# Kim Joo-ryoung

Kim Joo-ryoung (Korean: 김주령; born September 10, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She is mainly known for portraying Han Mi-nyeo or Player No. 212 in the Netflix original series Squid Game. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in an Action Series at the 2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Plum Blossom | Werther | |
| 2001 | Sorum | Yong Hyun's mother | |
| 2003 | Memories of Murder | Nurse | |
| 2005 | You Are My Sunshine | Broadcast journalist | |
| 2005 | Mr. Housewife | Writer Kim | |
| 2006 | One Shining Day | | |
| 2006 | Four Horror Tales: Roommates | Teacher No.2 | |
| 2006 | No Mercy for the Rude | Hunchback Woman | |
| 2007 | Paradise Murdered | Ghost | |
| 2007 | Texture of Skin | Jae Hee | |
| 2008 | My Dear Enemy | So Yeon's mother | |
| 2009 | Handphone | Eum Sung | |
| 2009 | I'm in Trouble | Soon Ae | |
| 2011 | Re-encounter | Hwa Young | |
| 2011 | Silenced | Yoon Ja-ae | |
| 2013 | Sleepless Night | Joo Hee | |
| 2017 | Bluebeard | Mi Sook | |
| 2017 | The Mayor | Spokesperson for Byun Jong-goo's campaign | |
| 2018 | Land of Happiness | Jin Sun | |
| 2018 | Feng Shui | Mother | |
| 2019 | Spring, Again | Reporter Kim | |
| 2019 | By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture | Investor | Cameo |
| 2019 | The Snob | Kim Bo-ryeong | |
| 2020 | Collectors | Real estate agent | Cameo |
| 2021 | Recalled | Doctor | Cameo |
| 2023 | Juhee from 5 to 7 | Juhee | |
| 2025 | The Noisy Mansion | Ji-won | |
| TBA | Taste of Horror – Rehabilitation | | Short film |
| TBA | Neulbom Garden | Hye-ran | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Andante | Young Sook | |
| 2018 | Queen of Mystery 2 | Won-jae's mother | Cameo |
| 2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Imperial Consort Sunheon | Cameo |
| 2018 | The Ghost Detective | Gil Chae-won's mother | |
| 2018 | Ms. Hammurabi | Youngest Daughter in a case | Cameo (Episode 7) |
| 2018 | Sky Castle | No Seung-hye's older sister | Cameo |
| 2019 | Babel | Kim Myung-shin | Cameo |
| 2019 | Welcome to Waikiki 2 | Han Soo-yeon's speech teacher | Cameo (Episode 9) |
| 2019 | Voice | Kwon Se-young's mother | Cameo (Episode 1–2) |
| 2019 | Doctor John | Park Hyun-sook | Cameo (Episode 15–23) |
| 2019 | Drama Stage: "Woman with a Bleeding Ear" | Im Sung-hee | One-act drama |
| 2020 | When My Love Blooms | Sung Hwa-jin | |
| 2020 | Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny | Joo Mo | |
| 2020 | The School Nurse Files | Doctor | Cameo (Episode 6) |
| 2021 | Artificial City | Go Seon-mi | |
| 2021 | Squid Game | Han Mi-nyeo (Player No. 212) | |
| 2022 | Big Bet | Jin Young-hee | |
| 2022 | Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist | Seo Eun-woo's mother-in-law | Cameo (Episode 1–3) |
| 2022 | Revenge of Others | Jin So-jeong | |
| 2023 | Twinkling Watermelon | Lim Ji-mi | |
| 2024 | Queen of Tears | Grace Ko / Ko Jeong-ja | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Best Actor Award | Kim Joo-ryoung | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Squid Game | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Squid Game | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Big Bet | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in an Action Series | Squid Game | Nominated |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress in series | Squid Game | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Squid Game cast | Nominated |