Kang Boo-ja

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Boo-ja (Korean: 강부자; born February 8, 1941) is a South Korean actress. Kang was studying Korean Language and Literature at Chungnam National University when she dropped out to pursue acting. She made her acting debut in 1962 and has been active on Korean stage, television and film for more than five decades.^[1][2][3][4]

Kang Boo-ja
Kang in October 2024
Born	(1941-02-08) February 8, 1941 (age 84) Nonsan, Chūseinan-dō (South Chungcheong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1962–present
Spouse	Lee Muk-won [ko]
Korean name
Hangul	강부자
Hanja	姜富子
Revised Romanization	Gang Buja
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Puja

She took a non-degree National Policy Course at Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Administration, and entered politics in 1992. Kang was elected as a lawmaker in the 14th National Assembly.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Kang part of the reenactment of the royal wedding at the National Museum of Korea in 2012

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	Sole and Twist
1964	Family Romance
1965	Hanyang Nanggun
	Jung-kyung's Wife
1966	The Second Wife
	Live As I Please
	Today's King
1967	The Swish of a Skirt
1969	I Guess the Marriage Line is Blocked
	Damo Gidam	Peng Soon-deok
1970	Lonely Road
	Ok-nyeo
	Ajumma
	Ahohji
	Two Men
	Pigeon Family
	Noona (Older Sister)
	I Had a Good Dream	Mrs. Shim
1971	Thrifty Mrs. Dureung
	With Such a Wife
	You Are Weak
	Tale of the Yangban
1972	Evergreen Tree
	Only Son
	Secret
	Samryong the Mute
1973	Yeobojeong Seondal
	Yeon-hwa	Min Tae-ho's wife
1974	Queen Inmok
	Yoon Ji-kyung
1975	Two Husbands
	Detective
	Two Siblings
1976	Byeoldang Lady
	Wedding March
1977	Door of Happiness
	Blue Thread, Red Thread
1978	Kanna's Garden
	Covenant
	Thousand Year Old Lake
	Mother's River
1979	Hey Gomrye
	Grand Tale of Chunhyang
	Couples: Unconditional Love	Park In-sook
1980	Uinyeo Misa
	Daldongne
	Glow
	Candle
1981	Maecheon Yarok (Memoirs of a Thousand Events)
	Hwangnyongsa
	Promised Land
1982	Bukcheong Muljangsu
1983	Sanyuhwa
	Baek-jo's Wife	Seo Jin-sook
1984	I Like My Daughter Better
	TV Tale of Chunhyang	Hyangdan
1985	Hometown
1986	You're Right	Elder Song's wife
1987	Yearning Song
	Stranger	Mrs. Kim
1988	Sand Castle	Jang Young-joo
	500 Years of Joseon: Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong	Queen Inwon
1989	Half a Failure	Mother
	Hurt
1990	Copper Ring
	Betrayal of the Rose	Lee Eun-soo
	Ambitious Times	Lady Ahn, Hyung-sub's mother
	My Mother
1991	What Is Love	Sung-sook
1992	Thorn Flower
	The Chemistry Is Right	Ahn Eung-seok's mother
1993	Our Hot Song	Mrs. Park
	Wandering Soul
1994	The Lonely Man	Jang Soon-ja
1995	Men of the Bath House	Lee Ki-ja
1996	Temptation
1997	Hometown of Legends "Servant's Smile"	Nanny	one act-drama
	Because I Really	Lee Ok-bong
	Sea of Ambition	Ms. Jo
1998	I Love You, I Love You
	My Love by My Side	Do Ok-sun
	Crush
1999	Love in 3 Colors	Park Ok-nam
	Sweet Bride	Chun Jung-soon
2000	Fireworks	Madam Noh
	Juliet's Man	Baek Boo-ja
2001	Twins
	Way of Living: Couple	Shim Ok-joo
	This Is Love	Na Eum-jeon
2002	Royal Story: Jang Hui-bin	Queen Jangnyeol
2003	Dal-joong's Cinderella	Bok-hee
	Yellow Handkerchief	Yoon Ja-young's maternal grandmother
	Like a Flowing River	Young-wook's grandmother
	Cats on the Roof	Lee Kyung-hee
	Garden of Eve	Ms. Song
	Perfect Love	Jang Hye-ja
2004	My Lovely Family	Lee Jeom-soon
	Choice	Park Ok-ran
2005	A Farewell to Sorrow	Hwang Keum-sil
	Our Stance on How to Treat a Break-up	Madam Ok Geum-joo
	Hanoi Bride	Park Eun-woo's mother
2006	I'll Go with You	Ms. Park
2007	A Happy Woman	Son Young-soon
	Salt Doll	Ms. Lee, Park Yeon-woo's mother
	When Spring Comes	Hometown restaurant granny
	Thank You	Kang Gook-ja
2008	Mom's Dead Upset	Na I-seok	[10]
	Don't Cry My Love	Im Young-soon
2009	Good Job, Good Job	Yoon Ok-rae
	Three Men	Jung Woong-in's mother
2011	Indomitable Daughters-in-Law	Choi Mak-nyeo
	Can't Lose		guest appearance
2012	My Husband Got a Family	Jeon Mak-rye	[11]
2013	Thrice Married Woman	Son Bosal
2014	My Spring Days	Na Hyun-soon
2016	Yeah, That's How It Is [ko]	Kim Sook-ja
2018	A Pledge to God	Lee Pil-nam
2023	The Real Has Come!	Eun Geum-sil	[12]

Film

Year	Title	Role
1996	Let Me Just Touch
1967	One-sided Love of Princess
	A Full Danger
	Three Swordsmen of Iljimae
	Soil
1969	Rang
	March of a Wife
	Husband
	Darling
	Winter Woman
	Mrs. Wonnim
1970	Gu Bong-seo's Marriage Plan
1971	Sergeant Kim's Return from Vietnam	Mal-sook
1974	Yeonhwa
	Yeonhwa 2
1976	Mother
1979	We Took the Night Train
1983	Wife
1991	Love and Tears
2003	The Crescent Moon	Grandmother
	Ogu: Hilarious Mourning	Grandma Hwang

Variety/radio show

Year	Title	Notes
1980–1992	Hello, This Is Hwang In-yong and Kang Boo-ja	DJ
1992	Morning Journal with Kang Boo-ja	DJ
1993	Environment Diary	DJ
	Towards the Equinox	Host
1997	Hello, This Is Kang Boo-ja and Kang Seok-woo	DJ
2023	Around the Neighborhood	Narrator[13]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Reprised
1997	Ogu[14][15][16]	Grandma Hwang	2008, 2010, 2014
2009	3 Days and 2 Nights with Mom[17]	Mom/Mrs. Choi	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011	Sanbul (Forest Fire)[18][3]	Ms. Yang

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1971	TBC Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won
1973	1st Hwalran Broadcasting and Culture Awards		Only Son	Won
1977	13th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)	Wedding March	Won
1979	TBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)		Won
1996	KBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Men of the Bath House	Won
1999	KBS Drama Awards	Achievement Award		Won
2008	2nd Korea Drama Awards[19]	Achievement Award		Nominated
2009	5th Golden Ticket Awards [ko]	Best Actress in a Play	3 Days and 2 Nights with Mom	Won
2011	7th Golden Ticket Awards [ko]	Best Actress in a Play		Won
	MBC Drama Awards[20]	Achievement Award	Indomitable Daughters-in-Law	Won
2012	8th Golden Ticket Awards [ko][21]	Best Actress in a Play	3 Days and 2 Nights with Mom	Won
2018	MBC Drama Awards[22]	Golden Acting Award	A Pledge to God	Won