Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuh-jung

  • Birthday: 1947-06-19
  • Place of birth: Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
  • Also know as: 윤여정

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

A Tale of Legendary Libido

2008

As Old Woman

A Good Lawyer's Wife

2003

As Hong Byeong-han

The Housemaid

2010

As Byeong-sik

The Old Garden

2006

As Hyun-woo's Mother

Behind the Camera

2013

As Self

The Taste of Money

2012

As Baek Geum-ok

Boomerang Family

2013

As Mother

Hindsight

2011

As Madame Kang

Springtime

2004

As Mother

Hill of Freedom

2014

As Innkeeper

Woman of Fire

1971

As Myeong-ja

Actresses

2009

As Youn Yuh-jung

Maundy Thursday

2006

As Sister Monica

Salut d'Amour

2015

As Geum-nim

List

2011

As Mi-hye's Mother

In Another Country

2012

As Park Sook

Canola

2016

As Gye-choon

Hwang Jin Yi

2007

As Old Woman

Right Now, Wrong Then

2015

As Kang Deok-soo

The Bacchus Lady

2016

As So-young

Ha Ha Ha

2010

As Moon-kyung's Mother

Insect Woman

1972

As Myung-ja

Keys to the Heart

2018

As In-sook

Woman Requiem

1985

As Ms. Hong

Beasts Clawing at Straws

2020

As Soon-ja

Minari

2021

As Soonja

Be a Wicked Woman

2021

As Ms. Choi

Lucky Chan-sil

2020

As Grandmother

Ladies Of The Forest

2017

As Soon-shim

Intimate Enemies

2015

As Yuh-jung

Dog Days

2024

As Yuh-jung

The Wedding Banquet

0000

As Grandmother

Production

Actresses

2009

As Co-Writer

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