Kim Gyu-ri (actress, August 1979)

Kim Gyu-ri
Korean spelling
Hangeul	김규리
Revised Romanization	Gim Gyu-ri
McCune- Reischauer	Kim Kyuri
Birth Name
Hangeul	김민선
Revised Romanization	Gim Min-seon
McCune- Reischauer	Kim Minŏn
See also : Korean name

Kim Gyu-ri (born August 16, 1979 in Anyang ) is a South Korean actress . In November 2009, she legally changed her name from Kim Min-sun to Kim Gyu-ri. She justified this step by saying that she had been called Gyu-ri from childhood . She is best known for her film Portrait of a Beauty (2008) in which she plays the painter Shin Yun-bok , who lived and pretended to be a man during the Joseon Dynasty .

Life

Kim began her career in the lead role in Memento Mori , the second part of the Whispering Corridors series. The film is considered one of the most important horror melodramas of the early Korean New Wave and is about a lesbian love affair. The young female cast of the film jointly received the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress .

Filmography

Movies

• 1999: Memento Mori ( 여고 괴담 두번째 이야기 Yeogogoedam Du-beonjjae Iyagi )
• 2000: Bloody Beach ( 해변 으로 가다 Habyeon-euro Gada )
• 2001: 2009 Lost Memories ( 2009 로스트 메모리즈 )
• 2002: AFRICA ( 아프리카 )
• 2002: My Beautiful Days ( 스물 넷 Seumulnet )
• 2004: Low Life ( 하류 인생 Haryu Insaeng )
• 2007: For Eternal Hearts ( 별빛 속 으로 Byeolbit Sogeuro )
• 2007: Rainbow Eyes ( 가면 Gamyeon )
• 2008: Antique ( 서양 골 동양 과자점 앤티크 Seoyanggoldong Yanggwajajeom Aentikeu )
• 2008: Portrait of a Beauty ( 미인도 Miindo )
• 2009: Five Senses of Eros ( 오감도 O Gamdo )
• 2009: Where is Jung Seung-pil? ( 정승필 실종 사건 Jeong Seun-pil Siljong Sageon )
• 2010: Runaway From Home ( 집 나온 남자들 Jip Naon Namjadeul )
• 2010: Hahaha ( 하하하 )
• 2011: Shotgun Love ( 사랑 이 무서워 Sarangi Museowo )
• 2011: Poongsan ( 풍산개 )
• 2012: Doomsday Book ( 인류 멸망 보고서 Illyumyeolmangbogoseo )
• 2013: My Dear Girl, Jin-young ( 사랑해! 진영아 Saranghae! Jin-yeong-a )
• 2014: Another Promise ( 또 하나 의 약속 Tto Hana-ui Yaksok )
• 2014: Revivre ( 화장 Hwajang )
• 2019: The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

TV series (selection)

• 2014: Cunning Single Lady ( 앙큼한 돌 싱녀 Angkeumhan Dolsingnyeo , MBC )
• 2019: Designated Survivor: 60 Days ( 60 일, 지정 생존자 60-il, Jijeonsaengjonja )

Web links

Commons : Kim Gyu-ri  - collection of images

• Kim Gyu-ri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kim Gyu-ri in the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Gyu-ri on HanCinema

Individual evidence

1. ^ Actress Kim Min-sun Changes Name to Gyu-ri. In: Korea Times . November 26, 2009, accessed May 14, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Chung Ah-young: Mysterious Artist Resurfaces on Modern Culture Scene. In: Korea Times . October 9, 2008, accessed May 14, 2014 . 
3. ↑ Kim Min-sun Unveils Hidden Sex Appeal through Legendary Artist. In: Chosun Ilbo . November 1, 2008, accessed May 14, 2014 . 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Gyu-ri is the first name.