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)