Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-06-19 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea

Also Known As

윤여정

Youn Yuhjung

Yoon Yeo-jeong

Yoon Yeo-jung

Yoon Yuh-jung

Yun Yeo-jeong

尹汝貞

尹汝贞

یون یو-جونگ

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.

Known For

Dog Days

Dog Days

Springtime

Springtime

Salut d'Amour

Salut d'Amour

Canola

Canola

Keys to the Heart

Keys to the Heart

Beasts Clawing at Straws

Beasts Clawing at Straws

Minari

Minari

Acting

Dog Days

2024

Dog Days

as

Yuh-jung

A Good Lawyer's Wife

2003

A Good Lawyer's Wife

as

Hong Byeong-han

Boomerang Family

2013

Boomerang Family

as

Mother

The Housemaid

2010

The Housemaid

as

Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss Cho

In Another Country

2012

In Another Country

as

Park Sook

The Taste of Money

2012

The Taste of Money

as

Baek Geum-ok

Behind the Camera

2013

Behind the Camera

as

Self

Hindsight

2011

Hindsight

as

Madame Kang

A Tale of Legendary Libido

2008

A Tale of Legendary Libido

as

Old Woman

The Actresses

2009

The Actresses

as

Youn Yuh-jung

Hill of Freedom

2014

Hill of Freedom

as

Innkeeper

Woman of Fire

1971

Woman of Fire

as

Myeong-ja

Maundy Thursday

2006

Maundy Thursday

as

Sister Monica

Springtime

2004

Springtime

as

Mother

The Old Garden

2006

The Old Garden

as

Hyun-woo's Mother

Insect Woman

1972

Insect Woman

as

Myung-ja

Ha Ha Ha

2010

Ha Ha Ha

as

Moonkyung's Mother

Hwang Jin Yi

2007

Hwang Jin Yi

as

Old Woman

Salut d'Amour

2015

Salut d'Amour

as

Geum-nim

The Wedding Banquet

2025

The Wedding Banquet

as

Ja-Young

Canola

2016

Canola

as

Gye-choon

List

2011

List

as

Mi-hye's Mother

The Bacchus Lady

2016

The Bacchus Lady

as

So-young

Right Now, Wrong Then

2015

Right Now, Wrong Then

as

Kang Deoksoo

Keys to the Heart

2018

Keys to the Heart

as

In-sook

Woman Requiem

1985

Woman Requiem

as

Ms. Hong

Beasts Clawing at Straws

2020

Beasts Clawing at Straws

as

Soon-ja

Minari

2021

Minari

as

Soonja

Be a Wicked Woman

2021

Be a Wicked Woman

as

Ms. Choi

Lucky Chan-sil

2020

Lucky Chan-sil

as

Grandmother

The President's Last Bang

2005

The President's Last Bang

as

Mother

Ladies Of The Forest

2017

Ladies Of The Forest

as

Soon-shim

Heaven: To The Land of Happiness

2021

Heaven: To The Land of Happiness

as

Ms. Yoon

Intimate Enemies

2015

Intimate Enemies

as

Yuh-jung

The Day and Night of a Korean-American

1978

The Day and Night of a Korean-American

as

Mrs. Hyun

Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

1973

Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

as

Bok-nyeo

Earl.

2024

Earl.

as

Self

Haesol: The Soul Guide's Journey

Haesol: The Soul Guide's Journey

as

Yoosun (voice)

Dajeongdahan

Dajeongdahan

as

Hur Jun

Hur Jun

as

Sung In-cheol's wife

Did We Really Love?

Did We Really Love?

as

Choi Hye-ja

여자의 방

여자의 방

as

A Farewell to Sorrow

A Farewell to Sorrow

as

Lee Yeon-sim

The Person I Love

The Person I Love

as

Yoon Min-ja

사랑은 이런거야

사랑은 이런거야

as

Lee Jung-Ja

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Heading to the Ground

Heading to the Ground

as

Ae Ja

The Queen's Classroom

The Queen's Classroom

as

Yong Hyun-ja

The Producers

The Producers

as

Self

Worlds Within

Worlds Within

as

Oh Min-suk

The King 2 Hearts

The King 2 Hearts

as

Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)

The Road Home

The Road Home

as

Bam Soon-jung

Dear My Friends

Dear My Friends

as

Oh Choong-nam

Can You Hear My Heart?

Can You Hear My Heart?

as

Hwang Soon-geum

Who's My Love?

Who's My Love?

as

In-ae

Hotelier

Hotelier

as

Yoon Bong-sook

KAIST

KAIST

as

Professor

Ireland

Ireland

as

Shi Yeon's Mother

Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village

Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village

as

Self

Pearl Necklace

Pearl Necklace

as

Yoon Hae-Myung

My Husband Got a Family

My Husband Got a Family

as

Uhm Chung-ae

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

as

Sung Eun-sook

내가 사는 이유

내가 사는 이유

as

손미나

Pure in Heart

Pure in Heart

as

Myeong Hye

Noonas Over Flowers

Noonas Over Flowers

as

Self

Youn's Kitchen

Youn's Kitchen

as

Self

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as

Sun-Hee (voice)

You Quiz on the Block

You Quiz on the Block

as

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as

Self

Youn's Unexpected Journey

Youn's Unexpected Journey

as

Self

Next Entertainment, Visionary

Next Entertainment, Visionary

as

Self

Nattering with Nah

Nattering with Nah

as

Self

What is Love?

What is Love?

as

Han Sim-ae

Sense8

Sense8

as

Min-Jung

Wonderful Days

Wonderful Days

as

Jang So-sim

Master In The House

Master In The House

as

Self

Never Twice

Never Twice

as

Bok Mak-Rye

KBS Drama Awards

KBS Drama Awards

as

Host

Modern Korea

Modern Korea

as

Self (archive footage)

Pachinko

Pachinko

as

Older Sunja

Ruler of Your Own World

Ruler of Your Own World

as

정유순

Daughters-in-Law

Daughters-in-Law

as

Seo Mi-soon

목욕탕집 남자들

목욕탕집 남자들

as

Roh Hye-young

Golden Fish

Golden Fish

as

Cho Yoon-hee

Chunja's Happy Events

Chunja's Happy Events

as

Yang Boon-hee

Youn Stay

Youn Stay

as

Self

MBC Bests Theater

MBC Bests Theater

as

정혜

Sohn's Questions

Sohn's Questions

as

Self

산다는 것은

산다는 것은

as

How's Your Husband?

How's Your Husband?

as

배반의 장미

배반의 장미

as

옥선

Be Strong, Geum-soon!

Be Strong, Geum-soon!

as

Kim Jin-soon

重複刪除

重複刪除

as

嚴清愛

Open Your Heart

Open Your Heart

as

Choi Soon Joo

BEEF

BEEF

as

Chairwoman Park

Production

Crew

Directing