Kim Hye-ja

Kim Hye-ja (born October 25, 1941) is an South Korean actress who starred in Bong Joon-ho film Mother in which she won best actress for the 4th Asian Film Awards.

Career

While she was studying at Ewha Womans University, Kim made her debut at age 29 in Late Autumn which she won best actress in the Manila International Film Festival. She then starred in dramas like What is Love and Princess Hours. In 2009, Kim starred in Mother which is about a woman searching for the real killer after her son is accused of murder.

Filmography

• Mother (2009)
• Mayonnaise (1999)
• Late Autumn (1981)

TV series

• Red Major General's Autumn (SBS, 2009)
• Mom Has Grown Horns (KBS2, 2008)
• Goong (MBC, 2006)
• Smile of Spring Day (MBC, 2005)
• Since We Met (MBC, 2002)
• Roses and Bean Sprouts (MBC, 1999)
• You and I (MBC, 1997)
• First Love (MBC) (첫사랑) (MBC, 1986)

Awards

• 2010 (4th) Asian Film Awards - Best Actress (Mother)
• 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actress ("Mother")

External links

• Kim Hye-ja at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Hye-ja at Hancinema