Kim Hieora

Kim Hieora is a South Korean actress who became famous as Lee Sa-ra, the wild artist and bully in the Netflix hit The Glory (2022). Before television fame, she spent more than ten years as a musical theatre actress. Her strong voice, bold face and fearless style make her one of the most striking performers of her generation.

Kim Hieora is 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall, according to her published profile.

Early life

Kim Hieora was born on March 18, 1989, in Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea. She studied musical theatre and trained her singing, dancing and acting together. The stage became her first home as a performer.

Career and breakthrough

She made her stage debut in the musical Jack the Ripper in 2009 and built a solid musical career for many years. On screen, she played a patient, An Seong-ju, in Hospital Playlist (2020) and the evil spirit Gelly Choi in The Uncanny Counter. Her breakthrough came with The Glory, where her Lee Sa-ra became one of the most hated and most praised villains of the year.

Popular roles

In Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022), she played Gye Hyang-sim, a North Korean defector mother in one of the show's most touching episodes. The soft role surprised viewers who only knew her as a villain. She returned as Gelly in The Uncanny Counter season 2, showing her action skills again.

Recent work

Kim Hieora continues to move between stage and screen, taking roles that test her range. Fans love her honesty, her powerful presence and the way she fully becomes each character. She is proof that a theatre background can create some of the strongest screen acting in Korea.