Entertainment Awards This was followed with a supporting role in Han Jae-rim's historical film The Face Reader. In 2013, she headlined the romantic comedy The Queen of Office (also known as Goddess of the Workplace), an adaptation of 2007 Japanese drama Haken no Hinkaku ("Pride of the Temp"). Kim next starred in Coin Locker Girl (also known as Chinatown) in 2015, a rare female-driven noir film. She said she didn't mind looking unattractive for her role as a ruthless crime boss, with makeup artists adding age spots to her face, gray to her hair, and flab to her stomach and hips with prostheses. Kim said it was "mentally agonizing" deciding whether to accept the role, but once she did, she felt "a surge of excitement" every time she stepped onto the set, and considered the film "a new challenge that (made her) heart race and (scared her) at the same time." 2016–present: Return to television and film Kim made her small-screen comeback in 2016 with tvN's Signal, which was both critically and commercially successful. Kim acted opposite Lee Je-hoon and Cho Jin-woong as Cha Soo-hyun, first woman police officer in the Special Task Force, later become the leader of the Seoul cold case squad. She won Best Actress at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards and the tvN10 Awards for her performance. Kim then starred in the comedy drama film Familyhood, film directed by Kim Tae-gon, co-starring Ma Dong-seok and Kim Hyun-soo. Kim was nominated as Best Actress at 25th Buil Film Awards, 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards, and 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards In 2017, Kim also starred in noir film A Special Lady. Directed by Lee An-gyu, Kim played Na Hyun-jung, woman who becomes the second-in-command of a gangster organization-turned-leading business entity, opposite Lee Sun-kyun and Lee Hee-joon. In 2018, Kim starred in the IMF crisis film, Default, alongside Yoo Ah-in. She was nominated for Best Actress at 55th Baeksang Arts Awards. Then She was cast in the science fiction film Return. in June 2019, Kim was confirmed to appear The Day I Died: Unclosed Case, Park Ji-wan's directorial debut. The film released on November 12, 2020. Kim was nominated at 57th Baeksang Arts Awards in Best Actress Film category. In 2020, Kim starred in the legal drama Hyena. She acted as Lawyer Jung Geum-ja, a true hyena that chases after money and success no matter what it takes. It