Kim Soo-mi
Kim Soo-mi (Korean: 김수미; born Kim Young-ok; September 3, 1949 – October 25, 2024) was a South Korean actress. She had a prolific career in film and television. She debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in Country Diaries. The landmark TV series aired for almost 20 years, making her one of the most popular Korean actresses of the 1980s.
In 2003 she made a memorable cameo as a profanity-spouting ajumma in the Jang Nara comedy Oh! Happy Day. It successfully revamped her image and rejuvenated her fading career. She quickly became known in the Korean entertainment industry as the "Queen of Ad-lib," with her comic talent showcased in many of her succeeding projects, notably Mapado, Twilight Gangsters, Granny's Got Talent (2015), and the Marrying the Mafia sequels.
Kim also gained attention for her turns in more serious fare, such as 2006's Barefoot Ki-bong, a heartwarming pic about a developmentally disabled man. Her 2011 film Late Blossom is a romance between two elderly couples, a topic rarely explored in Korean cinema. The low-budget indie became a sleeper hit, and for her portrayal of an Alzheimer's-afflicted woman, she won Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Acted in
Glory Again
2023
as Hong Deok-ja
익스큐수미: 일단 잡숴봐
2023
as Self
Love My Scent
2023
as Potty mouth grandma
Behind Every Star
2022
as Self
회장님네 사람들
2022
National Bang Bang Cook Cook
2021
as Herself
Soo Mi’s Mountain Cabin
2021
as 출연
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
2020
as Parrot (voice)
김수미의 밥은 먹고 다니냐
2019
아이앰 김치
2019
Happy Arrived at Our Home
2018
Mother's Touch Korean Side Dishes
2018
Man Who Sets The Table
2017
as Yang Choon-ok
최고의 한방
2017
Band of Sisters
2017
as Sa Goon Ja
Dining Together
2016
as Self
Men on a Mission
2015
as Self
Enemies In-Law
2015
as Old woman
Granny's Got Talent
2015
as Granny
Legendary Witches
2014
as Kim Young-ok
Born To Sing
2013
as Ju Hana
Incarnation of Money
2013
as Bok Hwa-sool
철가방 우수氏
2012
Vampire Idol
2011
Law of the Jungle
2011
Unstoppable Family
2011
as Hong Deok-ja
The Suicide Forecast
2011
as Old woman
Meet the In-Laws
2011
as Choon-ja
Shotgun Love
2011
as Sang-Yeol's mother
Late Blossom
2011
as Goon-bong's wife
Running Man
2010
as Self
Twilight Gangsters
2010
as Son Young-hee
Fortune Salon
2009
as Tae-Rang's mother
Mother and Daughters
2008
as Kan-nan
못말리는 결혼
2007
Underground Rendezvous
2007
as elderly woman
Unstoppable Marriage
2007
as Shim Mal-nyeon
Mapado 2: Back to the Island
2007
as Woman from Jinan
Marrying The Mafia 3: Family Hustle
2006
as Hong Deok-ja
Dasepo Naughty Girls
2006
as Cameo
Detective Mr. Gong
2006
as Mrs. Kwon
Barefoot Ki-Bong
2006
as Ki-bong's mother
Now and Forever
2006
as Hairshop
Oh! My God
2006
as Nanny
Sunday Seoul
2006
Mr. Housewife: Quiz King
2005
as Jin-man's mother
Marrying the Mafia 2
2005
as Hong Deok-ja
A Bold Family
2005
as Lee Yeon-Wie
Beating Heart
2005
as Ae-sim
Mapado
2005
as Woman from Jinan
Cute or Crazy
2005
Hello, Franceska
2005
as Isabel
Mr. Gam’s Victory
2004
as Sa-yong's mom
Greatest Expectations
2003
as Mi-yeong's mother
Oh! Happy Day
2003
Downfall
1997
파랑새는 있다
1997
Boss
1996
as Me-ni Yeo
A Sunny Place of the Young
1995
as Chun gui ja
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventure
1989
as Brooklyn [Footage From 용호취]
Dragon Tiger Mouse
1988
Thunderhawk 4 - Mobilization Of Thunder-V
1987
as Dr. Kim
Thunderhawk 3 - Thunderhawk From Outer Space Blitzkrieg
1987
Hwa-suni
1982
as Hwa-suni
전원일기
1980
as Kim So-dam
Cuckoo's Dolls
1976
Ghost Police
수미네 집
as [Mother]