Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuh-jung

77 · Born: Jun 19, 1947

Personal Details

BornJun 19, 1947 Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea

Biography

Youn Yuh-jung, a renowned South Korean actress, was born on June 19, 1947. Throughout her illustrious career spanning nearly four decades, she has made a lasting impression on the film and television industry. One of her most notable roles was in Kim Ki-young's 1971 masterpiece, "Woman of Fire".

Youn's remarkable talent was showcased again in Im Sang-soo's critically acclaimed films, "The Housemaid" (2010) and "The Taste of Money" (2012). Her impressive performance in Lee Isaac Chung's "Minari" (2020) catapulted her to international stardom, garnering widespread critical acclaim and numerous prestigious awards.

Career

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2025
The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet as Grandmother
{"id":103838375,"title":"The Boys Presents: Diabolical","year":2022,"character":"Sun-Hee (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-boys-presents-diabolical","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103838375.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103838375.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":103840181,"title":"Pachinko","year":2022,"character":"Older Sunja","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/pachinko","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7uji2ovjeh10.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7uji2ovjeh10.jpg"},"released":1}
Pachinko
Pachinko as Older Sunja
{"id":143683,"title":"Minari","year":"2021","character":"Soonja","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/minari","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4s94qcehm4r0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4s94qcehm4r0.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
Minari
Minari as Soonja
{"id":228977,"title":"Beasts Clawing at Straws","year":"2020","character":"Soon-ja","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/beasts-clawing-at-straws","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_228977.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_228977.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
{"id":232291,"title":"Lucky Chan-sil","year":"2020","character":"Grandmother","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/lucky-chan-sil","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_232291.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_232291.jpg"},"released":1}
Lucky Chan-sil
Lucky Chan-sil as Grandmother
{"id":220391,"title":"Keys to the Heart","year":"2018","character":"In-sook","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/keys-to-the-heart","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_220391.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_220391.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":225971,"title":"The Bacchus Lady","year":"2016","character":"So-young","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-bacchus-lady","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225971.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225971.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
{"id":2877,"title":"Sense8","year":2016,"character":"Min-Jung","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/sense8","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6otjr4cnc730.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6otjr4cnc730.jpg"},"released":1}
Sense8
Sense8 as Min-Jung
{"id":119607,"title":"Salut d'Amour","year":"2015","character":"Geum-nim","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/salut-damour","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_119607.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_119607.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Salut d'Amour
Salut d'Amour as Geum-nim
{"id":225147,"title":"Right Now, Wrong Then","year":"2015","character":"Kang Deok-soo","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/right-now-wrong-then","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225147.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225147.jpg"},"released":1}
Right Now, Wrong Then
Right Now, Wrong Then as Kang Deok-soo
{"id":37847,"title":"Hill of Freedom","year":"2014","character":"Innkeeper","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/hill-of-freedom","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_37847.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_37847.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Hill of Freedom
Hill of Freedom as Innkeeper
{"id":223421,"title":"Boomerang Family","year":"2013","character":"Mother","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/boomerang-family","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223421.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223421.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":38877,"title":"The Taste of Money","year":"2012","character":"Baek Geum-ok","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-taste-of-money","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_38877.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_38877.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
The Taste of Money
The Taste of Money as Baek Geum-ok
{"id":9524,"title":"In Another Country","year":"2012","character":"Park Sook","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/in-another-country","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/11me40du3nu0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/11me40du3nu0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":221109,"title":"Hindsight","year":"2011","character":"Madame Kang","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/hindsight-2011","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_221109.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_221109.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
Hindsight
Hindsight as Madame Kang
{"id":120379,"title":"Hahaha","year":"2010","character":"Moon-kyung's Mother","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/hahaha","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_120379.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_120379.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Hahaha
Hahaha as Moon-kyung's Mother
{"id":11805,"title":"The Housemaid","year":"2010","character":"Byeong-sik","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-housemaid","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_11805.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_11805.jpg"},"released":1}
The Housemaid
The Housemaid as Byeong-sik
{"id":26186,"title":"Garoojigi","year":"2008","character":"Old Woman","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/garoojigi","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_26186.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_26186.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Garoojigi
Garoojigi as Old Woman
{"id":121271,"title":"Hwang Jin Yi","year":"2007","character":"Old Woman","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/hwang-jin-yi-2007","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_121271.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_121271.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Hwang Jin Yi
Hwang Jin Yi as Old Woman
{"id":9685,"title":"The President's Last Bang","year":"2005","character":"Mother","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-presidents-last-bang","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_9685.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_9685.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":30010,"title":"A Good Lawyer's Wife","year":"2003","character":"Hong Byeong-han","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-good-lawyers-wife","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_30010.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_30010.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
A Good Lawyer's Wife
A Good Lawyer's Wife as Hong Byeong-han