Youn Yuh-jung
Actor
June 19, 1947 (79 years)
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
Filmography
| 2025 | The Wedding Banquet · as Ja-Young |
| 2024 | Dog Days · as Min-Seo |
| 2023 | BEEF · as Chairwoman Park |
| 2022 | Pachinko · as Older Sunja |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical · as Sun-Hee (voice) |
| 2021 | Heaven: To the Land of Happiness · as Ms. Yoon |
| 2020 | Beasts Clawing at Straws · as Soon JaOn Plex |
| 2020 | Minari · as Soonja |
| 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil · as Grandmother |
| 2019 | Never Twice · as Bok Mak-Rye |
| 2018 | Keys to the Heart · as In-Sook |
| 2017 | Ladies Of The Forest · as Soon-Shim |
| 2016 | The Bacchus Lady · as So-Young |
| 2016 | Canola · as Gye-Choon |
| 2016 | Dear My Friends · as Oh Choong-Nam |
| 2015 | Right Now, Wrong Then · as Kang Deoksoo |
| 2015 | Intimate Enemies · as Yeo-Jung |
| 2015 | Sense8 · as Min-Jung |
| 2015 | Salut d'Amour · as Geum-Nim |
| 2014 | Hill of Freedom · as Innkeeper |
| 2014 | Wonderful Days · as Jang So-Sim |
| 2013 | The Queen's Classroom (2013) · as Yong Hyun-Ja |
| 2013 | Boomerang Family · as Mother |
| 2012 | In Another Country · as Park Sook |
| 2012 | The Taste of Money · as Baek Geum-Ok |
| 2012 | The King 2 Hearts · as Bang Yang-Seon (the Queen Mother) |
| 2012 | My Husband Got a Family · as Uhm Chung-Ae |
| 2011 | Hindsight · as Madame Kang |
| 2011 | Can You Hear My Heart · as Hwang Soon-Geum |
| 2010 | Home Sweet Home · as Sung Eun-Sook |
| 2010 | The Housemaid · as Miss Cho |
| 2010 | Hahaha · as Moonkyung's Mother |
| 2010 | Golden Fish · as Cho Yoon-Hee |
| 2009 | No Limit (2009) · as Ae Ja |
| 2008 | Worlds Within · as Oh Min-Suk |
| 2008 | A Tale of Legendary Libido · as Old Woman |
| 2007 | Daughters-in-Law · as Seo Mi-Soon |
| 2007 | Hwang Jin Yi · as Old Woman |
| 2007 | The Person I Love · as Yoon Min-Ja |
| 2006 | The Old Garden · as Hyun-Woo's Mother |
| 2006 | Foxy Lady! · as Choi Soon-Nam |
| 2006 | Maundy Thursday · as Sister Monica |
| 2006 | Hearts of Nineteen · as Myeong Hye |
| 2006 | Love Truly · as Goo Hyang-Sook |
| 2005 | Sad Goodbye · as Lee Yeon-Sim |
| 2005 | Be Strong Geum Soon · as Kim Jin-Soon |
| 2005 | The President's Last Bang · as Mother |
| 2004 | Springtime · as Mother |
| 2004 | Ireland · as Shi Yeon's Mother |
| 2003 | A Good Lawyer's Wife · as Hong Byeong-HanOn Plex |
| 2002 | Ruler of Your Own World · as 정유순 |
| 2002 | Who's My Love? · as In-Ae |
| 2001 | Hotelier · as Yoon Bong-Sook |
| 1999 | The Legendary Doctor Hur Jun · as Sung In-Cheol's Wife |
| 1997 | 내가 사는 이유 · as 손미나 |
| 1995 | 목욕탕집 남자들 · as Roh Hye-Young |
| 1995 | Be a Wicked Woman · as Ms. ChoiOn Plex |
| 1991 | MBC Bests Theater · as 정혜 |
| 1987 | KBS Drama Awards · as Host |
| 1985 | Woman Requiem · as Ms. Hong |
| 1972 | Insect Woman · as Myung-Ja |
| 1971 | Woman of Fire · as Myeong-Ja |
| 2024 | Sohn's Questions · as Self |
| 2022 | Youn's Unexpected Journey · as Self |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2021 | 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2021 | Next Entertainment, Visionary · as Self |
| 2021 | Youn's Stay · as Self |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show · as Self |
| 2018 | You Quiz On The Block · as Self |
| 2018 | MMTG · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Master In The House · as Self |
| 2017 | Youn's Kitchen · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features · as Self |
| 2015 | The Producers · as Self |
| 2014 | Three Meals a Day · as Self |
| 2013 | Noonas Over Flowers · as Self |
| 2013 | Behind the Camera · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self |
| 2011 | Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Actresses · as Youn Yuh-Jung |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Actresses · as Co-Writer |