Youn Yuh-jung

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

BEEF 2023 ★ 7.7
Pachinko 2022 ★ 7.9
The Boys Presents: Diabolical 2022 ★ 7.1
Minari 2021 ★ 7.3
Never Twice 2019 ★ 8.3
Dear My Friends 2016 ★ 7.5
Sense8 2015 ★ 7.7
Wonderful Days 2014 ★ 3.9
The Queen's Classroom 2013 ★ 6.5
My Husband Got a Family 2012 ★ 7.3
The King 2 Hearts 2012 ★ 7.1
Can You Hear My Heart? 2011 ★ 5.9
Golden Fish 2010
The Housemaid 2010 ★ 6.3
A Tale of Legendary Libido 2008 ★ 5.7
Chunja's Happy Events 2008
Daughters-in-Law 2007
Pure in Heart 2006 ★ 5.0
Pearl Necklace 2003
Who's My Love? 2002
Hur Jun 1999 ★ 6.0
KAIST 1999
목욕탕집 남자들 1995 ★ 9.0
MBC Bests Theater 1991 ★ 7.0