Lee Jung-eun (actress)

Not to be confused with Lee Bong-ryun, whose birth name is Lee Jeung-eun.
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Jung-eun
이정은
Lee Jung-eun in 2022
Born (1970-01-23) January 23, 1970 (age 54)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationHanyang University – Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
AgentWill Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
이정은
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jeong-eun
McCune–ReischauerI Chŏngŭn

Lee Jung-eun (Korean: 이정은; born January 23, 1970) is a South Korean actress.[2][3] She debuted onstage in 1991 and also played minor roles in films. She went on to appear in acclaimed films like The Attorney (2013), A Violent Prosecutor (2015), and festival favorites such as A Girl at My Door (2014) and The Wailing (2016). Lee landed more significant roles in A Taxi Driver (2017), Miss Baek (2017), and Another Child (2018). Known for her work with Bong Joon-ho, starting with the 2009 film Mother, as the voice of the pig Okja in the film Okja, she is best known internationally for her role as the housekeeper Moon-gwang in the film Parasite,[4] which won four Academy Awards and became the first non-English language film to win the award for Best Picture.[5]

  1. ^ 조유경 (November 2, 2018). "'인생술집' 이정은, 주민등록증부터 이효리까지…남다른 매력" (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "LEE Jung-eun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  3. ^ Na, Won-jeong (June 22, 2019). "Lee Jung-eun is always up for a challenge". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Dove, Steve (February 10, 2020). "PARASITE WINS 4 OSCARS AND MAKES OSCAR HISTORY". Oscar.go. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Jurgensen, John (February 10, 2020). "'Parasite' Makes History at the Oscars". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.