Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police proceduralChief Inspector and subsequently built a prolific career in film and television. After she made her film debut in 1973's Long Livethe Island Frogs, Kim became most active on the big screen in the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in films such as Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown, Suddenly at Midnight, and Diary of King Yeonsan. As she grew older, Kim transitioned to more television work. Among her notable television dramas are Queen Min, Ilchul, Magpie-in-law, The Brothers' River, Waves, Go, Mom, Go!, Hwang Jini, Royal Family, and Moon Embracing the Sun. In 2009, she drew praise for her portrayal of a terminally ill yet headstrong mother who has a love-hate relationship with her daughter in the dramedy film Aeja. Another notable role was as a Busan restaurant owner whose son is arrested and tortured during the 1980s in The Attorney. Kim later won Best Supporting Actress at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performances.
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Love affair with late Korean actor Shin, Seong-il. "http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/11/688_258890.html "Late actor's professionalism shines" 18 Nov 2018 "In a biography released in 2011, Shin admitted for the first time his love affair and deceased ex-lover, newscaster and actress Kim Young-ae, and her pregnancy." In 2006, Kim temporarily put her acting career on hold when she became the vice chairman of cosmetics firm Chamtowon, which mainly produces soap and mud packs. Her company filed a lawsuit against state-owned network KBS in 2008, after the programConsumer Report falsely reported that Chamtowon's mud-based products contained heavy metals above safe levels. During the eight months after the broadcast, the company went virtually bankrupt, and had to suspend operations at its factory in Jeongeup in North Jeolla Province and lay off 100 workers. After the Korea Food and Drug Administration confirmed that the magnetic substance found in the mud products was oxidized steel originally present in the mud, not foreign materials put in the products during the manufacturing process, the court ruled in favor of Chamtowon, and ordered KBS to release a correction regarding the wrong report. But Chamtowon wasn't able to recover from its financial losses, and the strain contributed to Kim's divorce from her husband.
