ACTOR

Kim Hye-ja

1941 - Today

Kim Hye-ja

Kim Hye-ja (Korean: 김혜자; born October 25, 1941) is a South Korean actress and humanitarian. Best known to South Korean audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular television series such as Country Diaries (1980–2002), What Is Love? (1991), My Mother's Sea (1993), and Roses and Beansprouts (1999). Kim drew international critical acclaim in the noir thriller Mother (2009), The Light in Your Eyes (2019), Our Blues (2022) and Heavenly Ever After (2025). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Hye-ja is the 979th most popular actor (up from 1,949th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 129th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kim Hye-ja ranks 979 out of 13,578. Before her are Terry O'Quinn, Thomas Kretschmann, Jason Clarke, Angelique Rockas, Frank Langella, and Linda Thompson. After her are María Casares, Pier Angeli, Rod Taylor, Angie Bowie, Helen Hayes, and June Carter Cash.

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Terry O'Quinn
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 973
Thomas Kretschmann
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 974
Jason Clarke
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 975
Angelique Rockas
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 976
Frank Langella
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 977
Linda Thompson
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 978
Kim Hye-ja
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 979
María Casares
1922 - 1996
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 980
Pier Angeli
1932 - 1971
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 981
Rod Taylor
1930 - 2015
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 982
Angie Bowie
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 983
Helen Hayes
1900 - 1993
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 984
June Carter Cash
1929 - 2003
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 985

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Kim Hye-ja ranks 124. Before her are Florinda Bolkan, Graham Chapman, Jacqueline Boyer, Abdelkader Bensalah, Louis Ignarro, and Dag Solstad. After her are Bertrand Tavernier, Jorge Solari, Aimé Jacquet, Beniamino Stella, William Nordhaus, and Hage Geingob.

Others Born in 1941

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Florinda Bolkan
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 118
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 119
Jacqueline Boyer
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 120
Abdelkader Bensalah
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 121
Louis Ignarro
PHYSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 122
Dag Solstad
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 123
Kim Hye-ja
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 124
Bertrand Tavernier
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 125
Jorge Solari
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 126
Aimé Jacquet
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 127
Beniamino Stella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 128
William Nordhaus
ECONOMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 129
Hage Geingob
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 130

In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Hye-ja ranks 86 out of 1,128. Before her are Yi I (1536), Lee Soo-man (1952), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Heo Jeong (1896), Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659), and Lee Min-ho (1987). After her are T.O.P (1987), Kim Jong-pil (1926), Song Joong-ki (1985), Ko Un (1933), Song Hye-rim (1937), and Jennie (1996).

Others born in South Korea

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Yi I
PHILOSOPHER
1536 - 1584
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 80
Lee Soo-man
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 81
Kim Kyu-sik
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1950
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 82
Heo Jeong
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1988
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 83
Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang
COMPANION
1659 - 1701
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 84
Lee Min-ho
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 85
Kim Hye-ja
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 86
T.O.P
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 87
Kim Jong-pil
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 88
Song Joong-ki
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 89
Ko Un
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 90
Song Hye-rim
ACTOR
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 91
Jennie
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 92