Na Moon-hee | |
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Born |
Na Kyung-ja November 30, 1941 Beijing, China |
Nationality | South Korean |
Education | Changduk Girls' High School, Seoul |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1961-present |
Website | http://www.namuni.kr/ |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 나문희 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Na Mun-hui |
McCune–Reischauer | Na Munhŭi |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 나경자 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Na Gyeong-ja |
McCune–Reischauer | Na Kyŏngja |
Na Moon-hee (born Na Kyung-ja on November 30, 1941) is a South Korean actress. Since 1961, Na has had a prolific acting career in television and film spanning more than five decades. She established a classic Korean mother persona with her TV dramas Even if the Wind Blows, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (written by Noh Hee-kyung),My Name is Kim Sam-soon, My Rosy Life, Goodbye Solo,Amnok River Flows (based on ), and It's Me, Grandma. On the big screen, Na was acclaimed for her supporting roles in Crying Fist,You Are My Sunshine, and Cruel Winter Blues.
After a series of comic roles in sitcoms such as Unstoppable High Kick!, the veteran actress garnered newfound popularity and played the title character in big screen comedy Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K, followed by Girl Scout,Harmony,Twilight Gangsters, and Miss Granny.
She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from MBC in 2010, and the prestigious Bo-gwan Order of Cultural Merit in 2012.
Na is married and has three daughters.