Jang Jin-young

Born: 1974-06-11 in Seoul, South Korea

Died: 2009-09-01

Known For: Acting

Biography

Jang Jin-young (Hangul: 장진영; or spelled Chang Jin-yeong; June 14, 1974 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress and model. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise and won a number of awards for her work. She became only the second winner of two Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress, having won in 2001 for Sorum, and again in 2003 for Singles. As of 2008, Jang was one of the highest paid stars in the Korean film industry, earning in the region of ₩400 million per film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jang Jin-young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2007

Lobbyist as Yoo So-young (Maria)

2006

Between Love and Hate as Yeon-ah

2005

Blue Swallow as Park Kyoung-won

2003

Singles as Na-nan
Scent of Love as Min Hie-jae

2002

Over the Rainbow as Kang Yeong-hee

2001

Sorum as Sun-yung

2000

The Foul King as Jang Min-young
The Siren as Yae-rin Ha

1999

Ghost in Love as Lee Young Eun
흐르는 것이 세월뿐이랴

1998

Soonpoong Clinic as 장진영(장 간호사)