Portrait of Na Moon-hee

Na Moon-hee

Acting

Biography

Na Moon-hee is a South Korean actress. Since 1961, Na has had a prolific acting career in television and film spanning more than five decades. She established a classic Korean mother persona with her TV dramas Even if the Wind Blows, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (written by Noh Hee Kyung), My Name is Kim Sam Soon, My Rosy Life, Goodbye Solo, Amnok River Flows (based on Der Yalu fließt), and It's Me, Grandma. On the big screen, Na has received acclaim for her roles in Crying Fist, You Are My Sunshine, Cruel Winter Blues and I Can Speak. Her critically acclaimed film I Can Speak (2017) won her the Best Actress trophy in three prestigious award ceremonies: 54th Baeksang Art Awards, 38th Blue Dragon Awards, and 55th Grand Bell Awards — a feat that has yet to be repeated. After a series of comic roles in sitcoms such as Unstoppable High Kick!, the veteran actress garnered newfound popularity and played the title character in big-screen comedy Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K, followed by starring roles in Girl Scout, Harmony, Twilight Gangsters, and Miss Granny. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from MBC in 2010, and the prestigious Bo Gwan Order of Cultural Merit in 2012.

Born: November 30, 1941

Place of Birth: Beijing, China

Filmography

2024
Picnic

as Eun-sim

2022
Hero

as Cho Maria

2022
2021
Navillera

as Choi Hae-nam

2020
Pawn

as Seung-yi's Grandmother

2020
Oh! My Gran

as Moon-hee

2020
Honest Candidate

as Kim Ok-hee

2019
2018
Love+Sling

as Gui-bo's Mother

2017
Just Between Lovers

as Medicine Seller Grandmother

2017
I Can Speak

as Na Ok-boon

2016
Dear My Friends

as Moon Jung-a

2015
Witch's Castle

as Chun Geum-Ok

2014
Glorious Day

as Lee Soon-ok

2014
Miss Granny

as Oh Mal-soon

2013
Wang’s Family

as Ahn Gye-Shim

2012
What is Mom

as Na Moon-Hee

2012
아들 녀석들

as Woo Jung-Sook

2012
Five Fingers

as Min Ban-wol

2010
It's Me, Grandmother

as Grandmother

2010
Twilight Gangsters

as Kim Jung-ja

2010
Harmony

as Kim Moon-ok

2008
Amnok River Flows

as Mi Reuk's mother

2008
Worlds Within

as Ji-oh's mother

2008
Girl Scout

as Lee I-man

2008
Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung Kum

as Yoon Myung-Ja / Ms. Yoon

2007
May 18

as Naju-daek

2007
Voice of a Murderer

as Kyung-Bae's mother

2006
2006
High Kick

as 罗文姬

2006
Famous Princesses

as Nam Dal-Goo

2006
Goodbye Solo

as Mi-young

2005
You Are My Sunshine

as Seok-joong's Mother

2005
My Rosy Life

as Ggot Soon-yi

2005
My Lovely Sam Soon

as Na Heyon Suk (Jin Heon's mother)

2005
Crying Fist

as Sang-hwan's Grandmother

2004
Lovely Rivals

as Mi-ok's mother

2004
S Diary

as Jin-hee's mother

2003
Please Teach Me English

as Moon-su's mother

2002
맹가네 전성시대

as Choi Young-Soon

2002
My Beautiful Girl, Mari

as Nam-woo's grandmother

1999
Did We Really Love?

as Shin Shin-ja

1998
The Quiet Family

as Soon-rye

1994
The Moon of Seoul

as Home grandmother

1981
Jang Hee Bin

as Queen Dowager Myeongseong