Kim Kkobbi (; born November 24, 1985) is a South Korean actress. The syllables of her given name literally mean "flower" and "rain".
Career
Kim Kkobbi was working as an
extra
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on the 2001 film ''
My Boss, My Hero'' when a staffer spotted her and asked her to audition for ''
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
''Jealousy Is My Middle Name'' () is a 2003 South Korean film. It won Best Film honors at the Busan International Film Festival and the Rotterdam Film Festival and was the directorial debut of Park Chan-ok. It was inspired by the poem of the same ...
''. Thus began her acting career, though for many years she was relegated to
bit part
In acting, a bit part is a role in which there is direct interaction with the principal actors and no more than five lines of dialogue, often referred to as a five-or-less or under-five in the United States, or under sixes in British televisio ...
s. Instead she focused on gaining experience in the
indie film scene.
Kim had her breakthrough in 2009 when she starred opposite actor-director
Yang Ik-june in the gritty, low-budget drama ''
Breathless''. The film won critical acclaim both at home and abroad, receiving more than 20 awards from the international festival circuit, and attracting audiences to theaters in numbers unprecedented for an indie film. Kim was widely praised for her portrayal of a spunky high school girl with an abusive past who bonds with a neighborhood thug, earning her a Best Actress award from the
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Best New Actress honors from the
Blue Dragon Film Awards and
Grand Bell Awards, and a
Best Supporting Actress nomination from the
Asian Film Awards
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History
On January 29, 2007, Wilfred Wong, the Chairman of Hong Kon ...
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Kim's other notable films include the vacation island mystery ''Magic and Loss'', the lesbian romance ''
Ashamed'' (also known as ''Life is Peachy''), the dark and violent animated film ''
The King of Pigs'', and ''Myselves: The Actress No Make-Up Project'', for which she and two other indie actresses filmed themselves using camcorders to document their lives, struggles and dreams. In 2014 she played the leading role in the Japanese horror film ''
A Record of Sweet Murder''.
Filmography
Theater
Awards and nominations
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1985 births
Living people
Actresses from Bucheon
South Korean film actresses
South Korean stage actresses
Best New Actress Blue Dragon Film Awards winners
Best New Actress for Grand Bell Awards winners