Kim Hyun-sook

This article is about the actress. For the professor of urban engineering, see Kim Hyun-sook (academic).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Hyun-sook (Korean: 김현숙; born October 16, 1978) is a South Korean actress and comedian. She is best known for playing the title character in Ugly Miss Young-ae, a long-running sitcom that depicts the reality of life as a single, older woman in Korea.^[2]

Kim Hyun-sook
Kim in 2011
Born	(1978-10-16) October 16, 1978 (age 46) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyungsung University - Theater and Film
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Agent	Fly Up Entertainment
Spouse	(m. 2014)[1]
Korean name
Hangul	김현숙
Hanja	金賢淑
RR	Gim Hyeonsuk
MR	Kim Hyŏnsuk

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007–2019	Ugly Miss Young-ae	Lee Young-ae	Seasons 1–17	[3][4]
2012	Vampire Prosecutor 2		(guest, episode 8)
2014	Let's Eat		cafe customer (cameo, episode 16)
2016	Bring It On, Ghost	Shaman	(cameo, episode 16)
2017	Queen of Mystery	Kim Kyung-mi
2018	Queen of Mystery 2			[5][6]
	Are You Human?	Reporter Jo		[7]
2022	Business Proposal	Yeo Eui-ju		[8]
	Alchemy of Souls	Cameo	Episode 10	[9]
2025	Second Shot at Love	Ki-beom's mother		[10]
TBA	Twinkle Shining Oh! Life	Choi Yu-ri		[11]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Free		[12]

Film

Year	Title	Role
2001	Friend	Member of 7 Princesses Gang
2002	Champion	Bus driver
2003	An Old Proposal of Marriage (short film)	Ji-soon
2005	Baribari Jjang	(cameo)
2006	200 Pounds Beauty	Park Jung-min
2008	What Happened Last Night?	Hyun-joo
2009	Where is Jung Seung-pil?	Ahn Seong-daek
	Sky and Ocean	Ba-da's real mother (cameo)
2011	Spellbound	Min-jung
2013	Tough as Iron	Organ broker
2014	Miss Granny	Park Na-young
2018	On Your Wedding Day	Miss Min (cameo)

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2004	Bang Bang	KBS2
2005	Gag Concert		Bongsunga School, 꼭 그렇지만은 않아
2006	Just for Laughs
2007	Infinite Girls	MBC Every 1
2009	연애불변의 법칙 나쁜남자	O'live TV
2011	Food Essay
2012	The World Is Delicious	KBS2
2013	Lecture 100°C	KBS1	슬픔이여 안녕?
	Great In-Laws[13]	jTBC
2014	A Family Who Left Their Home	Channel A
2015	Real Men: Female Soldier Special - Season 3	MBC	Cast member
2016	King of Mask Singer		Contestant as "Sweet Tooth For Chocolate" (episodes 57, 58)
	Battle Trip	KBS2	Contestant with Kim Ok-vin (episodes 7, 8)
2021	Honki Club	JTBC	Cast Member[14]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Reprised
	The Can
	Like a Flower in the Winter Solstice
2007	Run Hany[15]	Go Eun-ae
2010	Nunsensations	Sister Robert Anne
2011	Ugly Miss Young-ae	Young-ae	2012, 2013

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Kyungsung University Film Festival	Best Actress	An Old Proposal of Marriage	Won
2005	4th KBS Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in Comedy	Gag Concert: Bongsunga School	Won
2007	6th Korean Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	200 Pounds Beauty	Nominated
2008	2nd Korea Drama Awards[16]	Netizen Popularity Award	Ugly Miss Young-ae - Season 3	Won
2011	4th Korea Drama Awards	Special Award for Cable TV	Ugly Miss Young-ae - Season 8	Nominated
2015	MBC Entertainment Awards	Female Excellence Award - Variety Show	Real Men Season 2 - Female Edition 3	Won
2018	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Queen of Mystery 2, Are You Human?	Won[17]
2022	SBS Drama Awards[18]	Best Supporting Team	Business Proposal	Nominated
2023	Scene Stealer Festival	Bonsang "Main Prize"	Gaus Electronics	Won	[19]