Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Sung-ryung
Kim in November 2024
Born (1967-02-08) February 8, 1967
Seoul, South Korea
Other nameKim Sung-ryoung
EducationMaster's degree
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
Lee Ki-soo
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Korea 1988
No. of films
16 (as of April 2018)
AgencyFN Entertainment[1]
Years active
1988–present
Major competitions
RelativesKim Sung-kyung (sister)

Kim Sung-ryung (Korean: 김성령; born February 8, 1967) is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Miss Korea 1988 later represented her country at Miss Universe 1989 pageant,[2][3] Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz news program Entertainment Weekly. In 1991, she made her film acting debut in Kang Woo-suk's Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?.

Kim returned to the big screen in 2007, with notable supporting roles in Shadows in the Palace,[4] and Rainbow Eyes,[5] followed by The Client (2011), Mr. XXX-Kisser (2012),[6] The Fatal Encounter (2014),[7] and The Target (2014).[8][9] As she entered her forties, Kim also became known for the television dramas You're Beautiful (2009), The Chaser (2012), Yawang (2013), The Heirs (2013), and Flower of Queen (2015).[10][11][12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1991Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?Kim Ji-won
1992A Room in the WoodsMi-yang
2007Shadows in the PalaceCourt lady inspector
Rainbow EyesLee Hye-seo
2008Our School's E.T.School board director Lee
2010The ServantWol-mae
71: Into the FireOh Jang-beom's mother
2011The ClientKang Sung-hee's paralegal / office manager
2012The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-KisserYe-ji
The Ugly DucklingNak-man's mother
Code Name: JackalAngela
2014The TargetJung Young-joo
The Fatal EncounterLady Hyegyŏng
2016Will You Be There?Yeon-ahSpecial appearance
2018Keys to the HeartMadam HongSpecial appearance[14]
BelieverOh Yeon-ok[15]
2020The CallSeo-yeon's mother[16]
2024 My Name Is Loh Kiwan Ok-hee Netflix film[17]
Wonderland Gil-soon Special appearance
About Family Bang Jeong-hwa [18]
2026 Reawaken Man: The Red Mi-ju [19]

Television series

Year Title Role
199292 Whale HuntingDumb waitress Chun-ja
Sunrise
1993Stormy SeasonLee Han-sook
Youth TheaterOh Yoo-kyung
1996MountainMi-ok
Jo Gwang-joPark Gyeongbin
1998A Very Special Trip
The King and the QueenDeposed Queen Lady Yun
WinnersYoo-ri
MBC Best Theater:
"Happy Ending"
King of the WindPrincess Hwapyeong
Paper CraneMin-sook
2000Juliet's ManMi-ra
MBC Best Theater:
"Summer Vacation"
OB/GYN doctor Yoon-soo
KBS TV Novel:
"The Mind of Governing the People"
Gisaeng from Bian
Gibbs' FamilyYeom Kyung-ok
2001Empress MyeongseongMichiko
This is LoveAhn Do-hae
2002Drama City:
"Ahjumma Band Formation Case"
Seong-mi
2003Age of WarriorsMu-bi
Garden of EveBaek Ji-ae
2004Span Drama:
"The Snow Queen"
The Snow Queen
MBC Best Theater:
"My Mom is a Superwoman"
Woo-jung
Ms. Kim's Million Dollar QuestSeo Woo-kyung
MBC Best Theater:
"Perfect Roommate"
Lee Soo-jung
Count of MyeongdongKim Hyun-kyung
2005Don't WorryJo Mi-yeon
2006My Love Dal-jaKang Nan-hee
2007Hometown Over the HillJeon Se-kyung
Good Day to LoveKim Hyo-jin
How to Meet a Perfect NeighborJung Mi-hee
2008The Great King, SejongKim Hyobin
IljimaeDan-yi
2009Ja Myung GoMo Ha-so
SoulHa-na and Doo-na's mother
You're BeautifulMo Hwa-ran
2010Definitely NeighborsKang Mi-jin
Stormy LoversChae Woo-hee
2011What's Up?Ha In-young
Padam PadamJung Ji-na's mother
2012Find Someone Who CanKim Sung-ryung
SyndromeOh Eun-hee
The ChaserSeo Ji-soo
2013King of Ambition[20]Baek Do-kyung
The HeirsHan Ki-ae
2015Flower of QueenRena Jung / Jung Eun-hye / Lee Soo-jung
2016Mrs. Cop 2[21]Ko Yoon-jung
The Legend of the Blue SeaJang Jin-ok (Special appearance)
2018Are You Human?[22]Oh Ro-ra
The Beauty Inside[23]Special appearance
2021Political FeverLee Jeong-eun[24][25]
2022 Kill Heel Bae Ok-seon[26]
2023 Love to Hate You Choi Soo-jin[27]
2024 The Frog
A Virtuous Business Oh Geum-hee[28]
2025 When Life Gives You Tangerines Special appearance (episode 11)
Second Shot at Love Kim Gwang-ok[29]

Variety shows

Year Title Notes
1988Entertainment Weekly
1991Delightful Studio
1995명사가요 초대석
2013Woman Show
2014My Tutor FriendRegular member
2018Law of the Jungle in PatagoniaSecond-half cast member
2020I Am a SurvivorRegular member
2021Woman PlusHost [30]

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2017 2017 MBC Drama Awards with Oh Sang-jin [31]

Radio program

Year Title Station
1993Joyful Afternoon with Park Se-min and Kim Sung-ryungCBS-AM
1995Music Salon with Kim Sung-ryungMBC-FM

Theater

Year Title Role
1991A Woman's Choice
1992The Merchant of VenicePortia
2005ArtKyung-sook
2008–2009MelodramaKang Yoo-kyung
2014Miss France[32][33]Fleur de Senlis/Martin/Samantha

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1988 32nd Miss Korea Pageant Miss Korea - Jin N/a Won
1991 27th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Who Saw the Dragon's Claws? Won
2nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actress Won
29th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Won
1993 14th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress A Room in the Woods Nominated
1999 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress The King and the Queen Won
2000 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Juliet's Man Won
2002 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Empress Myeongseong Won
2008 45th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Shadows in the Palace Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special Iljimae Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress The Great King, Sejong Nominated
2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Chaser Won
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Yawang Nominated
2nd APAN Star Awards Acting Award, Actress Won
SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special[34] The Heirs Won
2014 23rd Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Target Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards Popularity Award in a Variety Show My Tutor Friend Won
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Flower of Queen Nominated
2016 SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Mrs. Cop 2 Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama Nominated
K-Wave Star Award Nominated
Top 10 Stars Award Won
2018 2nd The Seoul Awards Best Supporting Actress (Film)[35] Keys to the Heart Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Are You Human? Nominated
2022 20th Director's Cut Awards[36] Best Actress in series Political Fever Nominated
1st Blue Dragon Series Awards [37] Best Leading Actress Nominated
8th APAN Star Awards[38] Top Excellence Award, Actress in a OTT Won

References

  1. ↑ Park, Ah-reum (October 20, 2022). "김성령, 임수향 안보현과 한솥밥 뒤늦게 알려져" [Kim Seong-ryeong and Im Soo-hyang Ahn Bo-hyun and Hansotbap Belatedly Known] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ↑ 김성령 (1988 미스코리아 진). Miss Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kim, Hyung-eun (June 4, 2013). "Its luster lost, Miss Korea's crown now a relic". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Kim, Kyu Hyun (August 15, 2008). "Shadows in the Palace". OhmyNews International. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Min, Yong-joon (January 8, 2008). "MOVIST" 불혹에 찾아온 두번째 반전, <가면> 김성령 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Cho, Jae-eun (May 25, 2012). "Comedy King flatters as Sung Dong-il blabbers". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Chung, Joo-won (May 11, 2014). "Kim Sung-ryeong okayed her role in Fatal Encounter partly for Hyun Bin". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ Cremin, Stephen (May 22, 2014). "Chang and Kim Seong-ryeong on Target". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hwang, Hee-yeon; Kim, Hyung-seok (October 17, 2014). "10 Scene Stealers⑦ - KIM Sung-ryeong: Shining in Her 40s with Emotional Charisma". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (December 13, 2012). "Kim Sung-ryoung Shows off at Beauty Mnet's Music Awards". HanCinema. "I am a regular plutocrat madam" Kim Sung-ryung
  11. ↑ Jung, Jin-young (December 6, 2013). "Super Junior's Heechul Thinks Kim Sung Ryoung is Prettier than Jun Ji Hyun". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ Yoo, Joo-hyun (May 13, 2014). "Actress shares tips for success in later life". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  13. ↑ Kwon, Ji-youn (March 23, 2015). "Angry Moms are back on screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ "YOUN Yuh-jung, HAN Ji-min and KIM Sung-ryoung Co-Star in New Family Drama". Korean Film Biz Zone. September 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Kim Joo-hyuk's energetic performance to be a factor in 'Believer'". The Korea Herald. April 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ [단독] 김성령, 영화 '콜' 출연 확정…박신혜 엄마 된다. OSEN (in Korean). October 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ Kim Na-yeon (February 7, 2023). '재혼' 송중기, 탈북자 변신..'로기완' 캐스팅 라인업 공개 [공식] ['Remarriage' Song Joong-ki transforms into a North Korean defector...'Ro Ki-wan' casting lineup revealed [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  18. ↑ Ko, Seung-ah (October 31, 2024). '대가족' 삭발한 이승기, 슈퍼스타 주지스님 됐다…스틸 공개 [Lee Seung-gi, who shaved his head in 'Big Family', becomes a superstar monk... Still cuts released]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Kim Bo-young (June 1, 2023). '부활남' 구교환·강기영·신승호 캐스팅 확정…5월 7일 크랭크인 ['Resurrected Man' Koo Hwan-hwan, Kang Ki-young, Shin Seung-ho confirmed casting... May 7 crank-in] (in Korean). E-Daily Star. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ↑ "Interview with Leading Actor and Actress of Yawang". Kofice. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  21. ↑ "From Miss Korea to glamorous policewoman". The Korea Times. March 6, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Are humans ready to fall for a robot?". Korea JoongAng Daily. June 1, 2018.
  23. ↑ 김성령, JTBC '뷰티 인사이드' 특별출연 (공식) [Kim Seong-ryeong to make a special appearance on JTBC's 'Beauty Inside' (official)]. TenAsia (in Korean). September 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  24. ↑ Tae Yu-na (March 11, 2021). 김성령, 문체부 장관 된다…'이렇게 된 이상 청와대로 간다' 출연 [공식] [Kim Seong-ryeong to become Minister of Culture... Appeared in 'I'm going to the Blue House' [Official]]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Naver.
  25. ↑ Kim Myung-mi (October 7, 2021). 청와대로 간다' 김성령-배해선-백현진-이학주, 범접 불가 포스 공개 [Going to the Blue House' Kim Seong-ryeong-Bae Hae-seon-Baek Hyun-jin-Lee Hak-joo, unveiling the impossible force]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Naver.
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  27. ↑ Park Jin-young (January 26, 2022). 김성령, '킬힐' 이어 '연애대전' 합류…연기 열일 [Kim Seong-ryeong joins 'Love War' after 'Kill Hill'... ten days of smoke]. JoyNews24 (in Korean). Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  28. ↑ Tae, Yu-na (July 22, 2024). [공식] 김소연→김성령, 성인용품 판매한다…'정숙한 세일즈' 하반기 방송 [Kim So-yeon → Kim Seong-ryeong selling adult products… 'Quiet Sales' broadcast in the second half of the year]. Tenasia – via daum.
  29. ↑ Kang, Ga-hee (February 4, 2025). 최수영→공명, 알코올 안전이별 지침서 만든다..'금주를 부탁해' 상반기 첫 방송 [Choi Soo-young→Gong Myung, alcohol safety breakup guideline created..'Second Shot at Love' first broadcast in the first half of the year]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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  35. ↑ '제2회 더 서울어워즈' 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
  36. ↑ Noh Kyu-min (February 9, 2022). [공식] 제20회 디렉터스컷 어워즈, 24일 개최…'오겜' 'D.P.' '지옥' 노미네이트 [[Official] The 20th Director's Cut Awards, held on the 24th... 'Ogem' 'D.P.' 'Hell' nomination] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Naver.
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  38. ↑ Myung, Hee-sook (September 29, 2022). 송중기, '빈센조'로 이견없는 대상…'옷소매' 3관왕 저력 [에이판스타어워즈](종합) [Song Joong-ki, 'Vincenzo' as the undisputed winner... 'Clothes Sleeve' 3-Win Power [Apan Star Awards] (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). MyDaily. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.