Kim Hye-eun

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Hye-eun (Korean: 김혜은; born March 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul.^[3] After eight years, she resigned from MBC in 2004. Kim pursued acting in earnest in 2007, and has since starred in films and television series, notably Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), Secret Love Affair (2014), and Encounter (2018–19),^[4] and Family by Choice (2024).

Kim Hye-eun
Kim in February 2025
Born	(1973-03-01) March 1, 1973 (age 52) Busan, South Korea[1]
Education	Seoul National University College of Music - Voice
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997-present
Agent	FN Entertainment[2]
Spouse	Kim In-soo[citation needed]
Korean name
Hangul	김혜은
Hanja	金惠恩
RR	Gim Hyeeun
MR	Kim Hyeŭn

Personal life

Kim is the cousin of writer Min-jin Lee, who wrote the book Pachinko.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1998	Scent of a Man	Beautician
2005	Heaven's Soldiers	Female announcer
2012	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Miss Yeo
2014	Man in Love	Mi-young
2016	Pandora	First Lady
2017	Yes, Family[6]	Soon-im
	The Mayor	Seoul debate moderator
	The Sheriff in Town	Mi-sun
2020	Okay! Madam	Flight attendant
2024	Revolver	Shaman
2025	Family Secret	Yeon-jeong[7]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Nonstop 3	Weathercaster
2004	The Woman Who Wants to Marry	Lee Shin-young's friend
2007	Ahyeon-dong Madam	Shin Sook-young
	New Heart	Wife of Kim Tae-joon's professor
2008	Women in the Sun	Jang Shi-eun
	Wife and Woman	Kim Jae-ran
2010	Kim Su-ro, The Iron King	Na Chal-nyeo
	Coffee House	Seo Eun-young's friend
	KBS Drama Special: "Last Flashman"	Rural school teacher
2011	You're So Pretty	Go Yoo-jung
2012	Man from the Equator	Park Yoon-joo
	I Do, I Do	Bong Joon-hee
	Lovers of Haeundae	Yook Tam-hee/Yook Bok-ja
2013	Princess Aurora[8]	Hwang Ja-mong
	Golden Rainbow	Yang Se-ryun
2014	Secret Affair[9]	Seo Young-woo
	Triangle	Kim Ok-kyung
	My Lovely Girl	Oh Hee-seon
2015	The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War[10]	Kim In-bin
	Unkind Ladies	Ahn Jong-mi
	D-Day[11]	Kang Joo-ran
2016	Monster	Hwang Ji-soo
2016–2020	Dr. Romantic	Shin Hyun-jung	Season 1; Cameo (Ep 14–18) Season 2; Cameo (Ep 16)
2017	Introverted Boss	Hwan-ki's psychotherapist
	Live Up to Your Name	Ha-ra's mother
2018	Radio Romance	Ra Ra-hee
	Are You Human?	Nam Ho-yeon
	Mr. Sunshine[12]	Kim Hee-sung's mother	Cameo
	The Guest[13]	Park Hong-joo
	Clean with Passion for Now[14]	Cha Mae-hwa
	Encounter[15]	Kim Sun-joo
2019	Doctor John	Min Tae-kyeong
2020	Itaewon Class	Kang Min-jeong
	Graceful Friends	Kang Kyung-ja
	Soul Mechanic	Patient	Cameo
2021	The Road: The Tragedy of One	Cha Seo-yeong[16]
2022	Twenty-Five Twenty-One	Yang Chan-mi[17]
	The Sound of Magic	Na Il-deung's mother[18]
	May It Please the Court	Oh Ha-ran[19]
2023	My Perfect Stranger	Mi-suk (in 2021)[20]
	Not Others	Mi-jeong[21]
2024	Iron Family	Baek Ji-yeon[22]
	Family by Choice	Kwon Jeong-hee[23]
2025	Knock-Off	Jang Ji-soo[24]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Notes
2006	우리 말 우리 글	Host
	Culture and Art 36.5
2007	Living IQ

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2012	48th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Nominated
	21st Buil Film Awards	Best New Actress		Nominated
	5th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Man from the Equator	Nominated
2014	3rd APAN Star Awards[25]	Best Supporting Actress	Secret Love Affair	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries	My Lovely Girl	Nominated