Park Zi-a (pic), who played Moon Dong-eun’s mother in the Netflix series The Glory, died on Sept 30. She was 52 years old.
“Park Zi-a passed away at 2.50am from cerebral infarction. We will not forget the passion of the deceased who loved performing,” Park’s agency Billions said in a statement.
Park began her acting career in the drama company Chaimu, starring as an extra in Film-making (1997) and Maria And The Inn (1997).
Park took part in many films by the late movie director Kim Ki-duk (1960-2020), including The Coast Guard (2002), Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring (2003), 3-Iron (2004), Breath (2007) and Dream (2008).
Park gained fame as the villainous mother of The Glory protagonist Moon Dong-eun.
A mourning altar for Park has been set up in the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, and will remain there until 10 pm on Oct 2. – The Korea Herald/Asia News Network
