Kim Yeo-jin

Biography

Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play What Do Women Live For in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles in Im Sang-soo's Girls' Night Out (1998), Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (2000), and Im Kwon-taek's Chi-hwa-seon (2002). Kim is known for being actively engaged in various rallies and civic group activities, attracting public attention to controversial social and political issues, including efforts to reinstate laid-off shipbuilders at Hanjin Heavy Industries, calls to lower university tuition fees, and opposition to the Four Major Rivers Project. She often expresses her opinions on social networking service Twitter,[8][9][10][11][12] and has been called one of the most popular socialtainers. Because of her outspokenness, MBC banned Kim in 2011 (she was originally scheduled to appear as a "progressive" panelist on the current affairs radio show Sohn Suk-hee's Spotlight), which led to prominent figures from academic, literary and media circles to call for a boycott of the network's programs. Kim has also campaigned for liberal politicians Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in and Park Won-soon.

Most Known For

Vincenzo

as Choi Myung-hee

Jewel in the Palace

as Dr. Jang-deok

Daily Dose of Sunshine

as Kwon Ju-yeong

Itaewon Class

as Jo Jung-min

Love in the Moonlight

as Kim So-sa

Lee San, Wind in the Palace

as Queen Jeongsun

Goodbye Earth

as Yeo Mi-ryeong

Extracurricular

as Lee Hae-gyoung

My Strange Hero

as Im Se-kyung

Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung

as Queen Dowager Yim

Where Stars Land

as Yoon Hye Won [Yeo Reum's mother}

Beyond the Bar

as Kwon Na-yun

Meow, the Secret Boy

as Sung Hyun Ja [Ko Doo Shik's mother]

KAIST

as Professor Eun Na-young

Hwajung

as Kim Gae-shi

The Snow Queen

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

as Lee Mi-dam

Man to Man

as Prosecutor Lee's wife

Worlds Within

as Lee Seo-woo

Shin Don

as Princess Duk-nyung