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
| Birth Location | Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947-06-19 |
Movies
Dog Days
as Yuh-jung
2024
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
as Ms. Yoon
2021
Be a Wicked Woman
as Ms. Choi
2021
Minari
as Soonja
2021
Lucky Chan-sil
as Grandmother
2020
Beasts Clawing at Straws
as Soon-ja
2020
Keys to the Heart
as In-sook
2018
Ladies Of The Forest
as Soon-shim
2017
The Bacchus Lady
as So-young
2016
Canola
as Gye-choon
2016
Right Now, Wrong Then
as Kang Deok-soo
2015
Intimate Enemies
as Yuh-jung
2015
Salut d'Amour
as Geum-nim
2015
Hill of Freedom
as Innkeeper
2014
Boomerang Family
as Mother
2013
Behind the Camera
as Self
2013
In Another Country
as Park Sook
2012
The Taste of Money
as Baek Geum-ok
2012
List
as Mi-hye's Mother
2011
Hindsight
as Madame Kang
2011
The Housemaid
as Byeong-sik
2010
Ha Ha Ha
as Moon-kyung's Mother
2010
Actresses
as Youn Yuh-jung
2009
A Tale of Legendary Libido
as Old Woman
2008
Hwang Jin Yi
as Old Woman
2007
The Old Garden
as Hyun-woo's Mother
2006
Maundy Thursday
as Sister Monica
2006
The President's Last Bang
as Mother
2005
Springtime
as Mother
2004
A Good Lawyer's Wife
as Hong Byeong-han
2003
Woman Requiem
as Ms. Hong
1985
The Day and Night of a Korean-American
as Mrs. Hyun
1978
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
as Bok-nyeo
1973
Insect Woman
as Myung-ja
1972
Woman of Fire
as Myeong-ja
1971
The Wedding Banquet
as Grandmother
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Movies
Actresses
Co-Writer
2009
