Photo: Marie Claire Korea / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kim Joo-ryoung is the kind of performer who imprints on you instantly. Her Han Mi-nyeo, Player 212 in Squid Game, is chaotic, raw, and impossible to forget, and that fearlessness is exactly what I value in her. Trained on stage and educated at Dongguk University, she brings the discipline that makes such an unhinged character read as conviction rather than excess. What I appreciate is that she doesn't chase likability; she chases truth, even when the role is ugly. The night the world learned her name felt like overdue recognition for years of craft, and I expect more striking work from her.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Joo-ryoung
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・ジュリョン
- Reading
- きむ・じゅりょん
- Born
- September 10, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Dongguk University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.justent.co.kr/artist/list?idx=36
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kimjooryoung/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Joo-ryoung
Frequently asked questions
When was Kim Joo-ryoung born?
Born September 10, 1976 (age 49).
Where is Kim Joo-ryoung from?
Kim Joo-ryoung is from Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
What does Kim Joo-ryoung do?
Kim Joo-ryoung works as actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.