Born in 1927 in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, her real name was Ye Dae-im. She dropped out of Huaguang Girls' School in China. In 1943, she joined a musical theater group and began her acting career with plays. She debuted as a film actress in 1955 through director Lee Hyun's Watermill. She also appeared as a regular protagonist in horror films. In 1979, she showed off her passionate performance in director Byeon Jang-ho's Eulhwa, for which she won the 18th Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She passed away from old age at her home in Gyeonggi-do in 2005.
Bonanza
(Choi (Park Dal-soo's wife))
A Dream of Fortune
(Bokdal Mom (Neighborhood Woman))
Red Gate of Tragedy
(Seo)
Bumpkin Oh-bok
(Grandmother)
A Shoeshine Boy
(Myung Soon-mo)
For My Husband
(Kkoch-bong's Mother)
Sinmungo
(Dong-sun's Mother)
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
(Mo-rye)
The Regular Tardy Student
(Mrs. Choi)
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
(Mrs. Gab-bun)
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
(Mrs. Yoon)
Farewell to the Duman River
(Seon-hee (Tae-young's Wife))
Prince Yeon-san
Lady Jang
(Mrs. Yoon)
Black Hair
The Beautiful Maid
(Mother)
View from an Alley
(Mrs. Um)
Mines are Better
A Neckless Beauty
Bride from the Grave
The Public Cemetery Under the Moon
A Salt Peddler
Body is Sad
The River of Temptation
The Romantic Train
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang
A Story of a Nobleman
Life of the Woman
A Bloodthirsty Killer
(Mother)
A War Diary
Eulhwa
A Water Mill
The Devil's Stairway
(Head Nurse)
The Money
(Mother)
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
(Fatty's mother)
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
(Mrs. Yoon)
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
Soil
In So Long
(Heo (Geumsun's grandmother))
A Drifting Story
(Female Boss (Prison))
Jang Hee Bin
(Great Queen Dowager Jangryeol)