Jung Yu-mi | |
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![]() Jung in September 2019 | |
Born | |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Agent | Management SOOP[2] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정유미 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Yu-mi |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yumi |
Jung Yu-mi (Korean: 정유미, born January 18, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Jung made her feature film debut in Blossom Again (2005), for which she received acting recognition. She has since starred in the critically acclaimed films Family Ties (2006), Chaw (2009), My Dear Desperado (2010), and the box office hits The Crucible (2011), Train to Busan (2016) and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 (2019). She also frequently appears in films by auteur Hong Sang-soo, notably Oki's Movie (2010) and Our Sunhi (2013). Jung has drawn praise for her unique screen presence and versatility.[3]
For her works in film, Jung won the Best New Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Best Actress at the recent 56th Grand Bell Awards.