Youn Yuh-jung
Born
June 19, 1947 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
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
Ja-Young
2025
손석희의 질문들
Self · (1 episode)
2024
Earl.
Self
2024
Dog Days
Yuh-jung
2024
Nattering with Nah
Self · (1 episode)
2023
Youn's Unexpected Journey
Self · (5 episodes)
2022
Pachinko
Older Sunja · (16 episodes)
2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Sun-Hee (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
Ms. Yoon
2021
Minari
Soonja
2021
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self · (1 episode)
2021
Youn Stay
Self · (12 episodes)
2021
Lucky Chan-sil
Grandmother
2020
Beasts Clawing at Straws
Soon-ja
2020
Never Twice
Bok Mak-Rye · (72 episodes)
2019
Modern Korea
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
You Quiz On The Block
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Keys to the Heart
In-sook
2018
Master In The House
Herself · (2 episodes)
2017
Ladies Of The Forest
Soon-shim
2017
Youn's Kitchen
Self · (20 episodes)
2017
The Bacchus Lady
So-young
2016
Canola
Gye-choon
2016
Dear My Friends
Oh Choong-nam · (16 episodes)
2016
Right Now, Wrong Then
Kang Deok-soo
2015
Intimate Enemies
Yuh-jung
2015
Sense8
Min-Jung · (7 episodes)
2015
The Producers
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Salut d'Amour
Geum-nim
2015
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Hill of Freedom
Innkeeper
2014
Wonderful Days
Jang So-sim · (50 episodes)
2014
Noonas Over Flowers
Self · (8 episodes)
2013
The Queen's Classroom
Yong Hyun-ja · (16 episodes)
2013
Boomerang Family
Mother
2013
Behind the Camera
Self
2013
In Another Country
Park Sook
2012
The Taste of Money
Baek Geum-ok
2012
The King 2 Hearts
Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother) · (20 episodes)
2012
My Husband Got a Family
Uhm Chung-ae · (58 episodes)
2012
List
Mi-hye's Mother
2011
Hindsight
Madame Kang
2011
Can You Hear My Heart?
Hwang Soon-geum · (30 episodes)
2011
Home Sweet Home
Sung Eun-sook · (16 episodes)
2010
The Housemaid
Byeong-sik
2010
Ha Ha Ha
Moon-kyung's Mother
2010
Golden Fish
Cho Yoon-hee · (133 episodes)
2010
The Actresses
Youn Yuh-jung
2009
Heading to the Ground
Ae Ja · (16 episodes)
2009
The Road Home
Bam Soon-jung · (1 episode)
2009
Worlds Within
Oh Min-suk · (16 episodes)
2008
Chunja's Happy Events
Yang Boon-hee · (111 episodes)
2008
A Tale of Legendary Libido
Old Woman
2008
Daughters-in-Law
Seo Mi-soon · (52 episodes)
2007
Hwang Jin Yi
Old Woman
2007
The Person I Love
Yoon Min-ja · (20 episodes)
2007
The Old Garden
Hyun-woo's Mother
2006
Maundy Thursday
Sister Monica
2006
Pure in Heart
Myeong Hye · (167 episodes)
2006
A Farewell to Sorrow
Lee Yeon-sim · (60 episodes)
2005
Be Strong, Geum-soon!
Kim Jin-soon · (1 episode)
2005
The President's Last Bang
Mother
2005
Springtime
Mother
2004
Ireland
Shi Yeon's Mother · (16 episodes)
2004
진주목걸이
Yoon Hae-Myung · (52 episodes)
2003
A Good Lawyer's Wife
Hong Byeong-han
2003
Ruler of Your Own World
정유순 · (20 episodes)
2002
Who's My Love?
In-ae · (84 episodes)
2002
사랑은 이런거야
Lee Jung-Ja · (172 episodes)
2001
Hotelier
Yoon Bong-sook · (20 episodes)
2001
Hur Jun
Sung In-cheol's wife · (64 episodes)
1999
Did We Really Love?
Choi Hye-ja · (44 episodes)
1999
KAIST
Professor · (14 episodes)
1999
내가 사는 이유
손미나 · (1 episode)
1997
목욕탕집 남자들
Roh Hye-young · (87 episodes)
1995
산다는 것은
(50 episodes)
1993
How's Your Husband?
(70 episodes)
1993
여자의 방
(1 episode)
1992
사랑이 뭐길래
Han Sim-ae · (66 episodes)
1991
MBC Bests Theater
정혜 · (1 episode)
1991
Be a Wicked Woman
Ms. Choi
1990
배반의 장미
옥선 · (2 episodes)
1990
KBS Drama Awards
Host · (1 episode)
1987
Woman Requiem
Ms. Hong
1985
The Day and Night of a Korean-American
Mrs. Hyun
1978
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
Bok-nyeo
1973
Insect Woman
Myung-ja
1972
Woman of Fire
Myeong-ja
1971
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953