Kim Hee-sun

Infobox actress

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name = Kim Hee-sun
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birthdate = birth date and age|1977|8|11
location = Seoul, South Korea
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1994—present
spouse = Park Ju-young
homepage = Infobox Korean name
hangul = 김희선
hanja = 金喜善
rr = Gim Hui-seon
mr = Kim Hŭi-sŏn
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Kim Hee-sun (born August 11 1977) is a South Korean actress from Seoul who has been acting in Korean TV dramas and films for over a decade.

Kim debuted on TV as a year 11 student and later majored in Drama at Chung-Ang University. Since then she has acted in many TV dramas, becoming well known in South Korea.

In recent years, Kim has also gradually built up a career in film, beginning in 1997 with "Repechage" opposite Jang Dong-gun. Director Lee Kwang-hoon subsequently put her in his next film, "Ghost in Love" in 1999. Kim's most high-profile role to date has been in the big-budget martial arts fantasy "Bichunmoo", shot in China and released in the summer of 2000. She played the daughter of a Mongolian general in love with her childhood sweetheart. Although criticised for her acting in the film, it gave her more local and international exposure than any of her other films. The film cemented her position as one of Korea's leading actress not only in her home country, but also in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and throughout South-east Asia.

In late 2001, Kim took on a completely different kind of role, cutting her hair short and starring as an animator in Wanee and Junah. Although her acting in this film drew a favorable response from critics, the film itself was a flop at the box office. Kim is currently living in Seoul and is still popular as a model and presenter. She is renowned within the industry for her longevity as an actress. In 2003 she co-starred with Shin Ha-kyun in the film A Man Who Went to Mars by Kim Jung-kwon, the director of "Ditto". She is popularly known as the "first beauty of South Korea". In 2005, she starred alongside Jackie Chan as a Korean Princess in "The Myth".

Through acting and promotional work (such as for Samsung), Kim now has an income of some USD 7 million. It is rumoured that her next move will be to try to break into the Japanese market.

Filmography

*2006 "Smile Again" (SBS)
*2005 "The Myth"
*2005 "Sad Love Story" (MBC)
*2003 "My Fair Lady" (SBS)
*2003 "A Man Who Went to Mars"
*2001 "Wanee & Junah"
*2000 "Bichunmoo"
*1999 "Calla"
*1999 "Ghost in Love"
*1999 "Goodbye my love" (MBC)
*1999 "Sun Flower" (MBC)
*1999 "Tomato" (SBS)
*1998 "Wedding Dress" (KBS)
*1998 "To the end of the world" (MBC)
*1998 "Mister Q" (SBS)
*1997 "Repechage"
*1997 "Propose The Color White" (KBS)
*1996 "Faraway Country Sauna Guys" (KBS)
*1995 "The Son of the Wind" (KBS)
*1994 "The tale of Chun Hyang"
*1994 "SBS Agatha Christie" (SBS)

Awards

*2001 Blue Dragon Most Popular Actress
*2001 Jun. Honorary Ambassador, Community Chest of Korea
*2000 Dec. Chung Yong Film Awards "Popularity Award"
*2000 Dec. SBS Performance Awards "Popularity Award"
*2000 Mar. Paek Sang Art awards "TV Popularity Award"
*1999 Mar. Honorary Ambassador of Goodwill to France
*1998 Dec. SBS Performance Awards "Grand Prize" Receive
*1998 Dec. MBC Performance Awards "Popularity Award"
*1997 Dec. KBS Performance Awards "Popularity Award"
*1996 Mar. Paek Sang Art Awards "New TV Actress Award"
*1996 Dec. KBS Performance Awards "Excellent Acting Award"
*1995 Dec. Performance Awards "Budding Actress Award"

Trivia

*Her height is 5' 5 3/4".
*She speaks casual Mandarin as she learned it while filming Shen Hua (The Myth).
*She once dated Eric Mun of Shinhwa but the marriage was not allowed because Kim Hee Sun's parents thought he was too young for her.
*Her real birthdate is 2-25-1977.
*She is now married to Park Ju-young.

External links

*imdb name|id=1040499|name=Kim Hee-sun
* [http://www.gbreak.com/?_dir=directory&_f=directory&cat=351 Kim Hee Sun Photo Gallery]
* [http://www.imagevale.com/stars/Korean/Kim_Hee_Sun/ Kim Hee Sun Photos] at [http://www.imagevale.com/ ImageVale]