Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Sung-ryung (; born February 8, 1967) is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Miss Korea 1988 later represented her country at Miss Universe 1989 pageant, Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz news program Entertainment Weekly. In 1991, she made her film acting debut in Kang Woo-suk's Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?.

Kim returned to the big screen in 2007, with notable supporting roles in Shadows in the Palace, and Rainbow Eyes, followed by The Client (2011), Mr. XXX-Kisser (2012), The Fatal Encounter (2014), and The Target (2014). As she entered her forties, Kim also became known for the television dramas You're Beautiful (2009), The Chaser (2012), Yawang (2013), The Heirs (2013), and Flower of Queen (2015).

Filmography

Film Year Title RoleNotes 1991 Who Saw the Dragon's Claws? Kim Ji-won 1992 A Room in the Woods Mi-yang 2007 Shadows in the Palace Court lady inspector Rainbow Eyes Lee Hye-seo 2008 Our School's E.T. School board director Lee 2010 The Servant Wol-mae 71: Into the Fire Oh Jang-beom's mother 2011 The Client Kang Sung-hee's paralegal / office manager 2012 The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser Ye-ji The Ugly Duckling Nak-man's mother Code Name: Jackal Angela 2014 The Target Jung Young-joo The Fatal Encounter Lady Hyegyŏng 2016 Will You Be There? Yeon-ah Special appearance2018 Keys to the Heart Madam Hong Special appearance Believer Oh Yeon-ok 2020The CallSeo-yeon's mother 2024My Name Is Loh KiwanOk-heeNetflix film WonderlandGil-soonSpecial appearanceAbout FamilyBang Jeong-hwa 2026Reawaken Man: The RedMi-ju

Television series Year Title Role 1992 92 Whale Hunting Dumb waitress Chun-ja Sunrise 1993 Stormy Season Lee Han-sook Youth Theater Oh Yoo-kyung 1996 Mountain Mi-ok Jo Gwang-jo Park Gyeongbin 1998 A Very Special Trip The King and the Queen Deposed Queen Lady Yun Winners Yoo-ri MBC Best Theater:"Happy Ending" King of the Wind Princess Hwapyeong Paper Crane Min-sook 2000 Juliet's Man Mi-ra MBC Best Theater:"Summer Vacation" OB/GYN doctor Yoon-soo KBS TV Novel:"The Mind of Governing the People" Gisaeng from Bian Gibbs' Family Yeom Kyung-ok 2001 Empress Myeongseong Michiko This is Love Ahn Do-hae 2002 Drama City:"Ahjumma Band Formation Case" Seong-mi 2003 Age of Warriors Mu-bi Garden of Eve Baek Ji-ae 2004 Span Drama:"The Snow Queen" The Snow Queen MBC Best Theater:"My Mom is a Superwoman" Woo-jung Ms. Kim's Million Dollar Quest Seo Woo-kyung MBC Best Theater:"Perfect Roommate" Lee Soo-jung Count of Myeongdong Kim Hyun-kyung 2005 Don't Worry Jo Mi-yeon 2006 My Love Dal-ja Kang Nan-hee 2007 Hometown Over the Hill Jeon Se-kyung Good Day to Love Kim Hyo-jin How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor Jung Mi-hee 2008 The Great King, Sejong Kim Hyobin Iljimae Dan-yi 2009 Ja Myung Go Mo Ha-so Soul Ha-na and Doo-na's mother You're Beautiful Mo Hwa-ran 2010 Definitely Neighbors Kang Mi-jin Stormy Lovers Chae Woo-hee 2011 What's Up? Ha In-young Padam Padam Jung Ji-na's mother 2012 Find Someone Who Can Kim Sung-ryung Syndrome Oh Eun-hee The Chaser Seo Ji-soo 2013 King of Ambition Baek Do-kyung The Heirs Han Ki-ae 2015 Flower of Queen Rena Jung / Jung Eun-hye / Lee Soo-jung 2016 Mrs. Cop 2 Ko Yoon-jung The Legend of the Blue Sea Jang Jin-ok (Special appearance) 2018 Are You Human? Oh Ro-raThe Beauty Inside Special appearance 2021 Political Fever Lee Jeong-eun 2022 Kill Heel Bae Ok-seon 2023 Love to Hate You Choi Soo-jin 2024The FrogA Virtuous BusinessOh Geum-hee 2025When Life Gives You TangerinesSpecial appearance (episode 11)Second Shot at LoveKim Gwang-ok

Variety shows Year TitleNotes 1988 1991 Delightful Studio 1995 명사가요 초대석 2013 Woman Show 2014 My Tutor Friend Regular member 2018 Law of the Jungle in Patagonia Second-half cast member 2020 I Am a Survivor Regular member 2021 Woman Plus Host

Hosting Year Title Notes 2017 2017 MBC Drama Awards with Oh Sang-jin

Radio program Year Title Station 1993 Joyful Afternoon with Park Se-min and Kim Sung-ryung CBS-AM 1995 Music Salon with Kim Sung-ryung MBC-FM

Theater Year Title Role 1991 A Woman's Choice 1992 The Merchant of Venice Portia 2005 Art Kyung-sook 2008–2009 Melodrama Kang Yoo-kyung 2014 Miss France Fleur de Senlis/Martin/Samantha

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1988 32nd Miss Korea Pageant Miss Korea - Jin 1991 27th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Who Saw the Dragon's Claws? 2nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actress 29th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress 1993 14th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress A Room in the Woods 1999 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress The King and the Queen 2000 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Juliet's Man 2002 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Empress Myeongseong 2008 45th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Shadows in the Palace SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special Iljimae KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress The Great King, Sejong 2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries The Chaser 2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Yawang 2nd APAN Star Awards Acting Award, Actress SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special The Heirs 2014 23rd Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Target MBC Entertainment Awards Popularity Award in a Variety Show My Tutor Friend 2015 4th APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Flower of Queen 2016SBS Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Mrs. Cop 2 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre DramaK-Wave Star Award Top 10 Stars Award20182nd The Seoul AwardsBest Supporting Actress (Film) Keys to the HeartKBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressAre You Human? 2022 20th Director's Cut Awards Best Actress in series Political Fever 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards Best Leading Actress 8th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a OTT