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Kim Hye-soo
Leading Korean films and dramas including Tazza and Juvenile Justice.
Tazza: The High Rollers · Signal
- Born
- 5 September 1970
- Birthplace
- South Korea
More people
Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo is a South Korean actor whose career stretches from teenage stardom to commanding roles as gamblers, detectives, judges and queens.
Early life
Childhood
Born in Busan and moved to Seoul during primary school.
Sport
Performed with a children’s taekwondo demonstration team before acting.
Career
- 1986
Film debut
Played a leading role in Ggambo.
- 1993
Leading actress
Won a Blue Dragon award for First Love.
- 2006
Career resurgence
Played Madam Jeong in Tazza: The High Rollers.
- 2023
Smugglers
Starred as a diver drawn into a smuggling operation.
Selected work
Tazza: The High Rollers
Played a central figure in a gambling crime story.
Signal
Starred in a time-spanning police drama.
Juvenile Justice
Played a judge handling young offenders.
Beyond work
Art
Exhibited her own pop art at the Seoul Open Art Fair in 2009.
Giving
Donated to disaster relief, including aid for children after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and career evidence ↗Photo: TV10. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
