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Kim Min-hee
Starring in The Handmaiden and winning Berlin’s acting award for On the Beach at Night Alone.
The Handmaiden · On the Beach at Night Alone
- Born
- 1 March 1982
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
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Kim Min-hee
Kim Min-hee is a South Korean actor whose career moved from television and modelling to internationally recognised film performances. Her later work includes a sustained collaboration with director Hong Sang-soo.
Early life
Teenage modelling
Began modelling while in middle school and appeared in youth magazines.
Early television
Found a prominent early role in the television series School 2.
Career
- 1999
Screen breakthrough
Joined the cast of School 2.
- 2006
Career reassessment
Undertook intensive preparation for Goodbye Solo, a turning point in her acting.
- 2015
Hong Sang-soo collaboration
Starred in Right Now, Wrong Then, beginning a long creative partnership.
Selected work
The Handmaiden
Played Lady Hideko in Park Chan-wook’s adaptation of Fingersmith.
On the Beach at Night Alone
Won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin.
By the Stream
Received Locarno’s performance award.
Beyond work
Fashion work
Her modelling career developed alongside her screen roles.
Creative partnership
Publicly confirmed her relationship with Hong Sang-soo in 2017.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Berlinale 2017 awards ↗Photo: Segolene Liger. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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