Kim Nam-joo (born May 10, 1971) is a South Korean actress.
Kim rose to stardom in the 1990s in television series such as Model, The Boss and Her House.
After 2001, Kim went into semi-retirement, only appearing in commercials, particularly after she married actor Kim Seung-woo in 2005 and they started a family.
Then in 2009, she made her comeback with Queen of Housewives, written by Park Ji-eun.
Housewives was a ratings hit, and Kim went on to collaborate with Park on Queen of Reversals (2010) and top-rated series My Husband Got a Family, which established Kim's continuing star status.
In 2018, Kim received critical acclaim for her role in the series Misty.