Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 19, 1947
Place of Birth:
Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Youn Yuh-jung
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Wedding Banquet | Ja-Young |
| 2024 | Dog Days | Yuh-jung |
| 2024 | Earl. | Self |
| 2021 | Minari | Soonja |
| 2021 | Heaven: To The Land of Happiness | Ms. Yoon |
| 2020 | Beasts Clawing at Straws | Soon-ja |
| 2020 | Lucky Chan-sil | Grandmother |
| 2018 | Keys to the Heart | In-sook |
| 2017 | Ladies Of The Forest | Soon-shim |
| 2016 | Canola | Gye-choon |
| 2016 | The Bacchus Lady | So-young |
| 2015 | Salut d'Amour | Geum-nim |
| 2015 | Right Now, Wrong Then | Kang Deok-soo |
| 2015 | Intimate Enemies | Yuh-jung |
| 2014 | Hill of Freedom | Innkeeper |
| 2013 | Boomerang Family | Mother |
| 2013 | Behind the Camera | Self |
| 2012 | In Another Country | Park Sook |
| 2012 | The Taste of Money | Baek Geum-ok |
| 2011 | Hindsight | Madame Kang |
| 2011 | List | Mi-hye's Mother |
| 2010 | The Housemaid | Byeong-sik |
| 2010 | Ha Ha Ha | Moon-kyung's Mother |
| 2009 | The Actresses | Youn Yuh-jung |
| 2008 | A Tale of Legendary Libido | Old Woman |
| 2007 | Hwang Jin Yi | Old Woman |
| 2006 | Maundy Thursday | Sister Monica |
| 2006 | The Old Garden | Hyun-woo's Mother |
| 2005 | The President's Last Bang | Mother |
| 2004 | Springtime | Mother |
| 2003 | A Good Lawyer's Wife | Hong Byeong-han |
| 1990 | Be a Wicked Woman | Ms. Choi |
| 1985 | Woman Requiem | Ms. Hong |
| 1978 | The Day and Night of a Korean-American | Mrs. Hyun |
| 1973 | Tto Sun Yi, a college girl | Bok-nyeo |
| 1972 | Insect Woman | Myung-ja |
| 1971 | Woman of Fire | Myeong-ja |
| Haesol: The Soul Guide's Journey | Yoosun (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sohn's Questions | Self |
| 2023 | Nattering with Nah | Self |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Sun-Hee (voice) |
| 2022 | Youn's Unexpected Journey | Self |
| 2022 | Pachinko | Older Sunja |
| 2021 | Next Entertainment, Visionary | Self |
| 2021 | Youn Stay | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | Never Twice | Bok Mak-Rye |
| 2019 | Modern Korea | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | You Quiz on the Block | Self |
| 2017 | Youn's Kitchen | Self |
| 2017 | Master In The House | Herself |
| 2016 | Dear My Friends | Oh Choong-nam |
| 2015 | The Producers | Self |
| 2015 | Sense8 | Min-Jung |
| 2014 | Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village | Self |
| 2014 | Wonderful Days | Jang So-sim |
| 2013 | The Queen's Classroom | Yong Hyun-ja |
| 2013 | Noonas Over Flowers | Self |
| 2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother) |
| 2012 | My Husband Got a Family | Uhm Chung-ae |
| 2011 | Can You Hear My Heart? | Hwang Soon-geum |
| 2010 | Home Sweet Home | Sung Eun-sook |
| 2010 | Golden Fish | Cho Yoon-hee |
| 2009 | Heading to the Ground | Ae Ja |
| 2009 | The Road Home | Bam Soon-jung |
| 2008 | Worlds Within | Oh Min-suk |
| 2008 | Chunja's Happy Events | Yang Boon-hee |
| 2007 | The Person I Love | Yoon Min-ja |
| 2007 | Daughters-in-Law | Seo Mi-soon |
| 2006 | Pure in Heart | Myeong Hye |
| 2005 | A Farewell to Sorrow | Lee Yeon-sim |
| 2005 | Be Strong, Geum-soon! | Kim Jin-soon |
| 2004 | Ireland | Shi Yeon's Mother |
| 2003 | 진주목걸이 | Yoon Hae-Myung |
| 2002 | Who's My Love? | In-ae |
| 2002 | Ruler of Your Own World | 정유순 |
| 2001 | 사랑은 이런거야 | Lee Jung-Ja |
| 2001 | Hotelier | Yoon Bong-sook |
| 1999 | Hur Jun | Sung In-cheol's wife |
| 1999 | Did We Really Love? | Choi Hye-ja |
| 1999 | KAIST | Professor |
| 1997 | 내가 사는 이유 | 손미나 |
| 1995 | 목욕탕집 남자들 | Roh Hye-young |
| 1993 | 산다는 것은 | |
| 1993 | How's Your Husband? | |
| 1992 | 여자의 방 | |
| 1991 | 사랑이 뭐길래 | Han Sim-ae |
| 1991 | MBC Bests Theater | 정혜 |
| 1990 | 배반의 장미 | 옥선 |
| 1987 | KBS Drama Awards | Host |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |