Youn Yuh-jung
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dog Days
as Yuh-jung
2024
The Taste of Money
as Baek Geum-ok
2012
A Good Lawyer's Wife
as Hong Byeong-han
2003
Behind the Camera
as Self
2013
In Another Country
as Park Sook
2012
The Housemaid
as Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss Cho
2010
A Tale of Legendary Libido
as Old Woman
2008
Boomerang Family
as Mother
2013
Hindsight
as Madame Kang
2011
The Actresses
as Youn Yuh-jung
2009
Ha Ha Ha
as Moonkyung's Mother
2010
The Old Garden
as Hyun-woo's Mother
2007
Maundy Thursday
as Sister Monica
2006
Hill of Freedom
as Innkeeper
2014
Woman of Fire
as Myeong-ja
1971
Hwang Jin Yi
as Old Woman
2007
Springtime
as Mother
2004
Insect Woman
as Myung-ja
1972
Salut d'Amour
as Geum-nim
2015
The Wedding Banquet
as Ja-Young
2025
TV Appearances
Hur Jun
as Sung In-cheol's wife
1999
Did We Really Love?
as Choi Hye-ja
1999
여자의 방
1992
A Farewell to Sorrow
as Lee Yeon-sim
2005
The Person I Love
as Yoon Min-ja
2007
사랑은 이런거야
as Lee Jung-Ja
2001
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Heading to the Ground
as Ae Ja
2009
The Queen's Classroom
as Yong Hyun-ja
2013
The Producers
as Self
2015
The King 2 Hearts
as Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)
2012
Worlds Within
as Oh Min-suk
2008