Youn Yuh-jung
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1947-06-19 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
- Also known as
- 윤여정 · Youn Yuhjung · Yoon Yeo-jeong · Yoon Yeo-jung · Yoon Yuh-jung · Yun Yeo-jeong
Biography
Youn Yuh-jung (Korean: 윤여정; pronounced [junjʌdʑʌŋ]; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress. Youn gained attention on Korean television in the late 1960s and rose to prominence with the film Woman of Fire (1971). She retired in the mid-1970s after marrying and immigrating to the United States. However, she returned to acting in the late 1980s following her divorce. Known as the "Godmother of Chungmu-ro," Youn's notable films include The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), The Bacchus Lady (2016) and Canola (2016), as well as a series of matriarch roles in television dramas such as Men of the Bath House (1995), Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2005), Daughters-in-Law (2007), My Husband Got a Family (2012) and Dear My Friends (2016). She gained international recognition for her role in Minari (2020), becoming the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award, all for Best Supporting Actress.
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Known For
TV Shows (56)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
You Quiz on the Block
2018
as Self
BEEF
2023
as Chairwoman Park
MBC Bests Theater
1991
as 정혜
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Sense8
2015
as Min-Jung
Pachinko
2022
as Older Sunja
Master In The House
2017
as Self
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Sun-Hee (voice)
Nattering with Nah
2023
as Self
The Producers
2015
as Self
KBS Drama Awards
1987
as Host
목욕탕집 남자들
1995
as Roh Hye-young
Modern Korea
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Next Entertainment, Visionary
2021
as Self
사랑은 이런거야
2001
as Lee Jung-Ja
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
2014
as Self
The King 2 Hearts
2012
as Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)
Dear My Friends
2016
as Oh Choong-nam
Never Twice
2019
as Bok Mak-Rye
Pure in Heart
2006
as Myeong Hye
My Husband Got a Family
2012
as Uhm Chung-ae
How's Your Husband?
1993
Worlds Within
2008
as Oh Min-suk
KAIST
1999
as Professor
Hur Jun
1999
as Sung In-cheol's wife
Daughters-in-Law
2007
as Seo Mi-soon
Sohn's Questions
2024
as Self
Home Sweet Home
2010
as Sung Eun-sook
Youn's Kitchen
2017
as Self
The Queen's Classroom
2013
as Yong Hyun-ja
Hotelier
2001
as Yoon Bong-sook
Chunja's Happy Events
2008
as Yang Boon-hee
Wonderful Days
2014
as Jang So-sim
What is Love?
1991
as Han Sim-ae
Youn Stay
2021
as Self
Pearl Necklace
2003
as Yoon Hae-Myung
Golden Fish
2010
as Cho Yoon-hee
Can You Hear My Heart?
2011
as Hwang Soon-geum
Who's My Love?
2002
as In-ae
Ireland
2004
as Shi Yeon's Mother
Ruler of Your Own World
2002
as 정유순
Heading to the Ground
2009
as Ae Ja
Did We Really Love?
1999
as Choi Hye-ja
Be Strong, Geum-soon!
2005
as Kim Jin-soon
The Road Home
2009
as Bam Soon-jung
Noonas Over Flowers
2013
as Self
A Farewell to Sorrow
2005
as Lee Yeon-sim
산다는 것은
1993
Youn's Unexpected Journey
2022
as Self
배반의 장미
1990
as 옥선
The Person I Love
2007
as Yoon Min-ja
重複刪除
2012
as 嚴清愛
내가 사는 이유
1997
as 손미나
여자의 방
1992
Open Your Heart
1996
as Choi Soon Joo
Movies (38)
A Tale of Legendary Libido
2008
as Old Woman
The Taste of Money
2012
as Baek Geum-ok
The Housemaid
2010
as Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss Cho
Minari
2021
as Soonja
Keys to the Heart
2018
as In-sook
The Wedding Banquet
2025
as Ja-Young
Beasts Clawing at Straws
2020
as Soon-ja
A Good Lawyer's Wife
2003
as Hong Byeong-han
Maundy Thursday
2006
as Sister Monica
The President's Last Bang
2005
as Mother
The Old Garden
2007
as Hyun-woo's Mother
Hindsight
2011
as Madame Kang
Intimate Enemies
2015
as Yeo-jung
Right Now, Wrong Then
2015
as Kang Deoksoo
Boomerang Family
2013
as Mother
Canola
2016
as Gye-choon
Salut d'Amour
2015
as Geum-nim
Lucky Chan-sil
2020
as Grandmother
In Another Country
2012
as Park Sook
Springtime
2004
as Mother
Hill of Freedom
2014
as Innkeeper
The Bacchus Lady
2016
as So-young
Hwang Jin Yi
2007
as Old Woman
The Actresses
2009
as Youn Yuh-jung
Dog Days
2024
as Yuh-jung
Ha Ha Ha
2010
as Moonkyung's Mother
Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
2021
as Ms. Yoon
Insect Woman
1972
as Myung-ja
Behind the Camera
2013
as Self
Be a Wicked Woman
2021
as Ms. Choi
Woman of Fire
1971
as Myeong-ja
Ladies Of The Forest
2017
as Soon-shim
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
1973
as Bok-nyeo
List
2011
as Mi-hye's Mother
Woman Requiem
1985
as Ms. Hong
Earl.
2024
as Self
The Day and Night of a Korean-American
1978
as Mrs. Hyun
Haesol: The Soul Guide's Journey
as Yoosun (voice)
About Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung (Korean: 윤여정; pronounced [junjʌdʑʌŋ]; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress. Youn gained attention on Korean television in the late 1960s and rose to prominence with the film Woman of Fire (1971). She retired in the mid-1970s after marrying and immigrating to the United States. However, she returned to acting in the late 1980s following her divorce. Known as the "Godmother of Chungmu-ro," Youn's notable films include The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), The Bacchus Lady (2016) and Canola (2016), as well as a s… With 94 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Youn Yuh-jung has appeared in 38 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular Youn Yuh-jung Movies
- A Tale of Legendary Libido (2008) — as Old Woman
- The Taste of Money (2012) — as Baek Geum-ok
- The Housemaid (2010) — as Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss Cho
- Minari (2021) — as Soonja
- Keys to the Heart (2018) — as In-sook
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