Veteran Actors and Actresses

Pleas help us list Veteran Actors and Actresses either above the age of 65 or has been in the business for more than 25 years 

77 People 49 Voters Report
  • Kim Young Ok

    1. Kim Young Ok

    South Korean
    968 points by 10 voters
    Kim Young Ok is a veteran, award-winning South Korean actress. She is known as South Korea's "National Grandma" for her many portrayals of grandmothers in film and television. She made her acting ...more
  • Kim Hae Sook

    2. Kim Hae Sook

    South Korean
    768 points by 8 voters
    Kim Hae Sook is a South Korean actor. In 1974, she made her acting debut was in MBC's "Chief Inspector." Since then, she has won over ten awards and has a book ...more
  • Kim Mi Kyung

    3. Kim Mi Kyung

    South Korean
    678 points by 7 voters
    Kim Mi Kyung is a South Korean actress under Popeye Entertainment. She made her theater debut in 1985. She has been a member of the Yeonwoo Mudae theater company since 1985. She ...more
  • Ye Soo Jung

    4. Ye Soo Jung

    South Korean
    663 points by 7 voters
    Ye Soo Jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for many support roles throughout her career. Her mother Ae Ran Jeong was an actress from the 50s to the 70s. ...more
  • Ahn Nae Sang

    5. Ahn Nae Sang

    South Korean
    592 points by 6 voters
    Ahn Nae Sang is a South Korean actor who began his career in theater. He made his big screen debut in the 1994 short film "White Man". His niece is actress Yang ...more
  • Sung Dong Il

    6. Sung Dong Il

    South Korean
    492 points by 5 voters
    Sung Dong Il is a South Korean actor. After being recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions, he made his acting debut in theater in 1991 and then his television debut ...more
  • Kim Hye Soo

    7. Kim Hye Soo

    South Korean
    489 points by 5 voters
    Kim Hye Soo is a South Korean actress. Kim debuted in the 1986 film "Ggambo" when she was a first-year high school student. She has starred in many television dramas, as well ...more
  • Kim Won Hae

    8. Kim Won Hae

    South Korean
    486 points by 5 voters
    Kim Won Hae is a South Korean actor from Busanjin, Busan, affiliated with SSGG Company (더블에스지컴퍼니). He holds an Associate Degree from the Theater Department of Seoul Arts College (서울예술전문대학) and previously ...more
  • Jeon Gook Hwan

    9. Jeon Gook Hwan

    South Korean
    479 points by 5 voters
    Jeon Gook Hwan is a South Korean stage actor and an actor.
  • Huh Joon Ho

    10. Huh Joon Ho

    South Korean
    477 points by 5 voters
    Huh Joon Ho is a South Korean actor. He comes from a family of actors; his father was Heo Jang Kang, one of the best-known Korean actors of the 1960s and 1970s, ...more
  • Tony Leung

    11. Tony Leung

    Hong Konger
    392 points by 4 voters
    Tony Leung Chiu Wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He has won the Hong Kong Film Awards five times, the Golden Horse Best Actor awards three times (in 1994, 2003, ...more
  • Lee Deok Hwa

    12. Lee Deok Hwa

    South Korean
    386 points by 4 voters
    Lee Deok Hwa is a South Korean actor. He studied drama at Dongguk University and made his debut as an actor in 1972. In 2005, he was the second highest grossing actor ...more
  • Park Sung Woong

    13. Park Sung Woong

    South Korean
    385 points by 4 voters
    Park Sung Woong is a South Korean actor. His acting debut was in the 1997 gangster comedy film "No. 3." Sung Woong married actress Shin Eun Jung on October 18th, 2008. They ...more
  • Kim Chang Wan

    14. Kim Chang Wan

    South Korean
    379 points by 4 voters
    Kim Chang Wan is a South Korean rock singer, composer, musician, actor, TV host, radio DJ, writer, and poet. Kim, along with his younger brothers Kim Chang Hoon and Kim Chang Ik, ...more
  • Kim Gab Soo

    15. Kim Gab Soo

    South Korean
    366 points by 4 voters
    Kim Gap Su is a South Korean actor. His acting debut was in 1977. Kim is a high profile actor in his age bracket and has had a long career as an ...more
  • Yakusho Koji

    16. Yakusho Koji

    Japanese
    300 points by 3 voters
    Yakusho Koji is a Japanese actor. In 1976, he saw a production of Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths and was inspired, first to watch, and then later to take part in, as ...more
  • Go Doo Shim

    17. Go Doo Shim

    South Korean
    299 points by 3 voters
    Go Doo Shim is a South Korean actress. Go made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film, and theater. Best known for playing ...more
  • Jang Gwang

    18. Jang Gwang

    South Korean
    294 points by 3 voters
    Jang Gwang is a South Korean voice actor and film actor. Jang has been a prolific and in-demand voice actor and dubber since 1978. Then in 2011, he was cast in front ...more
  • Lee Byung Hun

    19. Lee Byung Hun

    South Korean
    288 points by 3 voters
    Lee Byung Hun is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. He has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres. His critically acclaimed film "Inside Men" won ...more
  • Moon Sook

    20. Moon Sook

    South Korean
    284 points by 3 voters
    Moon Sook, born Oh Kyung Sook, is a South Korean actress. After 38 years, she was persuaded by actress Han Hyo Joo to appear in the film "The Beauty Inside". She was ...more
  • Na Moon Hee

    21. Na Moon Hee

    South Korean
    281 points by 3 voters
    She is a South Korean actress. Since 1961, Na has had a prolific acting career in television and film spanning more than five decades. She established a classic Korean mother persona with ...more
  • Youn Yuh Jung

    22. Youn Yuh Jung

    South Korean
    272 points by 3 voters
    Youn Yuh Jung is a South Korean actress under Hook Entertainment . When Youn was a freshman at Hanyang University majoring in Korean literature, she was chosen as a TV actress in ...more
  • Cao Cui Fen

    23. Cao Cui Fen

    Chinese
    200 points by 2 voters
    Born in Shanghai, China, Cao Cui Fen She is an actress, known for "Raise the Red Lantern", "Love is Not Blind", and "Happiness Comes Knocking".
  • Choi Myung Gil

    24. Choi Myung Gil

    South Korean
    200 points by 2 voters
    Choi Myung Gil is a South Korean actress. She received several Best Actress awards for her role in the 1994 film "Rosy Life" (also known as La Vie en Rose). (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Yoo Ji Tae

    25. Yoo Ji Tae

    South Korean
    199 points by 2 voters
    Yoo Ji Tae is a South Korean model, actor, film director and screenwriter under BH Entertainment. He became well known nationally early in his career by managing to secure roles in a ...more
  • Kim Jung Nan

    26. Kim Jung Nan

    South Korean
    197 points by 2 voters
    Kim Jung Nan (born Kim Hyun Ah on July 16, 1971) is a South Korean actress. Kim made her acting debut in 1991 but received a new surge of popularity after starring ...more
  • Jung Woo Sung

    27. Jung Woo Sung

    South Korean
    193 points by 2 voters
    Jung Woo Sung is a South Korean actor. He gave up studying to achieve his dream of becoming an actor, dropping out of high school after one year. It was controversial at ...more
  • Lee Soon Jae

    28. Lee Soon Jae

    South Korean
    193 points by 2 voters
    Lee Soon Jae was a South Korean actor. He moved to Seoul at the age of four and belonged to the generation that lived through the Korean War and Liberation. He was ...more
  • Choi Min Sik

    29. Choi Min Sik

    South Korean
    191 points by 2 voters
    Choi Min Sik is a South Korean actor. When he was in third grade, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and told by his doctor that there was nothing that could be done ...more
  • Lee Do Kyung

    30. Lee Do Kyung

    South Korean
    188 points by 2 voters
    Lee Do Kyung is a South Korean actor. He is married to Kim Hee Kyeong.
  • Na Young Hee

    31. Na Young Hee

    South Korean
    187 points by 2 voters
    Na Young Hee is a South Korean actress. She has been active since 1981. She debuted in 1980 in the MBC drama "Attorney Hong". In 1981, she had her first lead role ...more
  • Kim Jee Soo

    32. Kim Jee Soo

    South Korean
    176 points by 2 voters
    A graduate of Kaywon Art High School, Kim made her acting debut in 1992. She worked as a television actress for over a decade before branching out into film, saying in an ...more
  • Ono Machiko

    33. Ono Machiko

    Japanese
    100 points by 1 voters
    Ono Machiko is an actor born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Japan. Ono was first spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoeboxes at her junior high ...more
  • Terajima Shinobu

    34. Terajima Shinobu

    Japanese
    100 points by 1 voters
    Shinobu Terajima is a Japanese actress.She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. She won the award for best actress at the 46th Blue Ribbon Awards for Akame 48 Waterfalls and Vibrator, at the ...more
  • Crystal Liu

    35. Crystal Liu

    American
    100 points by 1 voters
    Liu Yi Fei (Born: An Feng), also known as Crystal Liu, is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. She is widely known as Fairy Sister in the entertainment industry. She was named ...more
  • Jin Hee Kyung

    36. Jin Hee Kyung

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Jin Hee Kyung is a South Korean actress. She attended Kungsan University and studied Orchestra music: Cello.
  • Kim Seung Wook

    37. Kim Seung Wook

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kim Seung Wook is a South Korean actor.
  • Li Xue Jian

    38. Li Xue Jian

    Chinese
    100 points by 1 voters
    Li Xuejian (born July 7, 1954) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his role as Song Jiang in The Water Margin, a 1998 television series adapted from the Chinese ...more
  • Koi Tarika Thidathit

    39. Koi Tarika Thidathit

    Thai
    100 points by 1 voters
    Tarika Thidathit, nicknamed Koi, is an actress, singer, and theater producer born in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She graduated from elementary school at Sattasuanwittaya School, from high school at Benjamarachalai School, and at ...more
  • Yeom Jung Ah

    40. Yeom Jung Ah

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Yum Jung Ah is a South Korean actress under Artist Company (아티스트컴퍼니). She graduated in Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater and Film. She was the first runner-up of Miss Korea 1991. She ...more
  • Hara Setsuko

    41. Hara Setsuko

    Japanese
    100 points by 1 voters
    Hara Setsuko became one of Japan's best-loved stars over her 30-year film career. Her signature character type, variations on a daughter devoted to her parents and home, inspired the nickname that stayed ...more
  • Ahn Yun Hong

    42. Ahn Yun Hong

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Ahn Yeon Hong is a South Korean actress.
  • Yoo Dong Geun

    43. Yoo Dong Geun

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Yoo Dong Geun is a veteran South Korean actor. He was born in Goseong, Kangwondo, South Korea. Height: 177cm Weight: 72kg Star sign: Gemini Blood type: AB Family: Wife/actress Jun In Hwa
  • Tai Penpak Sirikul

    44. Tai Penpak Sirikul

    Thai
    100 points by 1 voters
    Penpak Sirikul, nicknamed Tai, is a Thai actress, model, and singer known for The Hangover Part II (2011), The Last Executioner (2014) and The Victim (2006).
  • Kim Eui Sung

    45. Kim Eui Sung

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kim Eui Sung is a South Korean actor and documentary producer, born in Seongdong, Seoul, South Korea, and affiliated with An Company (안컴퍼니). He graduated from Chonho Middle School (천호중학교), Yongdong High ...more
  • Yakushimaru Hiroko

    46. Yakushimaru Hiroko

    Japanese
    100 points by 1 voters
    Yakushimaru Hiroko is a Japanese actress and singer. After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 ...more
  • Park In Hwan

    47. Park In Hwan

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Park In Hwan, born in Cheongju, is a South Korean actor who made his debut in the entertainment industry in 1965 and in the business world in 1970. He attended Chung Ang ...more
  • Lee Jung Jae

    48. Lee Jung Jae

    South Korean
    99 points by 1 voters
    Lee Jung Jae is a South Korean actor born in Seoul, South Korea. He majored in Drama at Dongguk University. He started modelling in 1993. His first film role was in "The ...more
  • Takamine Hideko

    49. Takamine Hideko

    Japanese
    99 points by 1 voters
    Takamine Hideko was a Japanese actress, singer, and essayist born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Her real name was Matsuyama Hideko (松山秀子), and her maiden name was Hirayama Hideko (平山秀子). Her family lived ...more
  • Hidari Sachiko

    50. Hidari Sachiko

    Japanese
    99 points by 1 voters
    Hidari Sachiko was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1952 and 1995. At the 14th Berlin International Film Festival, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for ...more
  • Jo Min Su

    51. Jo Min Su

    South Korean
    99 points by 1 voters
    Jo Min Su is a South Korean actress born in Seoul, affiliated with JC Entertainment (제이씨이엔티). She graduated from Baehwa Girls' Middle School (배화여자중학교) and Gyeongbok Girls' Commercial High School (경복여자상업고등학교). Jo ...more
  • Park  Sang Min

    52. Park Sang Min

    South Korean
    99 points by 1 voters
    Park Sang Min is a Korean actor, who made his debut in the 1990 movie General's Son and later went on to act in dramas, which include Did We Really Love? and ...more
  • Nakama Yukie

    53. Nakama Yukie

    Japanese
    99 points by 1 voters
    Nakama Yukie is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, in a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings. At the start of her career, she ...more
  • Yang Kun

    54. Yang Kun

    Chinese
    99 points by 1 voters
    Yang Kun is a Chinese actress.
  • Sanada Hiroyuki

    55. Sanada Hiroyuki

    Japanese
    99 points by 1 voters
    Sanada Hiroyuki is a Japanese actor and stage actor working in Japanese and British plays and theatre. He is also known as a recording artist in Japan. In Asia, he is most ...more
  • Byun Hee Bong

    56. Byun Hee Bong

    South Korean
    99 points by 1 voters
    Byun In Chul, known by his stage name Byun Hee Bong, was a South Korean voice actor and actor. He graduated from Salesian High School and later attended the Law program at ...more
  • Kimura Tae

    57. Kimura Tae

    Japanese
    98 points by 1 voters
    Kimura Tae is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize for Gururi no koto. She has been active as an actress since 1995.
  • Kim Roi Ha

    58. Kim Roi Ha

    South Korean
    98 points by 1 voters
    Kim Roi Ha is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in short films starting in 1994. Kim won Best Actor at the 2001 Dong-A Theatre Awards for his portrayal ...more
  • Namase Katsuhisa

    59. Namase Katsuhisa

    Japanese
    98 points by 1 voters
    Namase Katsuhisa is a Japanese actor.
  • Lee Young Ae

    60. Lee Young Ae

    South Korean
    98 points by 1 voters
    Lee Young Ae is a South Korean actress. She is best known to worldwide audiences for her lead role in the hugely successful Korean historical drama "Jewel in the Palace" and her ...more
  • Kobayashi Kaoru

    61. Kobayashi Kaoru

    Japanese
    98 points by 1 voters
    Kobayashi Kaoru is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. He won the award for best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and the award for the best supporting actor at the ...more
  • Kwon Hae Hyo

    62. Kwon Hae Hyo

    South Korean
    97 points by 1 voters
    Kwon Hae Hyo is a South Korean actor. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theater and Film Studies from Hanyang University's College of Humanities. He is represented by Entrouge Production (안투라지프로덕션).
  • Cha Mi Kyung

    63. Cha Mi Kyung

    South Korean
    97 points by 1 voters
    Cha Mi Kyung is a South Korean actress. Until 2020, she acted under her real name Kim Mi Kyung, but from 2021 ,she started acting under her stage name Cha Mi Kyung.
  • Song Seung Heon

    64. Song Seung Heon

    South Korean
    96 points by 1 voters
    Song Seung Hun, born in Seoul, South Korea, is a South Korean model, singer and actor. Song started his career as a model in 1995, modelling for the jeans brand STORM, and ...more
  • Kang Boo Ja

    65. Kang Boo Ja

    South Korean
    95 points by 1 voters
    Kang Boo Ja is a South Korean actress. Kang was studying Korean Language and Literature at Chungnam National University when she dropped out to pursue acting. She made her acting debut in ...more
  • Kim Hee Ae

    66. Kim Hee Ae

    South Korean
    95 points by 1 voters
    Kim Hee Ae is a South Korean actress under YG Entertainment. She is a multi-award-winning actress, winning five Baeksang Arts Awards. When Kim was a freshman at Hyehwa Girls' High School, she ...more
  • Yoon Joo Sang

    67. Yoon Joo Sang

    South Korean
    95 points by 1 voters
    Yoon Joo Sang is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in Iris. (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Kim Hee Sun

    68. Kim Hee Sun

    South Korean
    93 points by 1 voters
    Kim Hee Sun is a popular South Korean actress. She made her debut as the MC of the popular music variety show “SBS Inki Gayo” in 1993 while she was still attending ...more
  • Kim Hye Eun

    69. Kim Hye Eun

    South Korean
    92 points by 1 voters
    Kim Hye Eun is a South Korean actor born in Busan. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later ...more
  • Jung Ae Ri

    70. Jung Ae Ri

    South Korean
    91 points by 1 voters
    Jung Ae Ri is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut after she was chosen at the KBS talent audition in 1978. In 1980, she moved to another network, MBC. ...more
  • Oh Min Ae

    71. Oh Min Ae

    South Korean
    86 points by 1 voters
    Oh Min Ae is a South Korean actress born in Seoul, South Korea. She was born to an unwed single mother. She had to give up high school and support herself by ...more
  • Lee Il Hwa

    72. Lee Il Hwa

    South Korean
    81 points by 1 voters
    Lee Il Hwa is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared in numerous television dramas, notably "Reply 1997" and "Reply 1994". Lee was married ...more
  • Kim Ji Young

    73. Kim Ji Young

    South Korean
    80 points by 1 voters
    Kim Jin Young is a South Korean actress. She was born in Sungin, Jongno, Seoul. She graduated with a Bachelor's from Hanyang University Erica Campus, majoring in Cultural Anthropology. She debuted in ...more
  • Won Mi Kyung

    74. Won Mi Kyung

    South Korean
    79 points by 1 voters
    Won Mi Kyung is a South Korean actress born in Chuncheon City, Gwangju Province, South Korea. She debuted in the entertainment industry after winning third place in the Miss Lotte beauty pageant ...more
  • Son Sook

    75. Son Sook

    South Korean
    78 points by 1 voters
    Son Suk is a South Korean who started in many theater productions. She has won many awards throughout her career. Son is married to Kim Seong Ok. (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Kang Shin Il

    76. Kang Shin Il

    South Korean
    77 points by 1 voters
    Kang Shin Il is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his ...more
  • Liu Dan

    77. Liu Dan

    Chinese
    0 points by 0 voters
    Liu Dan is a Chinese actress born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. She graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy and began her acting career in 1988 with the drama “Xue Yu”. ...more

MDL Watch Challenge 2026's Lists

Spot: A Rainbow (2026)
17 titles 12 voters 12 comments
Spot: Stage Performance (2026)
35 titles 15 voters 3 comments
Spot: Fish (2026)
59 titles 24 voters 8 comments
Cover: Orange (2026)
120 titles 33 voters
Main Character in the Woods (2026)
88 titles 1 love 33 voters 6 comments

Trending