# Im Se-mi

Im Se-mi (Korean: 임세미; born May 29, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She receives wider recognition with web series The Worst of Evil in 2023.

## Career

In 2004, Im made her debut as Ssamzie catalog model. In 2006, she made her acting debut with minor role in television drama Sharp 2. In that same year, after graduating from Jinseon Girls' High School, Im enrolled in Departement of Broadcasting Entertainment at Dongduk Women's University.
Im started to get bigger roles after she played the protagonist in two daily soap operas for two consecutive years, Only Love (2014) and Love on a Rooftop (2015).
In January 2019, Im signed with new agency YNK Entertainment.
On February 3, 2022, Im signed an exclusive contract with Noon Company, after her contract with YNK Entertainment has expired.
Im's career has risen steadily after she changed agency. She was cast in her first miniseries main role with the 2023 crime action web series The Worst of Evil, as police wife of the protagonist and first love of the main villain. In 2024 Im portrayed a standout role in another web series The Whirlwind, a political thriller starring acclaimed actor-actress Sul Kyung-gu and Kim Hee-ae.
Im receives her first television weekly miniseries leading role in the 2025 SBS sports coming-of-age, Try: We Become Miracles.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | Highway Star | Chairman Choi's daughter |
| 2019 | Money | Ye-ji |
| 2022 | Awake | Hyerin |
| 2023 | Concerning My Daughter | Geu-rin (the daughter) |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Sharp 2 | Im Se-mi | |
| 2010 | Pure Pumpkin Flower | Oh Hyo-sun | |
| 2011 | Heartstrings | Cha Bo-woon | |
| 2011 | Bravo, My Love! | Kyung-mi | |
| 2013 | That Winter, the Wind Blows | Son Mi-ra | |
| 2013 | Two Weeks | Oh Mi-sook | |
| 2013 | KBS Drama Special | Yoon Ji-wan | Episode: "Yeon-Woo's Summer" |
| 2013 | The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang | Queen Eun-hye | |
| 2014 | Only Love | Choi Yoo-ri | |
| 2014 | Drama Festival | Geum-ji's mother | Episode: "Lump in My Life" |
| 2015 | Great Stories: Young-ja's Best Days | Kyung-ah | |
| 2015 | Love on a Rooftop | Yoon Seung-hye | |
| 2016 | Goodbye Mr. Black | Cha Ji-soo | |
| 2016 | Shopping King Louie | Baek Ma-ri | |
| 2017 | Ms. Perfect | Jung Na-mi | |
| 2017 | Two Cops | Ko Bong-sook | |
| 2018 | About Time | Bae Soo-bong | |
| 2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Dong mae's mother | Cameo, Episode 3 |
| 2018 | My Secret Terrius | Yoo Ji-yeon | |
| 2020 | When the Weather Is Fine | Kim Bo-young | |
| 2020–21 | True Beauty | Im Hee-kyeong | |
| 2022 | The Empire | Yoon Eun-mi | |
| 2024 | Wonderful World | Han Yoo-ri | |
| 2025 | Try: We Become Miracles | Bae Yi-ji | |
| 2025 | My Dearest Nemesis | Seo Ha-jin | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | X of Crisis | Wife's Mr. A | | |
| 2023 | Duty After School | Park Eun-young | Part 1 | [23] [24][25] |
| 2023 | The Worst of Evil | Yoo Eui-jung | | |
| 2024 | The Whirlwind | Seo Jeong-yeon | | |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2017 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant as "Hula Girl" (ep.119) |

## Theater

List of Stage Play(s) :
| Year | Title | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| Year | English | Korean | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. |
| 2012 | Thief's Diary | 도둑놈 다이어리 | Ma Hee-jin | Sky Theatre 2 (formerly JK Art Hall) | September 12 to December 31 | |
| 2013–2014 | Thursday Romance | 그와 그녀의 목요일 | Jung Yeon-ok (young) | Daehakro Cultural Space Feeling 1 | November 29 to January 19 | |
| 2014 | Thursday Romance | 그와 그녀의 목요일 | Jung Yeon-ok (young) | Suhyeon Theater (DCF Daemyung) Culture Factory 3F | March 1 to May 11 | |
| 2021 | Perfetti Sconosciuti | 완벽한 타인 | Bianca | Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts M Theatre | May 18 to Aug 1 | |
| 2021 | Perfetti Sconosciuti | 완벽한 타인 | Bianca | GS Caltex Yeulmaru Grand Theatre, Yeosu | August 13 to 14 | |
| 2024 | Flower, Stars Passing By | 꽃, 별이 지나 | Ji-won | Seokyung University Performing Arts Center SKON1 Hall | June 8, 2024 – August 18, 2024 | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2015 | 29th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | Love on a Rooftop | Nominated |
| 2016 | 35th MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Shopping King Louie | Won |
| 2017 | 36th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Two Cops | Nominated |
| 2018 | 37th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | My Secret Terrius | Nominated |
| 2024 | 43rd MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Wonderful World | Nominated |