Cast

Youn Yuh-jung

1947

Active years (films on this site)

2010–2015

Genres

DramaRomanceComedy

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian Cinema

Directors worked with

Hong Sang-soo3 films

Biography

Youn Yuh-jung is a South Korean actress. She started her career in Korean television in the late 1960s and rose to prominence with the film Woman of Fire (1971). She retired in the mid-1970s and immigrated to the United States before returning to Korea in 1984 and rebuilding her career. Known as the "Godmother of Chungmu-ro", Youn appeared in The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), The Bacchus Lady (2016), and Canola (2016).

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Awards and honours

International

• Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award 1971
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 2021
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2021
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2021
• Time 100 2021

National / local

• Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress
• Grand Bell Awards

3 films on this site

1. Hahaha 2010 · Hong Sang-soo · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
2. In Another Country 2012 · Hong Sang-soo · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
3. Right Now, Wrong Then 2015 · Hong Sang-soo · IMDb 7.1 · Cast