Kim Joo-ryoung (; born September 10, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She is mainly known for portraying Han Mi-nyeo or Player No. 212 in the Netflix original series Squid Game. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in an Action Series at the 2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards.
Filmography + Key Denotes films or TV productions that have not yet been released
Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Plum Blossom Werther 2001 Sorum Yong Hyun's mother 2003 Memories of Murder Nurse 2005 You Are My Sunshine Broadcast journalist Mr. Housewife Writer Kim 2006 One Shining Day Four Horror Tales: Roommates Teacher No.2 No Mercy for the Rude Hunchback Woman 2007 Paradise Murdered Ghost Texture of Skin Jae Hee 2008 My Dear Enemy So Yeon's mother 2009 Handphone Eum Sung I'm in Trouble Soon Ae 2011 Re-encounter Hwa Young Silenced Yoon Ja-ae 2013 Sleepless Night Joo Hee 2017 Bluebeard Mi Sook The Mayor Spokesperson for Byun Jong-goo's campaign 2018 Land of Happiness Jin Sun Feng Shui Mother 2019 Spring, Again Reporter Kim By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture Investor Cameo The Snob Kim Bo-ryeong 2020 Collectors Real estate agent Cameo 2021 Recalled Doctor 2023 Juhee from 5 to 7 Juhee Taste of Horror – Rehabilitation Short film 2024 Spring Garden Hye-ran The Noisy Mansion Ji-won 2025 Hana Korea Seok-hui 2026 Sisterhood Jung Yul-hee
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2017 Andante Young Sook 2018 Queen of Mystery 2 Won-jae's mother Cameo Mr. Sunshine Imperial Consort Sunheon The Ghost Detective Gil Chae-won's mother Ms. Hammurabi Youngest Daughter in a case Cameo (Episode 7) Sky Castle Noh Seon-hye Cameo 2019 Babel Kim Myung-shin Welcome to Waikiki 2 Han Soo-yeon's speech teacher Cameo (Episode 9) Voice Kwon Se-young's mother Cameo (Episode 1–2) Doctor John Park Hyun-sook Cameo (Episode 15–23) Drama Stage: "Woman with a Bleeding Ear" Im Sung-hee One-act drama 2020 When My Love Blooms Sung Hwa-jin Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny Joo Mo The School Nurse Files Doctor Cameo (Episode 6) 2021 Artificial City Go Seon-mi Squid Game Han Mi-nyeo (Player No. 212) 2022 Big Bet Jin Young-hee Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Seo Eun-woo's mother-in-law Cameo (Episode 1–3) Revenge of Others Jin So-jeong 2023 Twinkling Watermelon Lim Ji-mi 2024 Queen of Tears Grace Ko / Ko Jeong-ja
Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Asia Artist Awards 2021 Best Actor Award Kim Joo-ryoung Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Television Squid Game Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress 2023 Big Bet Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 Best Actress in an Action Series Squid Game Director's Cut Awards 2022 Best New Actress in series Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Squid Game cast
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Variety 2022 Women That Have Made an Impact in Global Entertainment Placed
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