Kim Ji-mi

Kim Ji-mi

Known for
Acting
Born
July 15, 1940
Died
December 7, 2025 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Daejeon, South Korea

Biography

South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, South Chungcheong province, Korea in 1940. While a student of Deokseong Girls' High School, Kim was cast to Kim Ki-young's film, Hwanghon yeolcha (황혼열차) in 1957. Kim has been commonly dubbed "Elizabeth Taylor of Korea" by the South Korean news media for her resemblance with the American actress' appearance and popularity as well as her many marriages and divorces

Known For

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Filmography

2017
Bhiksuni poster

Bhiksuni

Movie · as Su-gyeong / Self

2012
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema poster

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Movie · as Self

1992
Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia poster

Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia

Movie

1989
I Give You Everything poster

I Give You Everything

Movie · as Da-young

1989
In the Name of Memory poster

In the Name of Memory

Movie

1988
America, America poster

America, America

Movie

1986
Ticket poster

Ticket

Movie · as Sei-young

1986
Gilsodom poster

Gilsodom

Movie · as Min Hwa-yong

1983
A Woman's Outing

A Woman's Outing

Movie · as Song Chi-hwa

1982
Woman of Fire '82 poster

Woman of Fire '82

Movie · as Jeong-suk

1979
Eulhwa poster

Eulhwa

Movie

1975
Promises poster

Promises

Movie · as Sook-young

1975
Wasteland poster

Wasteland

Movie

1974
The Earth poster

The Earth

Movie

1973
Weeds poster

Weeds

Movie · as Bun-rye

1973
Farewell poster

Farewell

Movie

1972
The Last Flight to Pyongyang poster

The Last Flight to Pyongyang

Movie · as Jeong-suk

1972
Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong poster

Whirl of Betrayals on Myeongdong

Movie · as Yu Cheong-ja

1972
A Second Mother poster

A Second Mother

Movie · as Nam-ok

1971
When the Jewel Box is Broken poster

When the Jewel Box is Broken

Movie · as Gyeong-sun

1971
Quit Your Life poster

Quit Your Life

Movie

1971
A Bout in 30 Years poster

A Bout in 30 Years

Movie · as Seol Ok-hee

1971
The Great Hero Yi Sun Shin poster

The Great Hero Yi Sun Shin

Movie

1971
명동에 흐르는 세월 poster

명동에 흐르는 세월

Movie

1970
A Sword Under the Moon poster

A Sword Under the Moon

Movie · as Royal Concubine Choi

1970
Wang-geon, the Great poster

Wang-geon, the Great

Movie

1970
Pagoda of No Shadow poster

Pagoda of No Shadow

Movie

1970
The Secret Court poster

The Secret Court

Movie · as Queen Heonae

1970
First Experience poster

First Experience

Movie · as Oh Ji-suk

1970
Bakdal Ridge of Tears poster

Bakdal Ridge of Tears

Movie

1970
Eight Daughters-in-law poster

Eight Daughters-in-law

Movie

1969
Women of Yi-Dynasty poster

Women of Yi-Dynasty

Movie

1969
Madam Freedom poster

Madam Freedom

Movie

1969
A Plateau poster

A Plateau

Movie

1969
Hero's Blood poster

Hero's Blood

Movie

1969
Elegy of Ren poster

Elegy of Ren

Movie · as Ren

1969
Your Name Is Woman poster

Your Name Is Woman

Movie

1969
Until That Day poster

Until That Day

Movie

1969
Sequel of Gallant Man poster

Sequel of Gallant Man

Movie

1968
Returned Left-handed Man poster

Returned Left-handed Man

Movie · as Min Hye-ryeon

1968
Lady in Dream poster

Lady in Dream

Movie · as Song Ri-na

1968
Vega poster

Vega

Movie · as 아내

1968
Herb of Desire

Herb of Desire

Movie

1968
Legends

Legends

Movie

1968
Love poster

Love

Movie

1968
Prince Daewon poster

Prince Daewon

Movie · as Queen Min

1968
Desire poster

Desire

Movie

1968
A Male Housekeeper poster

A Male Housekeeper

Movie

1968
Woman poster

Woman

Movie

1968
팔도기생 poster

팔도기생

Movie

1968
Chorus of Trees poster

Chorus of Trees

Movie

1968
Without Despair poster

Without Despair

Movie

1967
Female Power

Female Power

Movie

1967
Nostalgia poster

Nostalgia

Movie · as Bo-a

1967
Why a Cuckoo Cries

Why a Cuckoo Cries

Movie

1967
Step-mother poster

Step-mother

Movie

1967
Soil poster

Soil

Movie

1967
When the Buckwheat Blooms poster

When the Buckwheat Blooms

Movie

1967
Children in the Firing Range poster

Children in the Firing Range

Movie

1967
Chun-Hui poster

Chun-Hui

Movie

1967
The White Crow poster

The White Crow

Movie

1967
The Freezing Point poster

The Freezing Point

Movie · as Lee Gyeong-ae

1966
Nilliri poster

Nilliri

Movie · as Lee Ni-ri

1966
Prosecutor Min and a Female Teacher poster

Prosecutor Min and a Female Teacher

Movie

1966
A Salt Peddler poster

A Salt Peddler

Movie

1966
A Student Boarder poster

A Student Boarder

Movie · as Hwang Jae-sook

1966
The Last Empress

The Last Empress

Movie · as Queen Yun

1965
The King and the Servant Boy poster

The King and the Servant Boy

Movie · as Nam Ok-nyeo

1965
Wind, Please Tell Me poster

Wind, Please Tell Me

Movie

1965
The Tiger Moth poster

The Tiger Moth

Movie

1965
Buy My Fist poster

Buy My Fist

Movie

1964
The Teacher with Ten Daughters poster

The Teacher with Ten Daughters

Movie

1964
Buddha poster

Buddha

Movie

1964
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings poster

The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings

Movie

1964
Border Line poster

Border Line

Movie

1963
Kinship poster

Kinship

Movie · as Ok-hwi

1963
The Only Son poster

The Only Son

Movie

1962
The Gates of Hell

The Gates of Hell

Movie

1962
Lee Chadon poster

Lee Chadon

Movie

1962
Great Monk Wonhyo poster

Great Monk Wonhyo

Movie

1962
The Way to Seoul poster

The Way to Seoul

Movie · as Myungshin

1962
View from an Alley poster

View from an Alley

Movie · as Eun-mi

1962
The Country Left Behind poster

The Country Left Behind

Movie · as Kim Jeong-suk

1961
Five Marines poster

Five Marines

Movie · as Soonyi

1961
The Sea Knows poster

The Sea Knows

Movie · as Kyunghee Han

1961
A Flower of Evil

A Flower of Evil

Movie

1961
Wonsullang poster

Wonsullang

Movie

1961
Lady Jang poster

Lady Jang

Movie · as Jang Hui-bin

1961
The Love Story of Chun-hyang poster

The Love Story of Chun-hyang

Movie · as Chun-hyang

1960
The Moral of Youth poster

The Moral of Youth

Movie

1960
A Revival poster

A Revival

Movie

1959
A Cross of Love poster

A Cross of Love

Movie

1959
There is No Tragedy poster

There is No Tragedy

Movie

1959
Way of the Body poster

Way of the Body

Movie

1959
Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon poster

Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon

Movie

1958
The First Snow

The First Snow

Movie

1957
The Twilight Train poster

The Twilight Train

Movie