Han Mi-nyeo actress Kim Joo-ryoung began her acting career in 2000 with the film Plum Blossom. She then appeared in other movies like Recalled, Silenced, Collectors, and By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (which also starred Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo).
In an Oct. 9 interview with OSEN, Han revealed that Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk personally contacted her to join the show after working with her on Silenced and Collectors. "It felt like I was dreaming," Han told the publication about being offered the role. "I was really thankful to director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who boldly believed in actress Kim Joo-ryoung and proposed the role of Han Mi-nyeo without an audition." It seems like it was all meant to be!