Kim Young-sun (actress)

Kim Young-sun (Korean김영선; born 5 March 1971)[2] is a South Korean actress.[3] She made her acting debut in 2005 in films, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in Boys Over Flowers (2009), Shine or Go Crazy (2015), and Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022). She has acted in films such as: The Piper (2015), A Man and a Woman (2016) and Psychokinesis (2018) among others.[4]

Kim Young-sun
Born (1971-03-05) March 5, 1971 (age 53)
Other namesKim Yeong-seon
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Theater actor
  • Musical director
Years active2005–present
AgentHunus Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationKim Yeongseon
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngsŏn

Career edit

Kim Young-sun is affiliated to artist management company Hunus Entertainment since February 2022.[5]

It was her childhood dream to become an actor, so Kim acted in Busan Municipal Youth Theater since her middle school days. After graduation from school she worked in a bank. In beginning she was majorly active in the theater and stage but later on she appeared in TV series and films.[6]

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Hanbando [7]
Bloody Reunion
2007 Black House Hong-yeon's mother
Wide Awake [8]
The Happy Life
Our Town Supermarket wife
2008 The Chaser Yeong-min's older sister
2009 White Night Female teacher
2010 I Saw the Devil Nun 1 [9]
Hello Ghost Detective Noh's wife
Heartbeat Cleaning lady
2012 Dancing Queen Jeong-min's mother, past
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time
2013 No Breathing Woo-sang's mother
My Dear Girl, Jin-young Woman past her prime Special appearance [10]
Mansin: Ten Thousand Spirits Kim Geum-hwa's mother
2014 My Ordinary Love Story Jeong Ma-dam
2015 The Piper Mudang
2016 A Man and a Woman Lady helper
2017 The Seeds of Violence Deaconess Yoon [11]
2018 Psychokinesis Roo-mi's mom
Marionette Han Soon-jung [12]
Gate Clinic Wife Cameo [11]
2022 Table Manners Ok-soon

Television series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2005 Sassy Girl Chun-hyang [7]
Be Strong, Geum-soon! Dietician
My Lovely Sam Soon Restaurant guest
2007 Bad Woman, Good Woman Yeon Byeon-daek
H.I.T Lee Mi-ok
2008-09 White Lie [8]
2009 Empress Cheonchu Han In-kyung
Boys Over Flowers Fishing village resident 3 [13]
My Too Perfect Sons Sol pharmacy customer [8]
Tamra, the Island Yang-soon Eo-meong
2010 OB & GY Yang-soon Eo-meong
Dong Yi Crowned princess
Prosecutor Princess Choi In-sook
Giant Yoon Ki-hoon's wife [9]
Ugly Miss Young-ae Director Yoo Hyeong-gwan's Season 8
2011 Sign Jung Eun-mo
2012 Golden Time Detective's wife
Strangers 6 [7]
2013 Two Weeks Park Jae-kyeong's mother [9]
Reply 1994 Rubbish's mom
2014 Quiz of God Oh Kyeong-sook Season 4 [10]
Secret Door Heung-bok's mother
2015 Shine or Go Crazy Yum Shil [13]
Angry Mom Mackerel mother [10]
2016 Come Back Mister Gi-tak's mother
My Lawyer, Mr. Jo Yeon-sook
2017 Criminal Minds Park Song-i's mother
Live Up to Your Name Psychiatrist [11]
Children of the 20th Century Lee Gwang-hee
The Package Han Doo-ri's mother
Black Oh Man-soo's mother
2018-19 My Strange Hero Yeong-min's mother
2019 Save Me 2 Village foreman's wife [14]
2020 Tale of the Nine Tailed Shaman [11]
2021 Police University Oh Jeong-ja [15]
Check Out the Event Hyeon Kyeong-mi [11]
Squid Game Gi-hun's friend's wife
2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Baek Yi-jin's mother [16]
Unlock My Boss Choi Soo-jin [17]

Theater edit

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Hair Salon Riot Super auntie [18]

Ambassadorship edit

  • Public Relations Ambassador for the 2022 Seoul International Senior Film Festival held from May 19 to May 23 at CGV Piccadilly 1958 Hall 3.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "김영선". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kim Young-sun (김영선)". HanCinema. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "김영선" [Kim Young-sun]. Daum (in Korean). Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "김영선" [Kim Young-sun]. Daum Movies. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Yoo Jung-min (February 10, 2022). "김영선, 후너스엔터테인먼트와 전속계약..."난리났네 난리났어"" [Kim Young-sun, an exclusive contract with Hunus Entertainment... “It’s crazy, it’s crazy”]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Lee Eun-hye (January 28, 2021). ""어린 시절부터"…배우 김영선, 남달랐던 과거 직업?" [“Since childhood”… Actor Kim Young-sun, a different job in the past?]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Kim Young-sun (김영선) - Filmography; Page 5". HanCinema. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Kim Young-sun (김영선) - Filmography; Page 4". HanCinema. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Kim Young-sun (김영선) - Filmography; Page 3". HanCinema. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Kim Young-sun (김영선) - Filmography; Page 2". HanCinema. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Kim Young-sun (김영선) - Filmography; Page 1". HanCinema. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  12. ^ Han Sang-hyung (September 26, 2021). "영화 '나를 기억해' "범인의 정체를 밝혀라! 이유영·김희원·김다미·오하늬 출연"" [Movie 'Remember Me' “Uncover the identity of the culprit! Lee Yoo-young, Kim Hee-won, Kim Dami, Oh Ha-nui appeared”]. Korea Instructor Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Kang Seo-jeong (February 10, 2022). ""난리났네 난리났어" 김영선, 후너스엔터와 전속계약[공식]" [“It’s crazy, it’s crazy” Kim Young-sun, exclusive contract with Hunus Entertainment [Official]]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  14. ^ Jiyeon-joo (May 29, 2019). "'구해줘2' 시즌1과 다른 자발적 종교 추종, 더 큰 재앙되나[TV와치]" ['Save Me 2' Season 1 and Other Voluntary Religion, Is It A Bigger Disaster?]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  15. ^ Kim Seo-joong (May 17, 2021). "배우김영선, kbs드라마 '경찰수업' 안방극장 복귀" [Actor Kim Young-sun returns to the home theater of kbs drama' Police Class']. International News (in Korean). Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  16. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (March 11, 2022). "스물다섯 스물하나' 소희정-김영선, 엄마표 웃음도 빵빵" [‘Twenty-five Twenty One’ So Hee-jung and Kim Young-sun, Mom’s laughter is also full of laughter]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  17. ^ Hyun Jung-min (November 29, 2022). "김영선, 채종협 엄마 된다…'사장님을 잠금해제' 출연" [Kim Young-sun, Chae Jong-hyeop become mothers... Appearing in 'Unlock My Boss'] (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ^ "김영선: 뮤지컬배우" [Kim Young-sun: Theater actor performances]. Play DB (in Korean). Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  19. ^ Kim Min-ah (April 26, 2022). "배우 김영선, 2022 서울국제노인영화제 홍보대사 위촉" [Actor Kim Young-sun appointed as a public relations ambassador for the 2022 Seoul International Senior Film Festival] (in Korean). Beopbo Newspaper. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

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