Na Moon-hee

Na Moon-hee is one of South Korea's most loved senior actresses, with a career of more than sixty years. She was born Na Kyung-ja on 30 November 1941 in Beijing, China, and grew up in Korea. On Oxfea, she appears in Tantara (2026). For many fans, she is the warm grandmother of Korean film and drama.

Na Moon-hee is 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall.

Early life

She began acting in 1961, when Korean television was still young. For decades she played mothers and grandmothers in countless dramas, becoming part of daily life for Korean families. Her kind face and honest acting made her a national favourite long before streaming brought her work to the world.

Career and breakthrough

Her late-career film roles made her a legend. In Miss Granny (2014), she played a grandmother who becomes young again, and the film was a giant hit across Asia. She won major awards for I Can Speak (2017), where she played an old woman who learns English to tell the world her painful history. The role touched hearts everywhere.

Popular roles

Korean viewers also love her comedy in the sitcom High Kick! and her moving drama work in Dear My Friends. In Tantara she joins a new generation of stars, bringing history and heart with her. Whatever the size of the role, she gives it full honesty and warmth.

Recent work and why fans love them

Still acting in her eighties, Na Moon-hee is a treasure of Korean culture. Fans love her humour, her tears and the feeling that she is family. Younger actors name her as a role model, and every new appearance she makes is welcomed like a visit from a beloved grandmother.