# Kim Gyu-ri (actress, born August 1979)

Kim Gyu-ri (Korean: 김규리; born Kim Min-sun (Korean: 김민선) on 16 August 1979), is a South Korean actress best known for the film Portrait of a Beauty.

## Biography

She was involved in a controversy in 2008 when she made a statement against eating beef imported from the United States; this led to a lawsuit by a beef importer in Seoul but the courts ruled in her favor in 2010. She also spoke out in behalf of entertainers' invasion of privacy regarding the explosive "Entertainment X-file" issue in 2005. In 2009 she officially changed her name from Kim Min-sun to Kim Gyu-ri. She dated Kim Joo-hyuk, her co-star in period drama God of War, from 2012 to 2013.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Memento Mori | Min-ah | |
| 2000 | Summer Story | Han Yeo-reum | |
| 2000 | Bloody Beach | Do-yeon | |
| 2002 | A.F.R.I.K.A. | Kim So-hyun | |
| 2002 | 2009 Lost Memories | Kindergarten teacher | (Cameo) |
| 2002 | My Beautiful Days | Hyun-ji | |
| 2004 | Low Life | Park Hye-ok | |
| 2007 | For Eternal Hearts | Pippi | |
| 2007 | Rainbow Eyes | Park Eun-ju | |
| 2008 | Antique | Jin-hyeok's girlfriend | (Cameo) |
| 2008 | Portrait of a Beauty | Sin Yun-bok | |
| 2009 | Five Senses of Eros | Kim Mi-jin | segment: "The 33rd Man" |
| 2009 | Where is Jung Seung-pil? | Yoo Mi-seon | |
| 2010 | Looking for My Wife | Yoo Young-shim | |
| 2010 | Ha Ha Ha | Noh Jeong-hwa | |
| 2011 | Shotgun Love | Shin So-yeon | |
| 2011 | Poongsan | In-ok | |
| 2012 | Doomsday Book | Bodhisattva Hye-joo | segment: "The Heavenly Creature" |
| 2013 | My Dear Girl, Jin-young | Kim Jin-young | |
| 2014 | Another Promise | Yoo Nan-joo | |
| 2014 | Revivre | Choo Eun-joo | |
| 2015 | Five Senses of Love | | |
| 2019 | The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil | Cha Seo-jin | |
| TBA | Hwapyeong Spot | | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1999 | School | Park Na-ri |
| 2000 | Medical Center | Jo Soo-ahn |
| 2001 | Morning Without Parting | |
| 2001 | Like Father Unlike Son | Lee Su-jin |
| 2002 | Glass Slippers | Woo Seung-hee |
| 2002 | I Love You Hyun-jung | Lee Hyun-jung |
| 2003 | Fairy and Swindler | Song Kyung-sook |
| 2004 | Ode to the Han River | Yoon Na-young |
| 2005 | Loveholic | Lee Yeol-joo |
| 2005 | Young-jae's Golden Days | Joo Young-jae |
| 2010 | MBC Best Theater: "We Teach Love" | Lee Jin-yi |
| 2010 | KBS Drama Special: "Just Say It!" | Choi Young-hee |
| 2012 | God of War | Choi Song-yi |
| 2013 | The Scandal | Jang Joo-ha |
| 2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Gook Yeo-jin |
| 2014 | The King's Face | Gwi-in Kim |
| 2016–2017 | Our Gap-soon | Heo Da-hae |
| 2018 | About Time | Kim Joon-ah |
| 2019 | Designated Survivor: 60 Days | Choi Kang-yeon |
| 2022 | Green Mothers' Club | Seo Jin-ha |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2011 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant (Season 1) Host (Seasons 2–3) |
| 2012 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant (Season 1) Host (Seasons 2–3) |
| 2014 | Law of the Jungle in Solomon Islands | Cast member |
| 2022 | Korean Food Chronicle | Presenter; Episode 1–4 |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2021 | 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | with Lee Seon and Li Woo-jin |
| 2021 | 15th Asian Film Awards | with Lee Seung-guk |
| 2022 | 2022 Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival | with Kim Joo-hun |

### Music video

| Year | Song Title | Artist |
| 2002 | "Elevator" | Park Jin-young |
| 2004 | "Love Is More Beautiful When You Can't Have It" | Tony An |
| 2004 | "Sunflower" | Park Sang-min |
| 2009 | "Love... That Guy" | Bobby Kim |
| 2010 | "I'll Hure More" | Hwanhee |
| 2011 | "It Hurts" | Yangpa |

## Books

| Year | Title | Notes | ISBN |
| 2009 | Sunny Side Story | photo-essays | ISBN 978-89-960484-4-2 |
| 2012 | 내 앞에 봄이 와 있다 | | ISBN 978-89-59137060 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Nominated work(s) | Result |
| 2000 | 36th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Memento Mori | Won |
| 2000 | 20th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Actress | Memento Mori | Won |
| 2001 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Like Father, Unlike Son | Won |
| 2002 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | I Love You, Hyun-jung | Won |
| 2002 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Glass Slippers | Won |
| 2004 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Ode to the Han River | Won |
| 2009 | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Portrait of a Beauty | Nominated |
| 2009 | 46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Portrait of a Beauty | Nominated |
| 2011 | Dancing with the Stars | Season 1: Second Place | — | Won |
| 2012 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award, MC category | Dancing with the Stars | Won |
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | God of War | Nominated |
| 2013 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | The Scandal | Nominated |
| 2022 | Seoul International Drama Awards | Asian Star Award (Korea) | — | Won |