Kim Yeon-sil

In 1927, Kim Yeon-sil debuted in the film industry as a country girl in Na Un-gyu's first production, A Farewell. Kim Yeon-sil's interest in film was largely influenced by her brother Kim Hak-geun, who was her lawyer. Her cameraman, Kim Hak-seong, was also her biological younger brother. She is said to have been active as a public singer after 1930. After liberation, she defected to North Korea. In North Korea, she served as an actress at the Joseon Art Film Studio, and she was awarded the title of People's Actress. She died in August 1997.

Known For: Acting

Born: Suwon, Empire of Japan [now Gyeonggi province, South Korea], 1911-01-01

Died: 1997-08-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1927	Farewell		0
2	1928	Ok-nyeo	Ok-nyeo	15
3	1929	The Ringing of a Bell		0
4	1930	Village of strong guys		0
5	1930	Sorrowful Song in the Buddhist Monastery		0
6	1930	People Who Are Fighting against the Sea		35
7	1931	Wheel of Fire		0
8	1931	Su-il and Sun-ae		0
9	1932	A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner	Chunsam's wife	0
10	1933	The Street Named Jongno		0
11	1934	Ex-Convict		0
12	1934	Crossroads of Youth	Kye-soon	54
13	1935	The Power of Sincerity		0
14	1935	Challenge		0
15	1935	The Story of Hong Gil-dong		0
16	1935	The Story of Chun-hyang		0
17	1947	A New Oath		0
18	1953	Scouts		0
19	1956	Jackals		0
20	1957	The Story of Sim Cheong		0
21	1957	How can we live apart?		0
22	1958	Her Life Path		0
23	1959	애국자		0
24	1960	6남매		0
25	1960	Prelude to the struggle	professor's wife	0
26	1964	Son of the Land		0
27	1978	Centre Forward		52
28	1984	Runaway		60

Kim Yeon-sil

Film

Television