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Jang Jin-young

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Jang Jin-young

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 11, 1974 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Seoul, South Korea

Biography

Jang Jin-young (Hangul: 장진영; or spelled Chang Jin-yeong; June 14, 1974 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress and model. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise and won a number of awards for her work. She became only the second winner of two Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress, having won in 2001 for Sorum, and again in 2003 for Singles. As of 2008, Jang was one of the highest paid stars in the Korean film industry, earning in the region of ₩400 million per film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jang Jin-young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2007LobbyistYoo So-young (Maria)
2006Between Love and HateYeon-ah
2005Blue SwallowPark Kyoung-won
2003Scent of LoveMin Hie-jae
2003SinglesNa-nan
2002Over the RainbowKang Yeong-hee
2001SorumSun-yung
2000The SirenYae-rin Ha
2000The Foul KingJang Min-young
1999Ghost in LoveLee Young Eun
1999흐르는 것이 세월뿐이랴
1998Soonpoong Clinic장진영(장 간호사)