Acting · Pyeongtaek, South Korea · Born April 15, 1927
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.
MoviePrince Yeon-san
1987
TVJang Hee Bin
1981
as Great Queen Dowager Jangryeol
Goodbye Daddy '81
1981
MovieEulhwa
1979
MovieRed Gate of Tragedy
1979
as Seo
MovieA War Diary
1978
MovieMines are Better
1969
MovieFemme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
as Mrs. Yoon
MovieChildren in the Firing Range
1967
MovieThe Public Cemetery Under the Moon
1967
MovieA Story of a Nobleman
1966
MovieA Water Mill
1966
MovieOk-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
as Mrs. Gab-bun
MovieA Salt Peddler
1966
A Neckless Beauty
1966
MovieA Bloodthirsty Killer
1965
as Mother
MovieThe Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964
MovieHer Majesty Yeonghwa
1964
as Mo-rye
MovieBlack Hair
1964
MovieThe Devil's Stairway
1964
as Head Nurse
MovieThe Beautiful Maid
1964
as Mother
MovieThe Regular Tardy Student
1964
as Mrs. Choi
MovieSinmungo
1963
as Dong-sun's Mother
Bride from the Grave
1963
MovieFor My Husband
1963
as Kkoch-bong's Mother
MovieTosuni: The Birth of Happiness
1963
as Mrs. Yoon
MovieView from an Alley
1962
as Mrs. Um
MovieIn So Long
1962
as Heo (Geumsun's grandmother)
MovieFarewell to the Duman River
1962
as Seon-hee (Tae-young's Wife)
MovieBody is Sad
1962
MovieBumpkin Oh-bok
1961
as Grandmother
MovieLady Jang
1961
as Mrs. Yoon
MovieA Shoeshine Boy
1961
as Myung Soon-mo
MovieA Dream of Fortune
1961
as Bokdal Mom (Neighborhood Woman)
MovieBonanza
1961
as Choi (Park Dal-soo's wife)
MovieA Drifting Story
1960
as Female Boss (Prison)
MovieSoil
1960
MovieEven the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
MovieA Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
1959
as Fatty's mother
MovieThe Romantic Train
1959
MovieThe River of Temptation
1958
MovieThe Money
1958
as Mother
MovieLife of the Woman
1957
MoviePrince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang
1956
