Known for Acting
Na Moon-hee 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 Der Yalu fließt), and It's Me, Grandma. On the big screen, Na has received acclaim for her roles in Crying Fist, You Are My Sunshine, Cruel Winter Blues and I Can Speak. Her critically acclaimed film I Can Speak (2017) won her the Best Actress trophy in three prestigious award ceremonies: 54th Baeksang Art Awards, 38th Blue Dragon Awards, and 55th Grand Bell Awards — a feat that has yet to be repeated. 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 starring roles in 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.
Born
November 30, 1941 (age 84)
Birthplace
Beijing, China
Filmography
26 films, 42 shows


Picnic
2024 · 2h
country: South Korea
After a surprise visit from her friend Geum-sun, Eun-sim is headed to her hometown with Geum-sun. There, she catches up with Tae-ho who had feelings for her when they were teenagers. Her long-lost memories come to life one by one.


Hero
2022 · 2h
country: South Korea
An Jung-geun fights for Korea's independence from the Japanese Empire and sparks a movement. In 1909, he assassinates Itō Hirobumi, the first prime minister of Japan and resident-general of Korea.


My Perfect Roommate
2022 · 1h 31m
country: South Korea
Grandma Geum-boon lives alone for life. Her roommate Ji-woong is a professional part-timer. A project to live with the senior who lives alone, which started to save some rent, repeats the difficulties and overcomes. Through that, they get close to each other.


Pawn
2020 · 1h 53m
country: South Korea
A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.


Oh! My Gran
2020 · 1h 49m
country: South Korea
A man's daughter is the victim of a brutal hit-and-run car accident. The only witness is the man's dementia-ridden old mother who barely remember any details. The two must work together to find the culprit.


Honest Candidate
2020 · 1h 44m
country: South Korea
Sang-sook is a competent politician who captivates the public with all kinds of nice words. One day, Sang-sook visits her grandmother who lives in the isolated house. But when she returns home, she finds out that she is not able to lie anymore.


A Little Princess
2019 · 1h 44m
country: South Korea
Mal-soon is poor 72-years-old granny and enjoys her single life. One day, Gong-ju and her baby sister appear in front of Mal-soon. Gong-ju introduces herself as Mal-soon's granddaughter. Since then, Mal-soon's peaceful life changes.


Love+Sling
2018 · 1h 50m
country: South Korea
A former wrestler bonds with his son over the sport. But then the son's girlfriend falls in love with the father.


I Can Speak
2017 · 1h 59m
country: South Korea
A grumpy old woman befriends a young civil servant and learns English from him. She then reveals to him her shocking past.


Miss Granny
2014 · 2h 4m
country: South Korea
An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.


Twilight Gangsters
2010 · 1h 47m
country: South Korea
For eight years three grandmothers saved their money for a VIP tour packages to Hawaii. The grandmothers have all had difficult experiences and used their dream vacation as a beacon of hope in their lives. The grandmothers then go to the bank to wire their money, but at that moment the bank is held up by robbers. The grandmothers lose their savings and the bank can't offer any assistance. It is at this moment that the grandmothers set off track the robbers down themselves...


Harmony
2010 · 1h 55m
country: South Korea
Jeong-hye gives a birth to a baby boy in the prison. Her and other inmates create a women's choir to compete in the national choir contest, to meet and greet their families and loving ones.


Girl Scout
2008 · 1h 40m
country: South Korea
When the head of a credit union disappears with the credit union's money, four women create a team called Bong Chon Girl Scouts Troop #3 to recover the stolen money, and chaos ensues.


Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K
2007 · 1h 58m
country: South Korea
Mrs. KWON has spent lifetime building a small home-made soup business into an empire with her bare hands. Now a retiring millionaire, she’s distributed most of her wealth among her children and is enjoying her life as an independent, tech-savvy granny. A band of less-than-professional criminals kidnaps her in a hope to make an easy fortune but their naïve plan goes all wrong, when the family of their difficult hostage is reluctant to pay the modest ransom of 50,000 dollars. Infuriated by this, Mrs. KWON takes the matter into her own hands and leads the pack in making the biggest kidnap case in history. Will she and her kidnappers be able to get their hands on the 50 million dollar ransom?


May 18
2007 · 1h 58m
country: South Korea
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.


Voice of a Murderer
2007 · 2h 2m
country: South Korea
After Gyeong-bae's son is kidnapped, he receives a call from the kidnapper asking for 100 million won. The detectives are teamed up for the case, yet the culprit gets away at every opportunity.


Cruel Winter Blues
2006 · 1h 58m
country: South Korea
A gangster's quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target's mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family drama.


You Are My Sunshine
2005 · 2h 3m
country: South Korea
An old bachelor Seok-joong, who has no experience in dating, falls in love at first sight with a prostitute named Eun-ha. At first Eun-ha shows no interest in Seok-joong, but gradually she begins to be flattered by his devotion and eventually falls in love with him. They marry. However, one day, Eun-ha finds out that she is infected with HIV and decides to leave Seok-joong.


Crying Fist
2005 · 2h 1m
country: South Korea
Tae-sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang-hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.


Lovely Rivals
2004 · 1h 49m
country: South Korea
A teacher and her student compete for the affection of a handsome man.


S Diary
2004 · 1h 46m
country: South Korea
A cute Korean story about a girl Jini and her memories of first loves. Her mom gave her a diary at coming of age and in the movie she goes through her past boyfriends and reflects on how they've given her memories.


Please Teach Me English
2003 · 1h 58m
country: South Korea
Young Ju is forced to take English classes after failing to assist a foreigner at her government office. At English class she develops feelings for classmate Moon Su, but he might not feel the same way.


Saving My Hubby
2002 · 1h 31m
country: South Korea
Geum-sun, a former volleyball star, is married to a clumsy husband and has a baby daughter. She struggles to adjust to her boring life until kidnappers call claiming they have her husband and demand money for booze.


My Beautiful Girl, Mari
2002 · 1h 26m
country: South Korea
Two boys find a beautiful world of magic and wonder when they find a magic marble in an old lighthouse. There they meet Mari and can escape from the growing hardships of their home lives.


The Quiet Family
1998 · 1h 41m
country: South Korea
A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.


Lightning Atom
1971
country: South Korea
The story of a young boy who uses his electric super powers to help the innocent.