Na Moon-hee
Actor · Born November 30, 1941 (84) · Beijing, China
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1941 (84)
- Beijing, China
- Actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
What are Na Moon-hee's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Mentoras Jinny's mother in S Diary (2004)
- Mentoras Kim Moon-ok in Harmony (2010)
- Heroas Oh Mal-soon in Miss Granny (2014)
- Mentoras Jeong Sook-hee in Rain or Shine (2017)
- Allyas Oh Moon-hee in Oh! My Gran (2020)
- Allyas Choi Hae-nam in Navillera (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Na Moon-hee's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Na Moon-hee's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
67 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Tantara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
My Perfect Roommate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Hot Singers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Real Granny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Navillera(2021)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Pawn(2020)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Oh! My Gran(2020)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Honest Candidate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
A Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Love+Sling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Rain or Shine(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
I Can Speak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Father, I'll Take Care of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Dear My Friends(2016)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Witch's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Glorious Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Miss Granny(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Wang’s Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
What is Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
아들 녀석들 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Five Fingers(2012)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Padam, Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
It's Me, Grandmother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Twilight Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Harmony(2010)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Amnok River Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Worlds Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Girl Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung Kum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
May 18(2007)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Voice of a Murderer(2007)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Cruel Winter Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
High Kick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Famous Princesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Goodbye Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
You Are My Sunshine(2005)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
My Rosy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
My Lovely Sam-Soon(2005)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Crying Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lovely Rivals(2004)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
S Diary(2004)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Precious Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
사랑을 할꺼야 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Please Teach Me English (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Apgujeong House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
맹가네 전성시대 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Saving My Hubby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
My Beautiful Girl, Mari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Man of Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Merchant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
우리가 남인가요 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Oh Mother Oh Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Mr. Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Last War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Did We Really Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Quiet Family(1998)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Open Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Moon of Seoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
친애하는 기타 여러분 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Jang Hee Bin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Lightning Atom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
I'm Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
어쩌다 셰프 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 64 of them dated from 1971 to 2025; peak year 2006.
Biggest box office
Harmony (2010)
Highest rated
Navillera (2021)
Most popular right now
My Lovely Sam-Soon (2005)
Film career
Peak 2006 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1998Screen debut· The Quiet Family
- 2017First top-billed film· I Can Speak
- 2017Career best· I Can Speak
- 2021Career best· Navillera
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Na Moon-hee's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Na Moon-hee work with?
People who share at least 2 of Na Moon-hee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joon-hwan Choi shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Dae-gyu KangShared titles: Pawn (2020), Harmony (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Dae-gyu Kang
- Park Jin-PyoShared titles: Voice of a Murderer (2007), You Are My Sunshine (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Park Jin-Pyo
Actors
- Park In-hwanShared titles: Navillera (2021), Miss Granny (2014), The Quiet Family (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Park In-hwan
- Hong Seung-heeShared titles: Navillera (2021), Pawn (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Hong Seung-hee
- Sung Dong-ilShared titles: Pawn (2020), Miss Granny (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Sung Dong-il
- Yunjin KimShared titles: Pawn (2020), Harmony (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Yunjin Kim
Composers and editors
- Byung-woo LeeShared titles: Harmony (2010), Voice of a Murderer (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Byung-woo Lee
- Im-Pyo KoShared titles: Lovely Rivals (2004), The Quiet Family (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Im-Pyo Ko
Producers
- Joon-hwan ChoiShared titles: Harmony (2010), Voice of a Murderer (2007), You Are My Sunshine (2005), Lovely Rivals (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Joon-hwan Choi
- Ji-yeong LimShared titles: Miss Granny (2014), Lovely Rivals (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Ji-yeong Lim
- Ahn Soo-hyunShared titles: Voice of a Murderer (2007), You Are My Sunshine (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Ahn Soo-hyun
- Eugene LeeShared titles: Voice of a Murderer (2007), You Are My Sunshine (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Eugene Lee
