Biografía
Estudió en Soongeui Women's College, en Kkottongnae Hyundo University of Social Welfare y en la Universidad de Sogang.
En 1988 se casó con Heo Seong-ryong.
Carrera
En marzo del 2018 se unió al elenco recurrente de la serie Grand Prince donde interpreta a la Reina Shim Shi, la madre de los príncipes Lee Hwi (Yoon Shi-yoon) y Lee Kang (Joo Sang-wook), hasta ahora.[5]
Filmografía
Series de televisión
| Año | Título | Personaje | Cadena | Notas |
| 2018 - presente | Grand Prince | Reina Shim Shi | TV Chosun | 2 episodios |
| 2016 - 2017 | The Shining Eun Soo | Park Yeon Mi | KBS1 | |
| 2015 | High Society | - | SBS | |
| Mask | Kang Ok-soon | 18 episodios |
| 2014 | Jang Bo-ri is Here! | Song Ok-soo | MBC | |
| 2013 | Bel Ami (Pretty Man) | Kim Mi-sook | KBS2 | |
| 2012 | May Queen | Lee Geum-hee | MBC | |
| Moon Embracing the Sun | Shin Jung-kyung / Madame Heo | 20 episodios |
| 2011 | Miss Ripley | Akiko Sakamoto | |
| The Duo | Madre de Gwi-dong | |
| 2010 | MBC Sunday Drama Theater-"Housewife Kim Kwang-ja's Third Activities" | Kim Kwang-ja | [6] |
| Dandelion Family | Kim Sook-kyung | 50 episodios[7] |
| 2007 | Kang Wan-suk | Kang Wan-suk | PBC | |
| The King and I | Reina Jeonghui | SBS | 63 episodios |
| 2005 | Jikji | Gwibi Lady Won | MBC | |
| Bichunmoo | - | SBS | (voz) |
| 5th Republic | Yuk Young-soo | MBC | |
| Be Strong, Geum-soon! | Kim Young-ok | |
| 2004 | Crush | Soo-jin | SBS | |
| 2003 | Dae Jang Geum | Lady Han/Han Baek-young | MBC | 54 episodios |
| 2002 | Album of Life | Wol-young | KBS1 | |
| Unique Theater: A Story of Two Men | Yang Mi-kyung | KBS2 | |
| Sunlight Upon Me | Kim Yeon-sook | MBC | |
| 2001 | Stepmother | Yang Soon-ja | KBS1 | |
| Way of Living: Couple | Mi-young | SBS | |
| Cool | Song Mi-sook | KBS2 | |
| Drama City - "When the Peach Blossoms" | - | |
| At the Corner | - | MBC | |
| Tender Hearts | Ahn Su-ja | KBS1 | |
| 2000 | Fireworks | Cho-hee | SBS | |
| School 3 | Yoo Eun-kyung | KBS1 | |
| 1999 | MBC Best Theater - "Ang-sook" | - | MBC | |
| Invitation | Obstetra | |
| Should My Tears Show | - | |
| MBC Best Theater - "Tears Secretly Flowing" | Min-jung | |
| MBC Best Theater - "Thousand Year Dong-yi" | Seo-young | |
| The Little Prince | Madre de Jung Yoo-sung | KBS2 | |
| Sunday Best - "Eun Bi-ryeong" | - | KBS1 | |
| 1998 | Paper Crane | - | KBS2 | |
| Sunday Best ("지워지지 않을 그 연둣빛") | - | KBS1 | |
| MBC Best Theater - "Promise" | - | MBC | |
| Like the Wind, Like the Waves | - | KBS2 | |
| 1997 | Boss and Wife | - | KBS | |
| 방울이 | Madrastra | MBC | |
| Fireworks Display | Madre de Min-ho | |
| Happiness in Our Hearts | Jo Moon-shim | SBS | |
| MBC Best Theater ("나, 당신 사랑하였기에") | Eun-ah | MBC | |
| 1996 | If You Love Me | Cha Eun-mi | |
| Hometown of Legends ("열불열비") | - | KBS2 | |
| MBC Best Theater ("남편이 에이즈에 걸렸어요") | Sang-hee | MBC | |
| 1995 | LA Arirang | - | SBS | |
| MBC Best Theater - "Divorce Report" | Seo-young | MBC | |
| 4th Republic | Kim Ok-sook | |
| Sook-hee | Jang Hye-kyung | |
| Good Men, Good Women | - | KBS2 | |
| Jang Nok-su | Lady Park | |
| 1994 | Challenge | - | MBC | |
| 1993 | Eun-ha's River | - | KBS1 | |
| Sisters | Song Mal-sook | MBC | |
| How's Your Husband? | Jeon Jin-ae | SBS | |
| MBC Best Theater - "Necklace of Thorns" | Myung-soon | MBC | |
| Three Families Under One Roof | - | |
| 옛날 나 어릴적에 | - | KBS1 | |
| 1992 | Loving You | Lee Mi-sook | SBS | |
| Two Sisters | Jin Sook-young | MBC | |
| Haengchon Apartment | - | |
| MBC Best Theater - "The Red Shoes" | Yang-sook | |
| Seventy-year-old and Seven-year-old | - | |
| 1991 | MBC Best Theater - "Outside the Door" | In-hyeong | |
| Women's Time | Jo In-sook | KBS2 | |
| Beyond the Mountains | - | MBC | |
| A Tree Blooming with Love | Profesora | KBS1 | |
| Humble Men | Jung-hee | MBC | |
| 1990 | The Stepping Stone | Seo Yoo-ra | KBS2 | |
| 1989 | 2nd Republic | Kim Jong-suk | MBC | |
| Half a Failure | - | KBS2 | |
| 1988 | Whoa Hey Whoa Hey | Seung-m | |
| 1987 | Album of Life | Baek Nam-sook | MBC | |
| Sunaebo | - | KBS1 | |
| Wind, Wind, Wind | - | KBS2 | |
| MBC Bestseller Theater ("희미한 옛사랑의 그림자" ) | - | MBC | |
| 1986 | Your Portrait | Hee-joo | KBS2 | |
| 1985 | TV Literature - "Another's Voice" | - | KBS | |
| Blue Classroom | - | |
| 1984 | Widow | Transeúnte | |
Películas
| Año | Título | Personaje | Notas |
| 2015 | N.L.L. - Battle of Yeonpyeong | Madre de Park Dong-hyuk | |
| 2009 | Castaway on the Moon | Madre de Kim Jung-yeon | (cameo) |
| 2003 | The Crescent Moon | Han Young-ja | |
| 2000 | Truth Game | Esposa | |
| 1998 | Paradise Lost | Esposa de Ji-woo | |
| 1985 | Fire-Lighter | - | |
Teatro
| Año | Título | Personaje | Notas |
| 2004 | Even If You Hate Me, Once Again | Kim Soo-jung | |
Libros
| Año | Título | Notas |
| 2008 | With Love | colección Essay, publicado en Japón |
| 2004 | Yang Mi-kyung's Poems Read with a Heart | 60 poemas de su poeta favorito |
| 1997 | If You Want to Live a Happy Life | colección Essay |
Premios y nominaciones
| Año | Premio | Categoría | Series | Resultado |
| 2012 | Premios MBC Drama | premio dorado de actuación, actriz | Moon Embracing the Sun y May Queen | Ganó |
| 2011 | 4.os Premios Korea Sharing and Volunteer Service | Grand Prize, categoría individual | - | Ganó |
| 2009 | Kkottongnae Hyundo University of Social Welfare | premio a los logros | - | Ganó |
| 2008 | Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion | premio a los logros Hallyu | - | Ganó |
| 2006 | 40.o Taxpayer's Day | recomendación del Primer Ministro | - | Ganó |
| 2004 | 40.os Premios Baeksang Arts | actriz más popular (TV) | Dae Jang Geum | Ganó |
| 2003 | Premios MBC Drama | premio especial de actuación | Dae Jang Geum | Ganó |
| 2000 | Premios KBS Drama | mejor actriz de reparto | School 3 | Ganó |
| 1985 | Premios KBS Drama | mejor actriz nueva | - | Ganó |
Corea del Sur
Datos: Q626022
Multimedia: Yang Mi-kyung / Q626022