Kim Min Kyung Death News: ‘Mouse’ actress Kim Min Kyung dies at 61
Veteran South Korean actress Kim Min Kyung passed away at the age of 61 on August 16. Confirming the news, Soompi quoted the actress’ agency DaHong Entertainment , “Kim Min Kyung passed away yesterday (August 16).” She is currently laid to rest at a hospital in Seoul and her funeral will take place on August 18.”The cause of death has not been disclosed yet by the agency.Kim Min Kyung is known for her contributions to the Korean entertainment industry ever since her debut in a theatrical troupe in 1979. Bagging the Best newcomer award at the Korea Theater Festival in 1981, later she appeared in several bigscreen and smallscreen projects throughout her career of more than 4 decades.Some of Kim Min Kyung’s best works include, ‘ Tazza ’, ‘Someone Behind You’, ‘Where the Truth Lies’ and many more. She is popular for K-Dramas like ‘The Moon Embracing the Sun, ‘When Camellia Blooms ’, ‘The Flower in Prison’ and more.In the recent, she appeared in ‘Mouse’ and ‘A Good Supper’. She was also a part of the crime-action flick ‘Pipeline’. Two of her last films ‘Spiritwalker’ and ‘1947 Boston’ are yet to be released.
Veteran South Korean actress Kim Min-kyung dies at age 61
SEOUL - Veteran South Korean actress Kim Min-kyung died on Monday (Aug 16), said her management agency DaHong Entertainment. She was 61.
It released a statement on Tuesday, which did not reveal the cause of death. Her funeral is being held on Aug 18.
The star, who made her debut in 1979 in a theatrical group, had a career spanning 40 years and included stage, television and movie roles.
Winner of the newcomer award at the Korea Theater Festival in 1981, she went on to play long-suffering mother figures.
The prolific actress has appeared in movies such as horror flick Someone Behind You (2007), crime thriller Where The Truth Lies (2009) and romantic drama Microhabitat (2017). Some of her dramas include romances like The Moon Embracing The Sun (2012) and Flowers Of The Prison (2016).
She appeared this year (2021) in the supporting cast of K-dramas Mouse, about a psychopath, and A Good Supper, about an aspiring chef, as well as crime movie Pipeline.
An upcoming movie, crime thriller Spiritwalker, in which she had a role, won an award for excellence in action at the recent New York Asian Film Festival. It will be released later this year (2021).
South Korean actress Kim Min-kyung dies at 61
The veteran star made her acting debut in theater in 1979 and received the Best Newcomer Award in 1981 by the Korean Theater Festival. Since then, Min-kyung has appeared in several film, theater, and TV projects throughout her 40 years in the business.