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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Ji-soo (born Yang Sung-yoon, 24 October 1972) is a South Korean actress.

Career

A graduate of Kaywon Art High School,^[1] Kim made her acting debut in 1992. She worked as a television actress for over a decade before branching out into film, saying in an interview that, "I was getting older by the second, and I hated becoming complacent".^[2] In 2005, Kim made her first big screen appearance with a leading role in Lee Yoon-ki's This Charming Girl, a character study of a twenty-something single woman working at a post office. The film was well-received by critics, and Kim herself was singled out for praise, with The Japan Times commenting, "Kim's performance is a masterful balance of understatedness and open-wounded vulnerability".^[3] Kim won Best Actress at the Singapore International Film Festival,^[4] and Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,^[5] Pusan Film Critics Awards,^[6] and Korean Film Awards,^[7] with a further nomination at the Grand Bell Awards.^[8] Due to the success of This Charming Girl on the international film festival circuit, and in recognition of her role in promoting Korean culture overseas, Kim was invited to a Blue House luncheon, where she met then-South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and First Lady Kwon Yang-suk.^[9]

In 2006 Kim appeared in several films, first with Jo Jae-hyun in the melodrama Romance, though she was publicly critical about the lack of depth to her character.^[10] In October 2006, she portrayed a victim of the Sampoong Department Store collapse in Traces of Love, which was selected as the opening film of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival.^[11] In November 2006, Kim starred opposite Han Suk-kyu in the romantic drama Solace, receiving a nomination for Best Actress at the Korean Film Awards.^[12] Kim is due to make a return to television in May 2008, with a role in the KBS drama Woman of the Sun.^[13]

When asked in an interview if she would consider appearing nude onscreen, Kim replied, "I don't want to take nude scenes to prove my passion for acting, which I have always had".^[14]

Her partner is fellow actor Kim Joo-hyuk,^[15] with whom she co-starred in the 2002 SBS drama series Flowing River.

Filmography

Music videos

• "That Man, That Woman" — Vibe (2006)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Official website
• Kim Ji-soo's blog at Naver
• Kim Ji-soo at HanCinema
• Kim Ji-soo at the Internet Movie Database