Son Sook

Son Sook (손숙) is one of South Korea's most enduring theatrical and screen presences, with a career spanning six decades across stage, film, and television. Born May 13, 1944 in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, she made her acting debut at Korea University performing in Samgakmoja before becoming a mainstay of the National Theater Company. A pioneer of the Korean feminist theatre movement in the 1970s and 1980s, she won the Grand Prize at Baeksang Arts Awards for directing and founded a celebrated women's theater group.

On screen, Son Sook built a reputation for grounding ensemble dramas with devastating restraint. International audiences found her through Song Kang-ho-era cinema and later through the global Netflix phenomenon The Glory (2022), where her brief landlord grandmother role left a lasting impression. She has since sustained an active senior-era career across major productions: Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun (tvN, 2023), Family (tvN, 2023), Gyeongseong Creature (Netflix, 2023), and the MBC drama Mary Kills People (2025). She is the grandmother of Australian-Korean actress Yerin Ha, who plays Sophie Baek in Bridgerton Season 4.