Nam Gi-ae

Actor · Born September 13, 1961 (65) · Seoul, South Korea

Nam Gi-ae was born on 13 September 1961 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for W (2016), Mother (2018) and My Dearest (2023).

Biography from IMDb.

Born: September 13, 1961 (65)
From: Seoul, South Korea
Works as: Actor
Titles: 26 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 24% in 30 days

What are Nam Gi-ae's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

46%

Self

29%

Morality

14%

Survival

Power

Ideas

Romantic love8 Justice3 Family bonds3 Identity3 Purpose3 Self-worth2 Memory2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Allyas Baek Mi-yeon in The Greatest Divorce (2018)
Allyas Jeon Ji-hyeon in Salon De Holmes (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

Tense

Romantic

Contemplative

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 Feel-good6 Hopeful4 Unsettling2 Wistful2

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Happy2
Bittersweet6
Tragic1
Ambiguous3

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 Nam Gi-ae's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

KOCOWA7 titles, show their 7 titles on KOCOWA
CJ ENM Selects6 titles, show their 6 titles on CJ ENM Selects

Subscription and free streaming for Nam Gi-ae'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

49 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

The Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Grandmother (voice)
Surely Tomorrow(2025)
Show 12 episodes · as Jang Hwan-gyeong
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Dynamite Kiss(2025)
Show 14 episodes · as Kim In-ae
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Moon River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 14 episodes · as Queen Dowager
Salon De Holmes(2025)
Show 10 episodes · as Jeon Ji-hyeon
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The First Night with the Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 12 episodes · as King's Mother
Mother's Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Actor
Sound of the Divine Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Mother superior
Blood Free(2024)
Show 10 episodes · as Lee Jung-yeon
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
HIDE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 12 episodes · as Park Myung-hee
Pyramid Game(2024)
Show 10 episodes · as Byun Cho-soon
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
My Dearest(2023)
Show 21 episodes · as Yi-rang
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Celebrity(2023)
Show 12 episodes · as Lee Hyeon-ok
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
King the Land(2023)
Show 3 episodes · as Han Mi-so
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 18 episodes · as Queen Dowager
Call It Love(2023)
Show 16 episodes · as Ma Hee-ja
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Little Women(2022)
Show 3 episodes · as An So-yeong
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
I Want to Know Your Parents(2022)
as Gyu-beom's grandmother
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Thirty Nine(2022)
Show 12 episodes · as Park Jung-ja
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Artificial City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 20 episodes · as Min Ji-Young
Now, We Are Breaking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 16 episodes · as Kang Jeong-ja
Chimera(2021)
Show 16 episodes · as Cha Eun-soo
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Jirisan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 2 episodes · as Kang Hyun-jo's Mother
Sell Your Haunted House(2021)
Show 2 episodes · as Joo Kyung-hee
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Love Scene Number(2021)
Show 2 episodes · as Ms. Jang
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Flower of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 16 episodes · as Gong Mi-ja
When the Weather Is Fine(2020)
Show 16 episodes · as Yoon Yeo-jung
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Pray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Yeong-ae
Catch the Ghost(2019)
Show 16 episodes · as Han Ae-Sim
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Confession(2019)
Show 16 episodes · as Madame Jin
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Encounter(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Jin Mi-ok
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Greatest Divorce(2018)
Show 32 episodes · as Baek Mi-Yeon
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
High Society(2018)
as Mistress
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
EXIT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 4 episodes · as Lee In-Sook
Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 16 episodes · as Nam Hong-hee
If We Were a Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Kim Mi-Hee
Hospital Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 41 episodes · as Lee Soo-Kyung
Stranger(2017)
Show 4 episodes · as Young Eun-soo's mother
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Merciless(2017)
as Hyun-soo's Mother
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Suspicious Partner(2017)
Show 40 episodes · as Hong Bok-Ja
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
My Secret Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 13 episodes · as Jo Mi Hee
Frozen Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 2 episodes · as Yoo Shin-Young (old)
Be Positive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 6 episodes · as Hwan-dong's Mother
W(2016)
Show 16 episodes · as Kil Soo-sun
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Another Miss Oh(2016)
Show 18 episodes · as Heo Ji-Ya
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Oh My Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 16 episodes · as Je Sun-ja
Mrs. Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Yeong-heui
Another Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Sister-in-law
KBS Drama Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Kim Mi-Hee

Career shape

Star power in the 98^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

I Want to Know Your Parents (2022)

$3.1M worldwide

Highest rated

My Dearest (2023)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

20102026

Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles.

2015Screen debut· Oh My Venus
2017First film· The Merciless

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting49 of 49 · 78^th

By decade

2010s21 · acting2020s28 · acting

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.

Is Nam Gi-ae's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 31 · mild

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Nam Gi-ae work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nam Gi-ae's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kang Shin-il shares the most, 3.

Writers

Yoo Yeong-ah2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Yoo Yeong-ah

Actors

Kang Shin-il3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Kang Shin-il
Ahn Eun-jin2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Ahn Eun-jin
Lee El2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Lee El
Park Jin-woo2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Park Jin-woo