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Youn Yuh-jung

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Youn Yuh-jung

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 19, 1947 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea

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.

Known For

Acting
2025The Wedding BanquetJa-Young
2024Dog DaysYuh-jung
2024Earl.Self
2024Sohn's QuestionsSelf
2023Nattering with NahSelf
2023BEEFChairwoman Park
2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalSun-Hee (voice)
2022Youn's Unexpected JourneySelf
2022PachinkoOlder Sunja
2021MinariSoonja
2021Be a Wicked WomanMs. Choi
2021Heaven: To The Land of HappinessMs. Yoon
2021Next Entertainment, VisionarySelf
2021Youn StaySelf
2020Beasts Clawing at StrawsSoon-ja
2020Lucky Chan-silGrandmother
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019Never TwiceBok Mak-Rye
2019Modern KoreaSelf (archive footage)
2018Keys to the HeartIn-sook
2018You Quiz on the BlockSelf
2017Ladies Of The ForestSoon-shim
2017Youn's KitchenSelf
2017Master In The HouseSelf
2016CanolaGye-choon
2016The Bacchus LadySo-young
2016Dear My FriendsOh Choong-nam
2015Salut d'AmourGeum-nim
2015Right Now, Wrong ThenKang Deoksoo
2015Intimate EnemiesYuh-jung
2015The ProducersSelf
2015Sense8Min-Jung
2014Hill of FreedomInnkeeper
2014Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon VillageSelf
2014Wonderful DaysJang So-sim
2013Boomerang FamilyMother
2013Behind the CameraSelf
2013The Queen's ClassroomYong Hyun-ja
2013Noonas Over FlowersSelf
2012In Another CountryPark Sook
2012The Taste of MoneyBaek Geum-ok
2012The King 2 HeartsBang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)
2012My Husband Got a FamilyUhm Chung-ae
2012重複刪除嚴清愛
2011HindsightMadame Kang
2011ListMi-hye's Mother
2011Can You Hear My Heart?Hwang Soon-geum
2010The HousemaidByeong-sik a.k.a. Miss Cho
2010Ha Ha HaMoonkyung's Mother
2010Home Sweet HomeSung Eun-sook
2010Golden FishCho Yoon-hee
2009The ActressesYoun Yuh-jung
2009Heading to the GroundAe Ja
2009The Road HomeBam Soon-jung
2008A Tale of Legendary LibidoOld Woman
2008Worlds WithinOh Min-suk
2008Chunja's Happy EventsYang Boon-hee
2007The Old GardenHyun-woo's Mother
2007Hwang Jin YiOld Woman
2007The Person I LoveYoon Min-ja
2007Daughters-in-LawSeo Mi-soon
2006Maundy ThursdaySister Monica
2006Pure in HeartMyeong Hye
2005The President's Last BangMother
2005A Farewell to SorrowLee Yeon-sim
2005Be Strong, Geum-soon!Kim Jin-soon
2004SpringtimeMother
2004IrelandShi Yeon's Mother
2003A Good Lawyer's WifeHong Byeong-han
2003Pearl NecklaceYoon Hae-Myung
2002Who's My Love?In-ae
2002Ruler of Your Own World정유순
2001사랑은 이런거야Lee Jung-Ja
2001HotelierYoon Bong-sook
1999Hur JunSung In-cheol's wife
1999Did We Really Love?Choi Hye-ja
1999KAISTProfessor
1997내가 사는 이유손미나
1996Open Your HeartChoi Soon Joo
1995목욕탕집 남자들Roh Hye-young
1993산다는 것은
1993How's Your Husband?
1992여자의 방
1991What is Love?Han Sim-ae
1991MBC Bests Theater정혜
1990배반의 장미옥선
1987KBS Drama AwardsHost
1985Woman RequiemMs. Hong
1978The Day and Night of a Korean-AmericanMrs. Hyun
1973Tto Sun Yi, a college girlBok-nyeo
1972Insect WomanMyung-ja
1971Woman of FireMyeong-ja
1953The OscarsSelf
-Haesol: The Soul Guide's JourneyYoosun (voice)
Writing
2009The ActressesCo-Writer