A memorial house for the late veteran actress Kim Ji-mee is about up on the Seoul Movie Heart in Seoul, Saturday. Yonhap
Late actress Kim Ji-mee will posthumously obtain the best class of Korea’s cultural ornament in recognition of her lifelong contributions to the Korean movie business, the tradition ministry mentioned Sunday.
Tradition Minister Chae Hwi-young plans to go to her memorial put in on the Seoul Movie Heart later within the day to confer the Golden Order of Cultural Advantage, the ministry mentioned.
Kim, who had reportedly suffered from coronary heart issues, died final Sunday on the age of 85 in Los Angeles, the place she had been residing.
The ministry described the veteran actress as a “image of the movie tradition of an period,” combining each in style attraction and inventive depth, and mentioned she performed a significant function in Korea’s movie business.
“She contributed to laying the muse of Korean movie manufacturing and supporting the business’s development, and performed a sensible function in defending the Korean movie ecosystem and strengthening its institutional framework,” the ministry mentioned.
In 2016, Kim acquired the Silver Order of Cultural Advantage, the second-highest class of the nation’s cultural ornament.
Kim made her display debut in director Kim Ki-young’s 1957 movie “The Twilight Practice” and rose to in a single day fame a yr later with “The Star in My Coronary heart” by Hong Seong-ki.
She gained important acclaim by working with Korea’s main filmmakers, equivalent to Kim Soo-yong and Im Kwon-taek, profitable a number of awards at residence and overseas.
Kim additionally contributed to the movie business past her on-screen work, which spanned greater than 700 movies, by founding the manufacturing firm Jimi Movie and serving as a member of the Korean Movie Council.
