Kim Hyo-Jin (South Korean Actress, Born 1959)

Kim Hyo-Jin (Hangul: 김효진) is a South Korean actress born in 1959. Active in the South Korean television industry, she has appeared in numerous drama series spanning multiple networks, frequently taking on supporting roles and guest appearances as mothers, family members, or community figures.

Portrait photograph of actress Kim Hyo-Jin — Kim Hyo-Jin

Television Career

Kim has built an extensive television resume, particularly through appearances in supporting and guest capacities across major South Korean broadcasting stations and streaming platforms such as SBS, tvN, JTBC, MBC, KBS2, ENA, and Coupang Play.

Her television credits span various years, including notable appearances in the 2020 crime-thriller series Mouse as Bang Yoo-Hwa, the 2024 SBS drama Connection as Min Hyun-Woo's grandmother, and various supporting mother roles in productions like Monthly Magazine Home (2021), Cleaning Up (2022), and Remarriage & Desires (2022).

Selected Filmography

Phantom Lawyer (SBS / 2026) - Park Sun-Yeong (ep.10-11)
Heroes Next Door (ENA-Coupang Play-Genie TV / 2025) - Hwang Mi-Gyeong's mom (ep.10)
Moon River (MBC / 2025) - survivor (ep.7)
The Dream Life of Mr. Kim (JTBC / 2025) - Park Ha-Jin's mom (ep.4)
Last Summer (KBS2 / 2025) - homebuyer (ep.1)
My Youth (JTBC / 2025) - Bang Han-Na's mom (ep.8)
The Divorce Insurance (tvN / 2025) - shop owner (ep.2)
Connection (SBS / 2024) - Min Hyun-Woo's grandma
Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (tvN / 2023) - train passenger (ep.1-2)
The Bait: Part 1 & Part 2 (Coupang Play / 2023) - Jung Jae-Hwang's mother (ep.5)
Stockstruck (TVING / 2022) - Choi Sun-Woo's mother (ep.1)
Today's Webtoon (SBS / 2022) - Baek Eo-Jin's wife
Remarriage & Desires (Netflix / 2022) - Cha Seok-Jin's mother (ep.2)
Cleaning Up (JTBC / 2022) - An In-Kyung's mother
From Now On, Showtime! (MBC / 2022) - Kim Mi-Young's mother (ep.13)
Thirty-Nine (JTBC / 2022) - Kim Jin-Seok's mom (ep.10)
Chimera (OCN / 2021) - Kang Sang-Gu's mother (ep.7)
Monthly Magazine Home (JTBC / 2021) - Nam Sang-Soon's mother
Mine (tvN / 2021) - Chairman Yang Chi-Gon's wife (ep.9)
Mouse (tvN / 2021) - Bang Yoo-Hwa
Welcome (KBS2 / 2020) - nun
Memorist (tvN / 2020) - Jeon Woo-Jeong (ep.13)
Familiar Wife (tvN / 2018) - deputy bank manager (ep.8)