Biography
Born in 1927 in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, her real name was Ye Dae-im. She dropped out of Huaguang Girls' School in China. In 1943, she joined a musical theater group and began her acting career with plays. She debuted as a film actress in 1955 through director Lee Hyun's Watermill. She also appeared as a regular protagonist in horror films. In 1979, she showed off her passionate performance in director Byeon Jang-ho's Eulhwa, for which she won the 18th Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She passed away from old age at her home in Gyeonggi-do in 2005.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Devil's Stairway (1964) — Head Nurse
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Black Hair (1964)
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A Bloodthirsty Killer (1965) — Mother
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The Public Cemetery Under the Moon (1967)
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A Water Mill (1966)
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The Money (1958) — Mother
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Farewell to the Duman River (1962) — Seon-hee (Tae-young's Wife)
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Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness (1963) — Mrs. Yoon
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Even the Clouds Are Drifting (1959)
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A Drifting Story (1960) — Female Boss (Prison)
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Lady Jang (1961) — Mrs. Yoon
- A Neckless Beauty (1966)
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Bonanza (1961) — Choi (Park Dal-soo's wife)
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Bumpkin Oh-bok (1961) — Grandmother
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Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin (1968) — Mrs. Yoon
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View from an Alley (1962) — Mrs. Um
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A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan (1959) — Fatty's mother
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Soil (1960)
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A Dream of Fortune (1961) — Bokdal Mom (Neighborhood Woman)
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Red Gate of Tragedy (1979) — Seo
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A Shoeshine Boy (1961) — Myung Soon-mo
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Sinmungo (1963) — Dong-sun's Mother
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Her Majesty Yeonghwa (1964) — Mo-rye
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The Regular Tardy Student (1964) — Mrs. Choi
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Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry (1966) — Mrs. Gab-bun
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The Beautiful Maid (1964) — Mother
- Bride from the Grave (1963)
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A Salt Peddler (1966)
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The Romantic Train (1959)
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A Story of a Nobleman (1966)
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Life of the Woman (1957)
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A War Diary (1978)
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Eulhwa (1979)
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In So Long (1962) — Heo (Geumsun's grandmother)
- Goodbye Daddy '81 (1981)
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For My Husband (1963) — Kkoch-bong's Mother
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Prince Yeon-san (1987)
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Mines are Better (1969)
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Body is Sad (1962)
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The River of Temptation (1958)