She won MBC Grand Prize of Acting in 1991 and 1993 and SBS Grand Prize of Acting in 2007.
She owns a parking lot in Chungdam dong, Seoul, South Korea. In 2006, she purchased it with 12 million US dollar and its worth is approximately 22 million US dollar(2014).
She has two sons from her marriage with Chan jin Lee. Her husband is a notable computer scientist and a businessman in South Korea.
She was born in Jeju City, Jeju Island, South Korea but her family moved up to Seoul when she was a small child.
She lectured acting courses at Suwon Science University in 1998.
In recognition of her successful acting career, the Governor of Jeju Island named her as an honorary resident of Jeju Island in 2009.
From 1996 to 1998, she lectured acting courses at Suwon College as a visiting professor.