Kim Hae-sook

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Summary

Kim Hae-sook is a South Korean actor whose career spans film and television, including The Thieves, The Handmaiden, Herstory, and Hospital Playlist. She is widely known for playing mothers, while also taking on comic, villainous, historical, and genre roles. In interviews, she has described mother characters as varied and welcomed older actresses gaining access to a wider range of genres and roles. No public political endorsements, identity or DEI statements, activist affiliations, or advocacy campaigns are on record.