Baek Ji-won
Born: 1973-04-30 in Hongseong, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Known For: Acting
Biography
Baek Ji-won (백지원; born April 30, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Horticultural Science from Kyung Hee University. She made her acting debut in 1996 in play My father got cancer. She is known for her role in television series Once Again (2020), apart from that she appeared in film Solace (2007) and television series The Fiery Priest (2019) and Do You Like Brahms? (2020). She has appeared in television dramas Encounter (2018–19), Racket Boys (2021), Melancholia (2021). Baek Ji-won grew up in an ordinary family with one brother and one sister, none of whom were artists. Despite being a quiet and diligent student, she found herself drawn to a friend at Ewha Girls' High School who exuded a unique and free-spirited vibe as a member of the drama club. Intrigued, she joined the drama club out of curiosity. However, her parents opposed her desire to major in drama in college, so she pursued horticulture instead. To satisfy her passion for acting, she continued to participate in the school drama club. After college, she joined the Yeonwoo Theater Company. Her debut performance was in 'My Dad Has Cancer' in 1996, which her father attended and saw her act for the first time. Baek naturally expanded her field to movies and dramas without ever auditioning for them herself. She was always focused on her performances, and it was usually the production team that noticed her talent and cast her. In 2012, she gained recognition on TV with JTBC's How Long I've Kissed, directed by Ahn Pan-seok and written by Jeong Seong-ju. The casting director who saw Baek's performance recommended her for the role.
Filmography
2025
- When Life Gives You Tangerines as Hong Kyung-ja
- Would You Marry Me? as Kim Mi Yeon
- To the Moon
- Kick Kick Kick Kick as Baek Ji-won
2024
- Chicken Nugget as Soon-sim
- Goodbye Earth as Oh Gye-hyang
- Cinderella at 2AM as Kim Hee-sook (Ha Yoon-seo's mother)
- Parole Examiner Lee as Choi Hwa-ran
2022
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo as Han Seon-young
- Once Upon a Small Town as Jang Se-ryeon
- Cheer Up as Hwang Jin-hee
- Anna as Hyun-joo's Mother
- Trolley as Book repair customer
- A Birth as Goh Ursula
2021
- Racket Boys as Shin Song-hee
- Snowdrop as Choi Mi-hye
- Melancholia as Min Hee-seung
- Sell Your Haunted House as Lee Eun-hye
- Mad for Each Other as Kim In-ja
- Artificial City as Kwon Min-Seon
- The Road: The Tragedy of One as Kwon Yeo-Jin
- Missing Child as Yeon Jung
- Landscape of Pain
2020
- Mystic Pop-up Bar as Ms. Ahn Dong [Eun Su's foster mother]
- Once Again as Jang Ok-ja
- Do You Like Brahms? as 이수경
- Awaken as Lee Taek-jo
- Tell Me What You Saw as Kim Na-Hee
- How to Buy a Friend as Oh Jung-Hee
2019
- The Fiery Priest as Kim In-Kyung
- Be Melodramatic as Jeong Hye-jeong
- Trap as Mrs. Jo
- My Fellow Citizens as Park Jin-Hee
- Everything and Nothing as Doctor
- Miss Lee as Choi Young-Ja
- Family Affair as Mi-jeong's friend
- Trap: Director's Cut as Mrs. Jo
- Socialization - Understanding of Dance as To Ni
2018
- Encounter as Ju Yeon-ja
- Your Honor as Cha Hong-Ran
- The Undateables as Bong Sun-Hwa
- About Time as Wife
- In Between Seasons as Sook-jung
2017
- Fight for My Way as Ae Ra & Seol Hee's teacher
- Defendant as Seo Eun Hye's mother
- Mad Dog as Oh Seo-Ra
- My Golden Life as Jo Soon-Ok
- The Poet and the Boy as Member of Dongin
2016
- Beautiful Mind as Wife of glioblastoma patient
2015
- Heard It Through the Grapevine as Attorney Yoo Shin-Young
- I Have a Lover as Choi Jin-Ri
- The Family Is Coming as Choi Dal-Ja
2014
- Secret Love Affair as Secretary Wang Jung-Hee
- Han Gong-ju as Nurse
- Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits as Sister
2013
- Montage as Detective
2010
2006
- Solace as Shim In-sook