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.
43 movies · 1 shows
Prince Yeon-san
1987·0.0
Goodbye Daddy '81
1981·10.0
Eulhwa
1979·9.0
Red Gate of Tragedy
1979·8.0
A War Diary
1978·10.0
Mines are Better
1969·0.0
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968·9.5
Children in the Firing Range
1967·0.0
The Public Cemetery Under the Moon
1967·5.3
A Story of a Nobleman
1966·9.0
A Water Mill
1966·5.4
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966·9.0
A Salt Peddler
1966·8.0
A Neckless Beauty
1966·7.0
A Bloodthirsty Killer
1965·6.4
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964·0.0
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
1964·9.0
Black Hair
1964·5.7
The Devil's Stairway
1964·6.6
The Beautiful Maid
1964·9.0
The Regular Tardy Student
1964·10.0
Sinmungo
1963·7.0
Bride from the Grave
1963·7.0
For My Husband
1963·0.0
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
1963·6.0
View from an Alley
1962·7.5
In So Long
1962·7.0
Farewell to the Duman River
1962·6.2
Body is Sad
1962·0.0
Bumpkin Oh-bok
1961·6.5
Lady Jang
1961·7.3
A Shoeshine Boy
1961·7.0
A Dream of Fortune
1961·6.0
Bonanza
1961·5.5
A Drifting Story
1960·6.5
Soil
1960·6.5
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959·5.6
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
1959·5.5
The Romantic Train
1959·8.0
The River of Temptation
1958·0.0
The Money
1958·6.3
Life of the Woman
1957·7.0
Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang
1956·0.0