Youn Yuh-jung
Actor · Co-Writer
Born Jun 19, 1947 · Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
Active 1971–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Time 100, Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award, Grand Bell Awards, Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress
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).
Filmography
The Wedding Banquet (2025) — Ja-YoungHaesol: The Soul Guide's Journey — Yoosun (voice)Sense8 (2015) — Min-JungMinari (2021) — SoonjaBEEF (2023) — Chairwoman ParkPachinko (2022) — Older SunjaThe Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022) — Sun-Hee (voice)Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020) — Soon-jaThe Housemaid (2010) — Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss ChoNever Twice (2019) — Bok Mak-RyeRight Now, Wrong Then (2015) — Kang DeoksooCanola (2016) — Gye-choonKeys to the Heart (2018) — In-sookIn Another Country (2012) — Park SookHill of Freedom (2014) — InnkeeperHindsight (2011) — Madame KangMaundy Thursday (2006) — Sister MonicaSalut d'Amour (2015) — Geum-nimHa Ha Ha (2010) — Moonkyung's MotherThe President's Last Bang (2005) — MotherIreland (2004) — Shi Yeon's MotherThe Bacchus Lady (2016) — So-youngA Good Lawyer's Wife (2003) — Hong Byeong-hanThe King 2 Hearts (2012) — Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)