Youn Yuh-jung

Acting

Youn Yuh-jung

Born June 19, 1947Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea94 credits

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.

Known For

The Wedding Banquet
6.9

The Wedding Banquet

Movie

2025

Sohn's Questions

Sohn's Questions

TV

2024

Earl.

Earl.

Movie

2024

Dog Days
7.6

Dog Days

Movie

2024

Nattering with Nah
10.0

Nattering with Nah

TV

2023

BEEF
7.7

BEEF

TV

2023

Filmography

The Wedding Banquet
2025The Wedding Banquetas Ja-YoungMovie
Sohn's Questions
2024Sohn's Questionsas SelfTV
Earl.
2024Earl.as SelfMovie
Dog Days
2024Dog Daysas Yuh-jungMovie
Nattering with Nah
2023Nattering with Nahas SelfTV
BEEF
2023BEEFas Chairwoman ParkTV
Youn's Unexpected Journey
2022Youn's Unexpected Journeyas SelfTV
Pachinko
2022Pachinkoas Older SunjaTV
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022The Boys Presents: Diabolicalas Sun-Hee (voice)TV
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
2021Heaven: To The Land of Happinessas Ms. YoonMovie
Be a Wicked Woman
2021Be a Wicked Womanas Ms. ChoiMovie
Minari
2021Minarias SoonjaMovie
Next Entertainment, Visionary
2021Next Entertainment, Visionaryas SelfTV
Youn Stay
2021Youn Stayas SelfTV
Lucky Chan-sil
2020Lucky Chan-silas GrandmotherMovie
Beasts Clawing at Straws
2020Beasts Clawing at Strawsas Soon-jaMovie
Never Twice
2019Never Twiceas Bok Mak-RyeTV
Modern Korea
2019Modern Koreaas Self (archive footage)TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
You Quiz on the Block
2018You Quiz on the Blockas SelfTV
Keys to the Heart
2018Keys to the Heartas In-sookMovie
Master In The House
2017Master In The Houseas SelfTV
Ladies Of The Forest
2017Ladies Of The Forestas Soon-shimMovie
Youn's Kitchen
2017Youn's Kitchenas SelfTV
The Bacchus Lady
2016The Bacchus Ladyas So-youngMovie
Canola
2016Canolaas Gye-choonMovie
Dear My Friends
2016Dear My Friendsas Oh Choong-namTV
Right Now, Wrong Then
2015Right Now, Wrong Thenas Kang DeoksooMovie
Intimate Enemies
2015Intimate Enemiesas Yuh-jungMovie
Sense8
2015Sense8as Min-JungTV
The Producers
2015The Producersas SelfTV
Salut d'Amour
2015Salut d'Amouras Geum-nimMovie
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
2014Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Villageas SelfTV
Hill of Freedom
2014Hill of Freedomas InnkeeperMovie
Wonderful Days
2014Wonderful Daysas Jang So-simTV
Noonas Over Flowers
2013Noonas Over Flowersas SelfTV
The Queen's Classroom
2013The Queen's Classroomas Yong Hyun-jaTV
Boomerang Family
2013Boomerang Familyas MotherMovie
Behind the Camera
2013Behind the Cameraas SelfMovie
In Another Country
2012In Another Countryas Park SookMovie
The Taste of Money
2012The Taste of Moneyas Baek Geum-okMovie
The King 2 Hearts
2012The King 2 Heartsas Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)TV
My Husband Got a Family
2012My Husband Got a Familyas Uhm Chung-aeTV
重
2012重複刪除as 嚴清愛TV
List
2011Listas Mi-hye's MotherMovie
Hindsight
2011Hindsightas Madame KangMovie
Can You Hear My Heart?
2011Can You Hear My Heart?as Hwang Soon-geumTV
Home Sweet Home
2010Home Sweet Homeas Sung Eun-sookTV
The Housemaid
2010The Housemaidas Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss ChoMovie
Ha Ha Ha
2010Ha Ha Haas Moonkyung's MotherMovie
Golden Fish
2010Golden Fishas Cho Yoon-heeTV
The Actresses
2009The Actressesas Youn Yuh-jungMovie
Heading to the Ground
2009Heading to the Groundas Ae JaTV
The Road Home
2009The Road Homeas Bam Soon-jungTV
Worlds Within
2008Worlds Withinas Oh Min-sukTV
Chunja's Happy Events
2008Chunja's Happy Eventsas Yang Boon-heeTV
A Tale of Legendary Libido
2008A Tale of Legendary Libidoas Old WomanMovie
Daughters-in-Law
2007Daughters-in-Lawas Seo Mi-soonTV
Hwang Jin Yi
2007Hwang Jin Yias Old WomanMovie
The Person I Love
2007The Person I Loveas Yoon Min-jaTV
The Old Garden
2007The Old Gardenas Hyun-woo's MotherMovie
Maundy Thursday
2006Maundy Thursdayas Sister MonicaMovie
Pure in Heart
2006Pure in Heartas Myeong HyeTV
A Farewell to Sorrow
2005A Farewell to Sorrowas Lee Yeon-simTV
Be Strong, Geum-soon!
2005Be Strong, Geum-soon!as Kim Jin-soonTV
The President's Last Bang
2005The President's Last Bangas MotherMovie
Springtime
2004Springtimeas MotherMovie
Ireland
2004Irelandas Shi Yeon's MotherTV
Pearl Necklace
2003Pearl Necklaceas Yoon Hae-MyungTV
A Good Lawyer's Wife
2003A Good Lawyer's Wifeas Hong Byeong-hanMovie
Ruler of Your Own World
2002Ruler of Your Own Worldas 정유순TV
Who's My Love?
2002Who's My Love?as In-aeTV
사
2001사랑은 이런거야as Lee Jung-JaTV
Hotelier
2001Hotelieras Yoon Bong-sookTV
Hur Jun
1999Hur Junas Sung In-cheol's wifeTV
Did We Really Love?
1999Did We Really Love?as Choi Hye-jaTV
KAIST
1999KAISTas ProfessorTV
내가 사는 이유
1997내가 사는 이유as 손미나TV
Open Your Heart
1996Open Your Heartas Choi Soon JooTV
목욕탕집 남자들
1995목욕탕집 남자들as Roh Hye-youngTV
산
1993산다는 것은TV
H
1993How's Your Husband?TV
여
1992여자의 방TV
What is Love?
1991What is Love?as Han Sim-aeTV
MBC Bests Theater
1991MBC Bests Theateras 정혜TV
배반의 장미
1990배반의 장미as 옥선TV
KBS Drama Awards
1987KBS Drama Awardsas HostTV
Woman Requiem
1985Woman Requiemas Ms. HongMovie
The Day and Night of a Korean-American
1978The Day and Night of a Korean-Americanas Mrs. HyunMovie
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
1973Tto Sun Yi, a college girlas Bok-nyeoMovie
Insect Woman
1972Insect Womanas Myung-jaMovie
Woman of Fire
1971Woman of Fireas Myeong-jaMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Haesol: The Soul Guide's Journey
—Haesol: The Soul Guide's Journeyas Yoosun (voice)Movie