Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung | |
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Born | |
Other names | Yoon Yeo-jeong |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1966–present |
Spouse | Jo Young-nam (1975-1987; divorced) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 윤여정 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yun Yeo-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Yǒ-chǒng |
Youn Yuh-jung (born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress. In a film and television career spanning nearly 40 years, Youn is best known for starring in Kim Ki-young's Woman of Fire (1971) and Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid (2010).
Career
Youn Yuh-jung was a freshman at Hanyang University majoring in Korean Language and Literature, when she passed the open auditions held by TBC in 1966. She dropped out of college, and made her acting debut in the television drama Mister Gong in 1967.[1] Youn shot to stardom in 1971 with two memorable portrayals of femme fatales. Her first film, Kim Ki-young's Woman of Fire became a critical and commercial hit, for which she won Best Actress at the Sitges Film Festival. This was followed by the MBC period drama series Jang Hui-bin where she played the titular infamous royal concubine. Kim was considered Korea's first style-conscious, experimental director, and Youn didn't balk in playing risque, provocative characters that explore the grotesque in the female psyche in further collaborations with him such as The Insect Woman (1972) and Be a Wicked Woman (1990).[2] Audiences found Youn's fast way of speaking and atypical appearance refreshing and she frequently took roles in TV dramas depicting a modern woman of the new generation, notably in Stepmother (1972) written by Kim Soo-hyun.
At the peak of her career, Youn retired after she married singer Jo Young-nam in 1975, then immigrated to the United States. In 1984, she returned to Korea and permanently resumed her acting career. She and Jo divorced in 1987.[3]
Making such a stellar comeback after taking a long break was an unusual feat for a Korean middle-aged actress.[2] Though most actresses her age played cliched self-sacrificing mothers or coarse ajummas, Youn's acting range led to her being cast in more complex, stylish, and independent roles. In A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003), she drew critical acclaim for her nonchalant acting as a mother-in-law who neglected her husband dying of liver cancer and enjoyed extramarital affairs. Her frank and confident persona again manifested itself in E J-yong's mockumentary Actresses (2009).[4][5][6][7] Youn continued playing supporting roles in film and television, notably her award-winning scene-stealing turn in The Housemaid (2010). She reunited with director Im Sang-soo for the fourth time in The Taste of Money (2012), as a cruel chaebol heiress at the center of the drama that unfolds and touches upon the themes of corruption, greed and sex. Youn said, "I don't mind being called an old actress, but I do worry about how to carry on my acting career without looking like an old fool."[8]
In 2013, she was cast against type as a loving mother to three loser children in Song Hae-sung's Boomerang Family.[9] Later in the year, Youn gained renewed mainstream popularity after appearing in her first ever reality show Sisters Over Flowers, a backpacking travel show shot in Croatia.[10]
Youn starred in two leading roles in 2015: Kang Je-gyu's Salut d'Amour about the romance between an elderly supermarket employee and a flower shop owner, and Grandmother Gye-choon about a Jeju Island female diver who reunites with her long-lost granddaughter.[11][12][13][14]
Filmography
Film
Year | English title | Hangul | Romanization | Role | Director |
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1971 | Woman of Fire | 화녀 | Hwanyeo | Myeong-ja | Kim Ki-young |
1972 | The Insect Woman | 충녀 | Chungnyeo | Myeong-ja | Kim Ki-young |
1973 | Love and Hatred | 다정다한 | Choi Ha-won | ||
Tto Sun Yi, a College Girl | 여대생 또순이 | Yeodaesaeng Ttosuni | Jeong In-yeob | ||
1978 | The Day and Night of a Korean-American | 코메리칸의 낮과 밤 | Komelikan-ui najgwa bam | Hong Ui-bong | |
1985 | Mother | 에미 | Eomi | Mrs. Hong | Park Chul-soo |
1990 | Be a Wicked Woman | 천사여 악녀가 되라 | Cheonsayeo agnyeoga doela | Kim Ki-young | |
1995 | An Experience to Die For | 죽어도 좋은 경험 | Jugeodo Joeun gyeongheom | Choi Yeo-jung | Kim Ki-young |
2003 | A Good Lawyer's Wife | 바람난 가족 | Baramnan Gajok | Hong Byeong-han | Im Sang-soo |
2004 | Springtime | 꽃피는 봄이 오면 | Ggotpineun bomi omyeon | Hyun-woo's mother | Ryu Jang-ha |
2005 | The President's Last Bang | 그때 그사람들 | Geuttae Geusaramdeul | Yoon-hee's mother/Epilogue narration | Im Sang-soo |
2006 | Maundy Thursday | 우리들의 행복한 시간 | Woorideului Haengbokhan Sigan | Sister Monica | Song Hae-sung |
2007 | The Old Garden | 오래된 정원 | Oraedoin Jeongwon | Hyun-woo's mother | Im Sang-soo |
Hwang Jin-yi | 황진이 | Hwang Jini | Old woman | Chang Yoon-hyun | |
2008 | A Tale of Legendary Libido | 가루지기 | Garujigi | Old woman | Shin Han-sol |
2009 | Actresses | 여배우들 | Yeobaewoodeul | Herself | E J-yong |
2010 | Ha Ha Ha | 하하하 | Ha Ha Ha | Moon-kyeong's mother | Hong Sang-soo |
The Housemaid | 하녀 | Ha-nyeo | Byeong-sik | Im Sang-soo | |
2011 | Hindsight | 푸른 소금 | Pureun Sogeum | Madame Kang | Lee Hyun-seung |
List (short film) | 리스트 | Hong Sang-soo | |||
2012 | The Taste of Money | 돈의 맛 | Don-eui Mat | Baek Geum-ok | Im Sang-soo |
In Another Country | 다른 나라에서 | Dareun Narayeseo | Park Sook | Hong Sang-soo | |
2013 | Behind the Camera | 뒷담화: 감독이 미쳤어요 | Herself | E J-yong | |
Boomerang Family | 고령화가족 | Goryeonghwa Gajok | Mom | Song Hae-sung | |
2014 | Hill of Freedom | 자유의 언덕 | Jayuui Eondeok | Gu-ok | Hong Sang-soo |
2015 | Salut d'Amour | 장수상회 | Jangsusanghwe | Im Geum-nim | Kang Je-gyu |
Intimate Enemies | 나의 절친 악당들 | Naui Jeolchin Akdangdeul | Yeo-jung (cameo) | Im Sang-soo | |
Right Now, Wrong Then | 지금은맞고그때는틀리다 | Jigeumeun matgo geuttaeneun tteullida | Kang Deok-soo | Hong Sang-soo | |
Grandmother Gye-choon | 계춘할망 | Gyechunhalmang | Gye-choon | Chang | |
2016 | The Bacchus Lady |
Television series
Year | English title | Hangul | Romanization | Role | Network |
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1967 | Mister Gong | 미스터 공 | TBC | ||
1970 | 강변 살자 | MBC | |||
River of Love and Sorrow | 사랑과 슬픔의 강 | MBC | |||
Maria Park | 박마리아 | MBC | |||
1971 | Jang Hui-bin | 장희빈 | Jang Hui-bin | Hui-bin Jang | MBC |
1972 | Rainbow | 무지개 | President Han's daughter | MBC | |
Daewongun | 대원군 | Daewongun | Empress Myeongseong | MBC | |
Stepmother | 새엄마 | Eun-hye | MBC | ||
1976 | Girl's High School Days | 여고 동창생 | MBC | ||
1984 | MBC Bestseller Theater "고깔" | MBC 베스트셀러극장 - 고깔 | MBC | ||
1985 | Mom's Room | 엄마의 방 | MBC | ||
1986 | First Love | 첫사랑 | Cheot Sarang | MBC | |
1987 | Love and Ambition | 사랑과 야망 | Song Hye-joo | MBC | |
1988 | Sand Castle | 모래성 | Kim Jin-ae | MBC | |
People from Wonmi-dong | 원미동 사람들 | MBC | |||
1989 | Fetters of Love | 사랑의 굴레 | KBS2 | ||
철새 | MBC | ||||
Sleepless Tree | 잠들지 않는 나무 | Jamdeulji Anneun Namu | Dance school teacher | MBC | |
1990 | 검생이의 달 | KBS2 | |||
Betrayal of the Rose | 배반의 장미 | Ok-sun | MBC | ||
1991 | What Is Love | 사랑이 뭐길래 | Sarangi Mwogilrae | Han Shim-ae | MBC |
Another Happiness | 또 하나의 행복 | MBC | |||
1992 | Bun-rye's Story | 분례기 | Bunryegi | Bun-rye's mother | SBS |
Gwanchon Essay | 관촌 수필 | SBS | |||
Women's Room | 여자의 방 | MBC | |||
1993 | How's Your Husband? | 댁의 남편은 어떠십니까? | Daekui Nampyeoneun Eoddeoshimnikka | Song Eun-nyeo | SBS |
To Live | 산다는 것은 | Pung-gae's mother | SBS | ||
1994 | Farewell | 작별 | Lee Shin-ae | SBS | |
1995 | Men of the Bath House | 목욕탕집 남자들 | Noh Hye-young | KBS2 | |
Your Voice | 그대 목소리 | Eon-nyeon-yi | SBS | ||
MBC Best Theater "Hospice Ajumma" | 호스피스 아줌마 | Jung-sook | MBC | ||
1996 | Temptation | 유혹 | Yuhok | KBS2 | |
간이역 | Ganyiyeok | Gangneung restaurant owner | MBC | ||
Open Your Heart | 가슴을 열어라 | Gaseumeul Yeoleora | Choi Soon-joo | MBC | |
1997 | The Reason I Live | 내가 사는 이유 | Bar madam Son | MBC | |
Woman Next Door | 이웃집 여자 | SBS | |||
MBC Best Theater "Bok-soon's Boomerang" |
MBC 베스트극장 - 복순씨의 부메랑 | Actuary Bok-soon | MBC | ||
1998 | Firstborn | 맏이 | Choi Sook-ja | MBC | |
Love Is All I Know | 사랑 밖엔 난 몰라 | MBC | |||
Hong Gil-dong | 홍길동 | Hong Gil-dong | In-ok's mother | SBS | |
Lie | 거짓말 | Geo-jit-mal | Yoon Young-hee | KBS2 | |
Crush | 짝사랑 | Jjak Sarang | KBS2 | ||
1999 | KAIST | 카이스트 | Kaiseuteu | Professor of Mechanical Engineering | SBS |
Did We Really Love? | 우리가 정말 사랑했을까 | Uriga Jeongmal Saranghaesseulkka | Choi Hye-ja | MBC | |
Who Are You | 당신은 누구시길래 | Jung Shin-ae | SBS | ||
Hur Jun | 허준 | Heo Jun | Sung In-chul's wife | MBC | |
2000 | Tough Guy's Love | 꼭지 | Kkokji | Kim Bok-nyeo | KBS2 |
I Want to Keep Seeing You | 자꾸만 보고 싶네 | Lee Ok-bun | SBS | ||
2001 | Stock Flower | 비단향꽃무 | Bidanhwang Ggotmo | Ahn Jung-hee | KBS2 |
Blue Mist | 푸른 안개 | Pureun Angae | Mi-soon | KBS2 | |
Hotelier | 호텔리어 | Hotelrieo | Yoon Bong-sook | MBC | |
Soon-ja | 순자 | Soon-ja | Go Chang-daek | SBS | |
MBC Best Theater "Walking With II" | 동행II | Donghaeng II | Geum-nyeo | MBC | |
This Is Love | 사랑은 이런거야 | Lee Jung-ja | KBS1 | ||
I Like Dong-seo | 동서는 좋겠네 | Choi Jong-sook | KBS2 | ||
2002 | Ruler of Your Own World | 네 멋대로 해라 | Ne meotdaero haera | Jung Yoo-soon | MBC |
Affection | 정 | Jeong | Ms. Uhm | SBS | |
Who's My Love? | 내사랑 누굴까 | Nae Sarang Nogulkka? | In-ae | KBS2 | |
2003 | Dal-joong's Cinderella | 달중씨의 신데렐라 | Daljungssiui Cinderella | Pal-soon | KBS1 |
Pearl Necklace | 진주목걸이 | Yoon Hae-myung | KBS2 | ||
One Million Roses | 백만송이 장미 | Baekmansongi Jangmi | Choi Geum-ja | MBC | |
Rose Fence | 장미울타리 | Mrs. Heo | KBS2 | ||
On the Prairie | 저 푸른 초원위에 | Jeo Pureum Jowonwiae | Kim Jeom-hee | KBS2 | |
2004 | Ireland | 아일랜드 | Aillaendeu | Shi-yeon's mother | MBC |
War of the Roses | 장미의 전쟁 | Jangmiui Jeonjaeng | Heo Young-shim | MBC | |
Drama City "Our Ham" | 우리 햄 | Uri Ham | Grandma | KBS2 | |
2005 | Becoming a Popular Song | 유행가가 되리 | Oh Sook-young | KBS2 | |
Be Strong, Geum-soon! | 굳세어라 금순아 | Gutseeora Geumsunah | Geum-soon's grandmother | MBC | |
A Farewell to Sorrow | 슬픔이여안녕 | Seulpeumiyeo Annyeong | Lee Young-shim | KBS2 | |
Love and Sympathy | 사랑공감 | Sarang Gongkam | Hee-soo's mother | SBS | |
2006 | Love Truly | 진짜 진짜 좋아해 | Jinjja Jinjja Joahae | Goo Hyang-sook | MBC |
Pure in Heart | 열아홉 순정 | Yeol Aheup Sunjeong | Yoon Myung-hye | KBS2 | |
What's Up Fox? | 여우야 뭐하니 | Yeowooya Mwohani | Jo Soon-nam | MBC | |
2007 | The Person I Love | 사랑하는 사람아 | Saranghaneun Saramah | Yoon Min-ja | SBS |
The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law | 며느리 전성시대 | Myoneuri Jeonseongshidae | Seo Mi-soon | KBS2 | |
2008 | Chunja's Happy Events | 춘자네 경사났네 | Chunjane Kyeongsanatnye | Yang Boon-hee | MBC |
Worlds Within | 그들이 사는 세상 | Keudeuli Saneun Sesang | Oh Min-sook | KBS2 | |
2009 | The Road Home | 집으로 가는 길 | Jibeuro Ganeun Gil | Nam Soon-jung | KBS1 |
Heading to the Ground | 맨땅에 헤딩 | Maen Ddange Heding | Ae-ja | MBC | |
2010 | Golden Fish | 황금물고기 | Hwanggeum Mulgoki | Jo Yoon-hee | MBC |
Home Sweet Home | 즐거운 나의 집 | Jeulgeowoon Naui Jib | Sung Eun-sook | MBC | |
2011 | Can You Hear My Heart? | 내 마음이 들리니 | Naemaeumyi Deulrini | Hwang Soon-geum | MBC |
2012 | My Husband Got a Family | 넝쿨째 굴러온 당신 | Neongkuljjae Gulleoon Danshin | Uhm Chung-ae | KBS2 |
The King 2 Hearts | 더킹 투하츠 | Deokingtuheocheu | Bang Young-sun | MBC | |
2013 | The Queen's Classroom | 여왕의 교실 | Yeowangui Kyosil | Yong Hyun-ja | MBC |
Sisters Over Flowers | 꽃보다 누나 | Ggotboda Nuna | Herself | tvN | |
2014 | Wonderful Days | 참 좋은 시절 | Cham Joheun Sijeol | Jang So-shim | KBS2 |
2015 | The Producers | 프로듀사 | Peurodyusa | Herself (cameo, episodes 1-2) | KBS2 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1969 | TBC Drama Awards | Best New Talent[15] | Mister Gong | Won |
1971 | 4th Sitges Film Festival | Best Actress | Woman of Fire | Won |
10th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actress | Won | ||
8th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
1992 | 19th Korean Broadcasting Awards | Best Female Talent[15] | Bun-rye's Story | Won |
2003 | 4th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | A Good Lawyer's Wife | Won |
2nd Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
2004 | 41st Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
3rd Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Springtime | Nominated | |
2005 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act Special/Drama | Becoming a Popular Song | Won |
2010 | 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Housemaid | Won |
11th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | The Housemaid, Ha Ha Ha, Actresses | Won | |
43rd Sitges Film Festival | Maria Honorifica Award | — | Won | |
6th People Who Make the World Brighter Awards | Recipient, Culture and Arts category | — | Won | |
19th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Housemaid | Won | |
47th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
8th Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
12th Cinemanila International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
2011 | 8th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
5th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
2012 | 21st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Taste of Money | Nominated |
5th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | My Husband Got a Family | Nominated | |
KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Won | |||
2013 | 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Boomerang Family | Nominated |
2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Wonderful Days | Nominated |
References
- ^ 윤여정. Korean Movie Database (in Korean). Retrieved 2010-02-09.
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- ^ 1970년대 '충무로 누벨 바그' 윤여정. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 3". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ Beck, Una (7 June 2010). "Yoon Yeo-jung's Movie Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ Kim, Hyo-eun; Cho, Jae-eun (18 May 2012). "At 64, Yoon Yeo-jeong won't let age get in the way of a sex scene". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ Huh, Nam-woong (8 February 2013). "A FAMILY REUNION Shows the Happiness of a Troubled Family". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (29 November 2013). "Hit travel show tries with 'sisters'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (20 March 2015). "Actors reunite 45 years later to play love birds". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ^ "Yoon Yeo-jeong, "Being an actress is selfish"". Newsis via Hancinema. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ^ Lee, Seung-mi (14 April 2015). "Youn looks back on 40-year career". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ Kim, June (27 January 2015). "YOUN Yuh-jung and KIM Go-eun Play Family". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ a b In South Korea, "talent" refers to television actor or actress.
External links
- Youn Yuh-jung Fan Cafe at Daum Template:Ko icon
- Youn Yuh-jung at the Korean Movie Database
- Youn Yuh-jung at IMDb
- Youn Yuh-jung at HanCinema