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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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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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      • 17 wins & 12 nominations

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    Known for

    Won Bin and Kim Hye-ja in Mother (2009)
    Mother
    7.7
    • Mother
    • 2009
    Nooni Booshige (2019)
    Nooni Booshige
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Kim Hye Ja [Old]
    • Kim Hye-ja
    Kim Jung-hyun, Baek Il-Sub, Shin Eun-kyung, Lee Soon-jae, Chang Mi-hee, Kim Hye-ja, Kim Na-woon, Kang Bu-ja, Ryu Jin, Lee Yu-ri, Kim Min-kyeong, and Ki Tae-young in Eommaga Bbulnatda (2008)
    Eommaga Bbulnatda
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Kim Han-ja
    Mayonnaise (1999)
    Mayonnaise
    6.0
    • Mother
    • 1999

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    Actress

    • Our Blues (2022)
      Our Blues
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Kang Ok-Dong
      • 2022
    • Nooni Booshige (2019)
      Nooni Booshige
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Kim Hye Ja [Old]
      • 2019
    • The Way (2017)
      The Way
      • Soon-ae
      • 2017
    • Di-eo Ma-i Peu-ren-jeu (2016)
      Di-eo Ma-i Peu-ren-jeu
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Jo Hee-ja
      • 2016
    • Chakhaji Anheun Yeojadeul (2015)
      Chakhaji Anheun Yeojadeul
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Kang Soon-Ok
      • 2015
    • Gaereul humchineun wanbyeokan bangbeop (2014)
      Gaereul humchineun wanbyeokan bangbeop
      6.9
      • Lady Marcel
      • 2014
    • Won Bin and Kim Hye-ja in Mother (2009)
      Mother
      7.7
      • Mother
      • 2009
    • Kim Jung-hyun, Baek Il-Sub, Shin Eun-kyung, Lee Soon-jae, Chang Mi-hee, Kim Hye-ja, Kim Na-woon, Kang Bu-ja, Ryu Jin, Lee Yu-ri, Kim Min-kyeong, and Ki Tae-young in Eommaga Bbulnatda (2008)
      Eommaga Bbulnatda
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Kim Han-ja
      • 2008
    • Goong (2006)
      Goong
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Queen Mother (Yul and Shin's grandmother)
      • 2006
    • Bomnarui miso (2005)
      Bomnarui miso
      TV Mini Series
      • Bak Nae-sun
      • 2005
    • Roses and Bean Sprouts
      TV Series
      • Lee Pil-nyeo
      • 1999
    • Mayonnaise (1999)
      Mayonnaise
      6.0
      • 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)
      • 1997–1998
    • Ko So-young and Lee Chang-hoon in Mother's Sea (1993)
      Mother's Sea
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Young-Hee
      • 1993
    • Man chu (1982)
      Man chu
      5.0
      • 1982

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    Mother: Trailer #1
    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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