
Person
Kim Ji-mi
Acting · 1940–2025 · Daejeon, South Korea
Biography
South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, South Chungcheong province, Korea in 1940. While a student of Deokseong Girls' High School, Kim was cast to Kim Ki-young's film, Hwanghon yeolcha (황혼열차) in 1957. Kim has been commonly dubbed "Elizabeth Taylor of Korea" by the South Korean news media for her resemblance with the American actress' appearance and popularity as well as her many marriages and divorces
Known for

Desire
1968

Wang-geon, the Great
1970

Elegy of Ren
Ren
Legends
1968

Five Marines
Soonyi
Herb of Desire
1968
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967

The Only Son
1963

Quit Your Life
1971

Prince Daewon
Queen Min
Filmography
- 2017BhiksuniSu-gyeong / Self
- 2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf
- 1993Orange CountryProducer
- 1992Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia
- 1990The Land of WaterProducer
- 1989I Give You EverythingDa-young
- 1989Country of FireProducer
- 1989In the Name of Memory
- 1988America, America
- 1986TicketSei-young
- 1986GilsodomMin Hwa-yong
- 1983A Woman's OutingSong Chi-hwa
- 1982Woman of Fire '82Jeong-suk
- 1979Eulhwa
- 1975Wasteland
- 1975PromisesSook-young
- 1974The Earth
- 1973WeedsBun-rye
- 1973Farewell
- 1972Whirl of Betrayals on MyeongdongYu Cheong-ja
- 1972A Second MotherNam-ok
- 1972The Last Flight to PyongyangJeong-suk
- 1971The Great Hero Yi Sun Shin
- 1971명동에 흐르는 세월
- 1971Quit Your Life
- 1971When the Jewel Box is BrokenGyeong-sun
- 1971A Bout in 30 YearsSeol Ok-hee
- 1970Eight Daughters-in-law
- 1970First ExperienceOh Ji-suk
- 1970The Secret CourtQueen Heonae
- 1970Bakdal Ridge of Tears
- 1970Pagoda of No Shadow
- 1970Wang-geon, the Great
- 1970A Sword Under the MoonRoyal Concubine Choi
- 1969Elegy of RenRen
- 1969Sequel of Gallant Man
- 1969Until That Day
- 1969Women of Yi-Dynasty
- 1969Madam Freedom
- 1969Your Name Is Woman
- 1969A Plateau
- 1969Hero's Blood
- 1968Woman
- 1968Returned Left-handed ManMin Hye-ryeon
- 1968Herb of Desire
- 1968팔도기생
- 1968Vega아내
- 1968Without Despair
- 1968Lady in DreamSong Ri-na
- 1968A Male Housekeeper
- 1968Prince DaewonQueen Min
- 1968Desire
- 1968Legends
- 1968Chorus of Trees
- 1968Love
- 1967When the Buckwheat Blooms
- 1967NostalgiaBo-a
- 1967Children in the Firing Range
- 1967Step-mother
- 1967Chun-Hui
- 1967Why a Cuckoo Cries
- 1967Female Power
- 1967The Freezing PointLee Gyeong-ae
- 1967Soil
- 1967The White Crow
- 1966NilliriLee Ni-ri
- 1966The Last EmpressQueen Yun
- 1966A Student BoarderHwang Jae-sook
- 1966A Salt Peddler
- 1966Prosecutor Min and a Female Teacher
- 1965The Tiger Moth
- 1965The King and the Servant BoyNam Ok-nyeo
- 1965Buy My Fist
- 1965Wind, Please Tell Me
- 1964The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
- 1964Border Line
- 1964The Teacher with Ten Daughters
- 1964Buddha
- 1963KinshipOk-hwi
- 1963The Only Son
- 1962The Gates of Hell
- 1962View from an AlleyEun-mi
- 1962The Way to SeoulMyungshin
- 1962The Country Left BehindKim Jeong-suk
- 1962Great Monk Wonhyo
- 1962Lee Chadon
- 1961Wonsullang
- 1961The Sea KnowsKyunghee Han
- 1961Five MarinesSoonyi
- 1961Lady JangJang Hui-bin
- 1961A Flower of Evil
- 1961The Love Story of Chun-hyangChun-hyang
- 1960The Moral of Youth
- 1960A Revival
- 1959Three O'Clock on a Rainy Afternoon
- 1959Way of the Body
- 1959There is No Tragedy
- 1959A Cross of Love
- 1958The First Snow
- 1957Twilight Train
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