Biography
Youn Yuh-jung (born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress. In a film and television career spanning nearly 40 years, Youn is best known for starring in Kim Ki-young's Woman of Fire (1971), Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), and Minari (2020) for which she gained international fame along with numerous awards from this performance, winning an award each from Critics Choice, SAG, BAFTA, and Academy Awards for her supporting performance.
Filmography
all 90
TV Shows 54
Movies 36
self 16
Voice 1
Grandmother

The Wedding Banquet (2025)
Movie
Yuh-jung

Dog Days (2024)
Movie
Older Sunja

Pachinko (2022)
TV
Sun-Hee (voice)

The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
TV
Soonja

Minari (2021)
Movie
4.8
Grandmother

Lucky Chan-sil (2020)
Movie
Bok Mak-Rye

Never Twice (2019)
TV
Self (archive footage)

Modern Korea (2019)
TV
Herself

Master In The House (2017)
TV
Soon-shim

Ladies Of The Forest (2017)
Movie
So-young

The Bacchus Lady (2016)
Movie
Gye-choon

Canola (2016)
Movie
Oh Choong-nam

Dear My Friends (2016)
TV
Kang Deok-soo

Right Now, Wrong Then (2015)
Movie
Yuh-jung

Intimate Enemies (2015)
Movie
Min-Jung

Sense8 (2015)
TV
7.05
Geum-nim

Salut d'Amour (2015)
Movie
Innkeeper

Hill of Freedom (2014)
Movie
Jang So-sim

Wonderful Days (2014)
TV
Yong Hyun-ja

The Queen’s Classroom (2013)
TV
Park Sook

In Another Country (2012)
Movie
Baek Geum-ok

The Taste of Money (2012)
Movie
Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)

The King 2 Hearts (2012)
TV
Uhm Chung-ae

My Husband Got a Family (2012)
TV
Mi-hye's Mother

List (2011)
Movie
Madame Kang

Hindsight (2011)
Movie
Hwang Soon-geum

Can You Hear My Heart? (2011)
TV
Sung Eun-sook

Home Sweet Home (2010)
TV
Byeong-sik

The Housemaid (2010)
Movie
Moon-kyung's Mother

Ha Ha Ha (2010)
Movie
Cho Yoon-hee

Golden Fish (2010)
TV
Youn Yuh-jung / Co-Writer

Actresses (2009)
Movie
Bam Soon-jung

The Road Home (2009)
TV
Oh Min-suk

Worlds Within (2008)
TV
Yang Boon-hee

Chunja's Happy Events (2008)
TV
Seo Mi-soon

Daughters-in-Law (2007)
TV
Old Woman

Hwang Jin Yi (2007)
Movie
Yoon Min Ja [Aunt]

The Person I Love (2007)
TV
Hyun-woo's Mother

The Old Garden (2006)
Movie
Choi Soon-Nam

What's Up Fox (2006)
TV
Sister Monica

Maundy Thursday (2006)
Movie
2
Myeong Hye

Pure in Heart (2006)
TV
Goo, Hyang-Sook

I Really Really Like You (2006)
TV
Lee Yeon-sim

A Farewell to Sorrow (2005)
TV
Mother

Springtime (2004)
Movie
Shi Yeon's Mother

Ireland (2004)
TV
Yoon Hae-Myung

진주목걸이 (2003)
TV
Hong Byeong-han

A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003)
Movie
Lee Jung-Ja

사랑은 이런거야 (2001)
TV
Actress

로펌 (2001)
TV
Yoon Bong-sook

Hotelier (2001)
TV
Sung In-cheol's wife

Hur Jun (1999)
TV
Choi Hye-ja

Did We Really Love? (1999)
TV
Professor

KAIST (1999)
TV
Roh Hye-young

목욕탕집 남자들 (1995)
TV
Han Sim-ae

사랑이 뭐길래 (1991)
TV
Ms. Choi

Be a Wicked Woman (1990)
Movie
Ms. Hong

Woman Requiem (1985)
Movie
Myung-ja

Insect Woman (1972)
Movie
Myeong-ja

Woman of Fire (1971)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1947-06-19 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceKaesong, North Korea
RelationshipsJo Young-nam (1975 - 1987)
CitizenshipsSouth Korea
Also Known As윤여정, Youn Yuhjung, Yoon Yeo-jeong, Yoon Yeo-jung, Yoon Yuh-jung, Yun Yeo-jeong, 尹汝貞, 尹汝贞, یون یو-جونگ
AwardsBlue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress, Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Time 100, Grand Bell Awards, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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