Kim Jung-nan is a South Korean actress with a career of more than thirty years. She is loved for bold, funny and warm characters, from a North Korean village wife in Crash Landing on You (2019) to a fearless aunt in Queen of Tears (2024).

Kim Jung-nan is 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall and weighs 48 kg, according to her published profile.

Early life

She was born Kim Hyun-ah on July 16, 1971, in Seoul, South Korea. She studied theatre at Dongguk University and began acting in 1991.

Career and breakthrough

She appeared in the hit film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006) as Se-ran. Her popularity rose again with A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), where she played a rich and proud woman in a sad love story.

Popular roles

In Crash Landing on You, she plays Ma Young-ae, the proud wife of a North Korean officer. In Queen of Tears, she plays Hong Beom-ja, the hero's bold aunt. In Mouse (2021), she showed a darker side as Sung Ji-eun.

Recent work

Kim Jung-nan remains a favourite guest on talk shows, where her honest and funny personality shines. Fans love her because she is never boring on screen.