Youn Yuh-jung
Born: 1947-06-19 in Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
Known For: Acting
Biography
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), Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), and Minari (2020) for which she gained international fame along with numerous awards from this performance, winning an award each from Critics Choice, SAG, BAFTA, and Academy Awards for her supporting performance.
Filmography
2025
- The Wedding Banquet as Ja-Young
2024
- Earl. as Self
- Sohn's Questions as Self
- Dog Days as Yuh-jung
2023
- Nattering with Nah as Self
2022
- Pachinko as Older Sunja
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Sun-Hee (voice)
- Youn's Unexpected Journey as Self
2021
- Minari as Soonja
- Heaven: To The Land of Happiness as Ms. Yoon
- Be a Wicked Woman as Ms. Choi
- Youn Stay as Self
- Next Entertainment, Visionary as Self
2020
- Beasts Clawing at Straws as Soon-ja
- Lucky Chan-sil as Grandmother
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Never Twice as Bok Mak-Rye
- Modern Korea as Self (archive footage)
2018
- You Quiz on the Block as Self
- Keys to the Heart as In-sook
2017
- Master In The House as Herself
- Ladies Of The Forest as Soon-shim
- Youn's Kitchen as Self
2016
- Canola as Gye-choon
- The Bacchus Lady as So-young
- Dear My Friends as Oh Choong-nam
2015
- Sense8 as Min-Jung
- Right Now, Wrong Then as Kang Deoksoo
- Intimate Enemies as Yuh-jung
- Salut d'Amour as Geum-nim
- The Producers as Self
2014
- Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village as Self
- Hill of Freedom as Innkeeper
- Wonderful Days as Jang So-sim
2013
- Boomerang Family as Mother
- Behind the Camera as Self
- The Queen's Classroom as Yong Hyun-ja
- Noonas Over Flowers as Self
2012
- The Taste of Money as Baek Geum-ok
- In Another Country as Park Sook
- My Husband Got a Family as Uhm Chung-ae
- The King 2 Hearts as Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)
- 重複刪除 as 嚴清愛
2011
- Hindsight as Madame Kang
- List as Mi-hye's Mother
- Can You Hear My Heart? as Hwang Soon-geum
2010
- The Housemaid as Byeong-sik
- Ha Ha Ha as Moonkyung's Mother
- Golden Fish as Cho Yoon-hee
- Home Sweet Home as Sung Eun-sook
2009
- The Actresses as Youn Yuh-jung
- Heading to the Ground as Ae Ja
- The Road Home as Bam Soon-jung
2008
- A Tale of Legendary Libido as Old Woman
- Chunja's Happy Events as Yang Boon-hee
- Worlds Within as Oh Min-suk
2007
- Hwang Jin Yi as Old Woman
- Daughters-in-Law as Seo Mi-soon
- The Person I Love as Yoon Min-ja
2006
- Pure in Heart as Myeong Hye
- Maundy Thursday as Sister Monica
- The Old Garden as Hyun-woo's Mother
2005
- The President's Last Bang as Mother
- A Farewell to Sorrow as Lee Yeon-sim
- Be Strong, Geum-soon! as Kim Jin-soon
2004
- Springtime as Mother
- Ireland as Shi Yeon's Mother
2003
- A Good Lawyer's Wife as Hong Byeong-han
- Pearl Necklace as Yoon Hae-Myung
2002
- Who's My Love? as In-ae
- Ruler of Your Own World as 정유순
1999
- Hur Jun as Sung In-cheol's wife
- KAIST as Professor
- Did We Really Love? as Choi Hye-ja
1997
- 내가 사는 이유 as 손미나
1995
- 목욕탕집 남자들 as Roh Hye-young
1992
1991
- MBC Bests Theater as 정혜
- 사랑이 뭐길래 as Han Sim-ae
1990
- 배반의 장미 as 옥선
1987
- KBS Drama Awards as Host
1985
- Woman Requiem as Ms. Hong
1978
- The Day and Night of a Korean-American as Mrs. Hyun
1973
- Tto Sun Yi, a college girl as Bok-nyeo
1972
- Insect Woman as Myung-ja
1971
- Woman of Fire as Myeong-ja
1953
- The Oscars as Self