ACTOR

Song Hye-rim

1937 - 2002

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Song Hye-rim (Korean: 성혜림; 24 January 1939 – 18 May 2002) was a North Korean actress, best known for being the one-time favored mistress of Kim Jong Il. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Song Hye-rim has received more than 962,683 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Song Hye-rim is the 640th most popular actor (up from 1,047th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 77th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Actor.

Song Hye-rim was the consort of King Taejo of Goryeo and the mother of King Songjong of Goryeo. She is famous for her beauty and her intelligence.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Song Hye-rim ranks 640 out of 13,578. Before her are Shia LaBeouf, Louis Jourdan, Rita Moreno, Emmy Göring, Jean Simmons, and Richard Wilson. After her are Anjelica Huston, Julie Walters, Lisa Kudrow, John Gielgud, Gert Fröbe, and William Fichtner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Song Hye-rim ranks 61. Before her are Ferdinand Piëch, Paolo Conte, Robin Warren, Anatoly Sobchak, Lionel Jospin, and George Carlin. After her are Roald Hoffmann, Robert Lucas Jr., Mario Capecchi, Hélène Cixous, Sigmund Jähn, and Tony Burton. Among people deceased in 2002, Song Hye-rim ranks 39. Before her are James Tobin, George Porter, John Gotti, Pim Fortuyn, Hildegard Knef, and Ne Win. After her are Aileen Wuornos, Zizinho, Raf Vallone, René Thom, Max Perutz, and Xi Zhongxun.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Song Hye-rim ranks 61 out of 1,128. Before her are Nam June Paik (1932), Sin Saimdang (1504), Chang Myon (1899), Choe Yeong (1316), Munmu of Silla (626), and Jeong Dojeon (1342). After her are Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Cha Bum-kun (1953), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), and Queen Cheorin (1837).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Song Hye-rim ranks 1. After her are Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Ma Dong-seok (1971), Lee Byung-hun (1970), Lee Min-ho (1987), Choi Eun-hee (1926), Lee Young-ae (1971), Choi Min-sik (1962), Song Kang-ho (1967), Kim Hae-sook (1955), Lee Dong-wook (1981), and Kim Hye-ja (1941).

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Television and Movie Roles

Village at the Demarcation Line
Song-nie
Enemy Brigadier Seung Jin secretly intimidates Song-nie and the other village women, hoping that they will quit their job at the co-op.
Jan 1st 19610 / 10