Born in 1927 in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, her real name was Ye Dae-im. She dropped out of Huaguang Girls' School in China. In 1943, she joined a musical theater group and began her acting career with plays. She debuted as a film actress in 1955 through director Lee Hyun's Watermill. She also appeared as a regular protagonist in horror films. In 1979, she showed off her passionate performance in director Byeon Jang-ho's Eulhwa, for which she won the 18th Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She passed away from old age at her home in Gyeonggi-do in 2005.
A Bloodthirsty Killer
1965
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
1968
The Public Cemetery Under the Moon
1967
A War Diary
1978
Farewell to the Duman River
1962
Eulhwa
1979
Lady Jang
1961
View from an Alley
1962
Body is Sad
1962
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964
Black Hair
1964
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
1964
A Salt Peddler
1966
Sinmungo
1963
The Romantic Train
1959
Bonanza
1961
The Regular Tardy Student
1964
Life of the Woman
1957
Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang
1956
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
1966
For My Husband
1963
A Story of a Nobleman
1966
A Dream of Fortune
1961
Soil
1960
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
1959
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
1963
The Devil's Stairway
1964
The River of Temptation
1958
A Drifting Story
1960
Mines are Better
1969
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
1959
The Beautiful Maid
1964
A Water Mill
1966
A Shoeshine Boy
1961
In So Long
1962
Prince Yeon-san
1987
Red Gate of Tragedy
1979
The Money
1958