Park Ji-a

Park Ji-ah (; February 25, 1972 – September 30, 2024) was a South Korean actress. She made recurring appearances in Kim Ki-duk's films, having had roles in five of his works from 2002 to 2008. Her performance in Breath was described as "terrific" by Variety and "a joy to watch" by Twitch Film.

Death On September 30, 2024, Park died after suffering an ischemic stroke. She was 52. After Ji-ah's funeral on October 2 at the Asan Medical Center, she was buried at Kapsan Park Cemetery in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yeom Hye-ran attended the interment while Song Hye-kyo offered a funeral wreath.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 1998 Jugineun Iyagi Park Ji-ah 2001 Bus, l'abri Ms. Hong 2002 Oollala Sisters Mi-soo The Coast Guard Mi-yeong 2003 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring The baby's mother 2004 3-Iron Ji-ah 2007 Breath Yeon Epitaph Mother 2008 Dream Jin's former lover 2009 A Blind River Seong-nyeo 2010 A Little Pond Jjang-i's aunt 2011 Mama Dong-hee 2012 The Weight Dong-bae Masquerade Lady Han, chief court lady 2014 Gifted Cafe owner 2015 Girl on the Edge Choi Min-jeong Seoul Searching Han Jong-ok 2017 The Tooth and the Nail Madam Sung 2018 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Hospital director / Director's ghost 2019 Scent of a Ghost Team leader 2020 The Closet Shaman 2022 Through My Midwinter Kyeong-hak's aunt

Television series