Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuh-jung

CountryKorea, Republic of Korea, Republic of
GenderFemale
BirthdayJul 19, 1947
BiographyYoun Yuh-jung (Korean: 윤여정; pronounced [jun jʌdʑʌŋ]; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress. Youn started her career in Korean television in the late 1960s and rose to prominence with the film Woman of Fire (1971). She retired in the mid-1970s and immigrated to the United States, before returning to Korea in 1984 and rebuilding her career. Known as the “Godmother of Chungmu-ro,” her other notable films include The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), The Bacchus Lady (2016) and Canola (2016). On television, she is known for her matriarch roles in dramas such as Men of the Bath House (1995), Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2005), Daughters-in-Law (2007), My Husband Got a Family (2012), and Dear My Friends (2016), as well as the reality programmes Sisters Over Flowers (2013), Youn's Kitchen (2017–2018), and Unexpected Journey (2022). Youn gained international acclaim for her role in Minari (2020), becoming the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award, all for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently appeared in international productions, such as the Apple TV+ series Pachinko (2022–), the film The Wedding Banquet (2025), and the Netflix series Beef (2026).

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