Youn Yuh-jung 윤여정 | |
|---|---|
 Youn in December 2016 | |
| Born | June 19, 1947 |
| Other names | Yoon Yeo-jeong |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Agent | Creative Artists Agency (USA)[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Best Supporting Actress at the 93rd Academy Awards |
| Honours | _ribbon.PNG){kind=small} Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2021) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 윤여정 |
| Hanja | 尹汝貞 |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Yeojeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Yŏjŏng |
Youn Yuh-jung (Korean: 윤여정, Korean pronunciation: [jun jʌdʑʌŋ]; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Movie Award. She has starred in many South Korean television series and films.
She gained international recognition for her role in Minari (2020). Her critically acclaimed portrayal of Soon-ja in the film made her the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award, as well as the first to be nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, all in the Best Supporting Actress category.[2][3][4][5][6]
By the late 1960s, Youn was a rising star in South Korea and won several awards for her role in Woman of Fire (1971). She retired from the spotlight for several years before returning to acting in the late 1980s. Besides Woman of Fire and Minari, Youn is known for her work in the South Korean films The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), The Bacchus Lady (2016), and Canola (2016). She is also known for her matriarch roles in the South Korean family drama series 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). In 2022, she appeared in the period drama Pachinko on Apple TV+.
- ^ Lee Min-ji (January 10, 2023). 후크 떠난 윤여정, 브래드 피트와 한솥밥…美 CAA 계약 [Yoon Yeo-jeong, who left the Hook, and Brad Pitt and rice... US CAA contract] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ "Oscar-nominee Youn Yuh-jung reaches career peak at age of 73". The Korea Herald. March 15, 2021. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "'Minari' Star Yuh-Jung Youn Calls Brits 'Snobbish' in Tongue-in-Cheek BAFTA Speech". Variety. April 11, 2021. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "'Minari' Star Youn Yuh-jung Makes History at SAG Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Youn Yuh-jung becomes first Korean to win acting Oscar". The Korea Times. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Youn's Oscar glory celebrated in Korea". The Korea Times. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-04-27.