Sadly, ageism and sexism are not imaginary concepts in entertainment and the South Korean one is no different. It is much harder to find prominent ladies over a certain age. They are there, but they are usually not given the exposure and strong roles they could carry, so they kind of fade in the attention of audiences.
Thank you for bringing some attention to them, because they are awesome and deserve much better for their talent than what they are getting. The industries would be poorer without them.
I like all the actresses you listed very much, but there are some more who I like: Kim Hye Soo (44), Uhm Jung Hwa (45), Ko Hyun Jung (44), Kim Hae Suk (59), a few of them... There are still many good and amazing actresses, even if they are a bit older.
Thank you for writing this. I can't help feeling more than a tinge of despair at the dearth of leading roles for older female actors, however. (I mean, Lee Il-hwa playing as Kwon Sang-woo's mother when she's just five years older than him! Really!)
Speaking about Korean actresses over 40 that never cease to amaze, I should mention Go Hyun-jung (of Sandglass and Seon-deok fame) and Jeon Do-yeon (who won Cannes for her role in Secret Sunshine).
I saw Go Doo Shin's powerhouse performance in If Tomorrow Comes a few weeks ago & I was blown away. I've never seen a female character like hers in a K-drama. She was ruthless and shrewd, and literally a ball buster, but she gave the character so much heart, I couldn't hate her. Too bad I had to drop the drama for other reasons, but I'm looking forward to seeing her in High Society.
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Thank you for bringing some attention to them, because they are awesome and deserve much better for their talent than what they are getting. The industries would be poorer without them.
Speaking about Korean actresses over 40 that never cease to amaze, I should mention Go Hyun-jung (of Sandglass and Seon-deok fame) and Jeon Do-yeon (who won Cannes for her role in Secret Sunshine).