[2] She is known as South Korea's "National Grandma" for her many portrayals of grandmothers in film and television.

[3][4] In 1959, Kim joined the Chuncheon Broadcasting Station as an announcer through open recruitment.

In 1960, She re-entered the CBS Christian Broadcasting Company as a voice actor for the 6th term.

A year later, in 1961, she officially debuted as a voice actor for the 1st round of MBC Cultural Broadcasting, and in 1969 appeared in MBC TV drama for the first time.

Kim Young-ok is one of Korea's representative actors who has been active without a hiatus since her debut.