother
      • 2009
    • Kim Jung-hyun, Eun-Kyung Shin, Lee Soon-jae, Mi-hee Chang, Kim Hye-ja, Il-seob Baek, Na-woon Kim, Bu-ja Kang, Jin Ryu, Lee Yu-ri, Min-Kyeong Kim, and Tae-young Ki in Eommaga Bbulnatda (2008)
      Eommaga Bbulnatda
      TV Series
      • Kim Han-ja
      • 2008
    • Goong (2006)
      Goong
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Queen Mother (Yul and Shin's grandmother)
      • 2006
    • Roses and Bean Sprouts
      TV Series
      • Lee Pil-nyeo
      • 1999
    • Mayonnaise (1999)
      Mayonnaise
      5.8
      • Mother
      • 1999
    • Cha In-pyo, Jin-shil Choi, Song Seung-heon, Kim Hye-ja, Bool-am Choi, and Park Sang-won in You and I (1997)
      You and I
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Kim Eun Soon (Su Kyung's mother)
      • 1997
    • So-Young Ko and Chang-hun Lee in Mother's Sea (1993)
      Mother's Sea
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Young-Hee
      • 1993
    • Man chu (1982)
      Man chu
      5.0
      • 1982
    • Jeonwonilgi (1980)
      Jeonwonilgi
      TV Series
      • Lee Eun-sim
      • 1980

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    Mother: Trailer #1
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    Mother: Trailer #1

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      • October 25, 1941
      • Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

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