---
name: "Kim Sun-young"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kim-sun-young"
fi1m_id: "kim-sun-young"
imdb_id: "nm6728658"
tmdb_id: 1352930
wikidata_id: "Q12587669"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 April 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:07:06.108311+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kim Sun-young

## Identity

Kim Sun-young

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kim-sun-young
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kim-sun-young
- **IMDb ID:** nm6728658
- **TMDB ID:** 1352930
- **Wikidata ID:** Q12587669
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Sun-young_(actress,_born_1980), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12587669, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6728658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1352930

Actor. Born 10 April 1976 in Yeongdeok, North Gyeonsang, South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 April 1976, Yeongdeok, North Gyeonsang, South Korea
- **Also known as:** Kim Seon-yeong, Gim Seon-yeong, Кім Сон-йон
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Sun-young_(actress,_born_1980), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12587669, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6728658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1352930

## Coming up

- *The Great Oksuk* (2027-03-13), as Lee Ho-young

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Broker*](https://film.one/film/broker.md) (76)

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## Fi1m on Kim Sun-young

> Kim Sun-young brings humour and sympathy to small family roles, and we value how much she contributes without taking over a film. Repeated casting as mothers and wives risks asking too little of her.

In *Return to Seoul* (2022), Kim Sun-young's aunt does most of the talking at a family reunion that Freddie seems determined to sit through without giving anything away. Oh Kwang-rok plays the apologetic father and Heo Jin the weeping grandmother; Kim has the less conspicuous job of keeping the conversation going. We winced at the meeting because the family's eagerness to reach Freddie only makes her distance more painful. Davy Chou gives Kim room to bring humour to this discomfort without treating the relatives as a joke. It is a small part, and a useful guide to what she can do with one.

Her breakthrough came on television as Sun-woo's mother in *Reply 1988* (2015), followed by Na Wol-sook in *Crash Landing on You* (2019). Mothers, wives and neighbourhood women have supplied much of her work, and her warmth and humour make the repeated casting understandable. Hee-sook in the family drama *Three Sisters* (2021) also draws on her gift for sympathetic, detailed ensemble acting. The danger is that being convincing as a familiar sort of person gives casting directors an excuse to ask for nothing else.

In Hirokazu Kore-eda's *Broker* (2022), she plays the orphanage director's wife in an ensemble led by Song Kang-ho. The ensemble supplies much of the film's warmth, though its crowded plot and occasional pleading for sympathy make it less convincing than it should be. Kim's presence is not a reason to overlook those problems. A useful supporting actor still needs a film that trusts the audience to respond without being pressed.

She has spoken of her frustration at being offered stereotyped middle-aged parts with little dimension, and the complaint makes sense. Familiarity can help an audience settle into a family scene, but it can also let a screenplay leave the woman doing the talking underwritten. Chou avoids that trap by letting the aunt contribute humour and humanity to a meeting that remains difficult. Start with *Return to Seoul* for Kim; allow for its thinner later chapters, and watch how much the early family scenes need her.

## Biography

Kim Sun-young is a South Korean actress. She began her career in theatre, debuting in 1995 and performing with The Little Mythical Troupe from 1999 to 2005. She made her film debut in 2005 and her television debut in 2014.

She is known for roles including Na Wol-sook in the series *Crash Landing on You* (2019), Hong Ga-young in *The Silent Sea* (2021), Oh Gwang-sim in *Exhuma* (2024), and Geum-ae in *Concrete Utopia* (2023). Her film credits include the Orphanage Director's Wife in *Broker* (2022) and Aunt in *Return to Seoul* (2022). She won Best Supporting Actress at the Chunsa Film Art Awards and Wildflower Film Awards for *Communications and Lies*, and the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards for *Crash Landing on You*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Broker* (2022), Fi1m 76, as Orphanage Director's Wife — [page](https://film.one/film/broker.md)
- *Return to Seoul* (2022), Fi1m 83, as Aunt — [page](https://film.one/film/return-to-seoul.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Great Oksuk* (2027), series, as Lee Ho-young
- *Portrait of a Family* (2026), as Hwang Ji-sook
- *Sugar* (2026), as Investigator
- *Kimchi* (2025), as Park Yeong-mi
- *Love: Track* (2025), series, as Park Yeong-mi
- *The Price of Confession* (2025), series, as Wal-Sun
- *Confidence Queen* (2025), series, as Lee Seon-mi
- *Aema* (2025), series, as Anga Madam
- *Love, Take Two* (2025), series, as Kim Sun-young
- *Our Unwritten Seoul* (2025), series, as Yeom Bun-hong
- *The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call* (2025), series, as Kang Myeong-hui
- *The Bek Show: End of Civilization* (2024), Actor
- *A Virtuous Business* (2024), series, as Seo Yeong-bok
- *No Gain No Love* (2024), series, as Um So-Hye
- *Hijack 1971* (2024), as Young-sook
- *Exhuma* (2024), as Oh Gwang-sim
- *Queen of Divorce* (2024), series, as Son Jang-mi
- *Doona!* (2023), series, as Doona's mom
- *Love Reset* (2023), as Jung-yeol's Mom
- *Concrete Utopia* (2023), as Geum-ae
- *Dream Palace* (2023), as Hye-jeong
- *Queenmaker* (2023), series, as Kim Hwa-soo
- *Crash Course in Romance* (2023), series, as Cho Su-hui
- *Return to Seoul* (2022), as Aunt — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/return-to-seoul.md)
- *Life Is Beautiful* (2022), as Jeong-ah
- *Stock Struck* (2022), series, as Jung Hang-ja
- *Broker* (2022), as Orphanage Director's Wife — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/broker.md)
- *The Silent Sea* (2021), series, as Hong Ga-young
- *Three Sisters* (2021), as Hee-sook
- *Winter's Night* (2020), as Hae-ran
- *The Day I Died: Unclosed Case* (2020), as Min-jung
- *Homemade Love Story* (2020), series, as Lee Man-jung
- *Backstreet Rookie* (2020), series, as Gong Boon-hee
- *Hospital Playlist* (2020), series, as Shop Owner's Wife
- *Crash Landing on You* (2019), series, as Na Wol-sook
- *Socialization - Understanding of Dance* (2019), as Han Soo Ji's Mother
- *Vagabond* (2019), series, as Gye Sun Ja [Restaurant Owner / Secret Agent]
- *When the Camellia Blooms* (2019), series, as Park Chan-suk
- *At Eighteen* (2019), series, as Soo-Bin's mother
- *Juror 8* (2019), as Cleaning Fairy
- *Her Private Life* (2019), series, as Eom So-hye
- *Trade Your Love* (2019), as Cho Su-jung
- *Romance Is a Bonus Book* (2019), series, as Seo Young-a
- *MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission* (2019), as Ku Ja-young
- *Just Dance* (2018), series, as Park Mi-young
- *Dear My Room* (2018), series, as Jung So-yeon
- *Miss Baek* (2018), as Jang-seop's Sister
- *Herstory* (2018), as President Shin
- *Mothers* (2018), as Yeon-hwa
- *My First Love* (2018), series, as Shin-Woo's mother
- *Communication & Lies* (2017), as Private institute head/Supermarket owner
- *Because This Is My First Life* (2017), series, as Kim Hyun-ja
- *Girls' Generation 1979* (2017), series, as Jung-hee's mother
- *Hospital Ship* (2017), series, as Oh Mi-Jung
- *The Guardians* (2017), series, as Lee Soon-Ae
- *Happy Bus Day* (2017), as Sun-young
- *One-Line* (2017), as Assistant Manager Hong
- *Missing* (2016), as Massage Parlor Owner
- *Shopaholic Louis* (2016), series, as Heo Jung-Ran
- *Wanted* (2016), series, as Oh Mi-Ok
- *Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi* (2016), series, as Han Young-Mi
- *Reply 1988* (2015), series, as Kim Sun-young
- *The Long Way Home* (2015), as Middle-aged Woman
- *Enemies In-Law* (2015), as Teacher
- *Ode to My Father* (2014), as Store Owner
- *Pinocchio* (2014), series, as Elder woman on the bench
- *Hotel King* (2014), series, as So Moon-jung
- *Monster* (2014), as Landlady
- *Another Family* (2014), as Lee Ok-yeon
- *Drama Festival* (2013), series, as Young Ae
- *Love Clinique* (2012), as Lee Hyung-ja
- *KBS Drama Special* (2010), series, Actor
- *Ice Bar* (2006), as Choon-ja
- *Moral Family*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![제34회 청룡영화상 (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-7a630733d428.jpg) 제34회 청룡영화상 (2013) — 와사비콘텐츠, CC BY 2.0 kr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Kim_Sun-Young.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kim Sun-young](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-baf93c09f9ef.jpg) Kim Sun-young — SJ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/%EC%A0%9C19%ED%9A%8C_%EB%B6%80%EC%B2%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%B1%EC%98%81%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C_%EA%B0%9C%EB%A7%89%EC%8B%9D_%EB%A0%88%EB%93%9C%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%AB_part.1_04.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-9dd10bcdc2e7.jpg) 제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 (2015) — SJ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/%EC%A0%9C19%ED%9A%8C_%EB%B6%80%EC%B2%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%B1%EC%98%81%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C_%EA%B0%9C%EB%A7%89%EC%8B%9D_%EB%A0%88%EB%93%9C%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%AB_part.1_05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-689a9db1ca2a.jpg) 제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 (2015) — SJ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/%EC%A0%9C19%ED%9A%8C_%EB%B6%80%EC%B2%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%B1%EC%98%81%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C_%EA%B0%9C%EB%A7%89%EC%8B%9D_%EB%A0%88%EB%93%9C%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%AB_part.1_06.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kim Sun-young](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-74581f963394.jpg) Kim Sun-young — Image via TMDB
- ![Kim Sun-young](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-30e65edcc4e8.jpg) Kim Sun-young — Image via TMDB
- ![Kim Sun-young](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-cf35ddc5c25c.jpg) Kim Sun-young — Image via TMDB
- ![제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/21148/gallery-9e3fe0afb8d9.jpg) 제19회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막식 레드카펫 part.1 (2015) — SJ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/%EC%A0%9C19%ED%9A%8C_%EB%B6%80%EC%B2%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%B1%EC%98%81%ED%99%94%EC%A0%9C_%EA%B0%9C%EB%A7%89%EC%8B%9D_%EB%A0%88%EB%93%9C%EC%B9%B4%ED%8E%AB_part.1_07.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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