Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural Chief Inspector and subsequently built a prolific career in film and television. After she made her film debut in 1973's Long Live the Island Frogs, Kim became most active on the big screen in the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in films such as Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown (also known as Wangsimni or A Bygone Romance, 1976), Suddenly at Midnight (1981), and Diary of King Yeonsan (1987). As she grew older, Kim transitioned to more television work. Among her notable television dramas are Queen Min (1973), Ilchul (or Sunrise, 1989), Magpie-in-law (1991), The Brothers' River (1996), Waves (1999), Go, Mom, Go! (2003), Hwang Jini (2006), Royal Family (2011), and Moon Embracing the Sun (2012). In 2009, she drew praise for her portrayal of a terminally ill yet headstrong mother who has a love-hate relationship with her daughter in the dramedy film Aeja...
Oldboy
2003
Pandora
2016
The Attorney
2013
Operation Chromite
2016
Mountain Snake
1988
Seize the Precious Sword
1972
Long Live the Island Frogs
1972
Blood and Fire
1991
The Hidden Hero
1980
Suddenly in the Dark
1981
Confession of Murder
2012
The Diary of King Yonsan
1988
My Hometown
1976
Madam Oh's Day Out
1983
A Male Housekeeper
1968
We Are Brothers
2014
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
2015
Woman Who Grabbed the Rod
1984
Subzero Point '81
1981
Proof of Innocence
2016
The Whereabouts of Eve
1982
If You Were Me 2
2006
Insadong Scandal
2009
Goodbye Mom
2009
Cart
2014
Winter Wanderer
1986
A Woman on the Verge
1987
Good Windy Days
1980
You Know What? It's a Secret
1990
Naked Being
1998
Eve's Second Bedroom
1987
Who Knows the Pain
1979
Outsiders
1980
A Long Journey, a Long Tunnel
1987
Entangled
2014
Dreams of the Strong
1985
Love Me Once Again '80 Part 2
1981
Climax
1978
Wife
1983