Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuh-jung

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.

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Known For

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • as Self

You Quiz On The Block

You Quiz On The Block

2018 • as Self

Master In The House

Master In The House

2017 • as Herself

TV

사랑은 이런거야

2001 • as Lee Jung-Ja

KAIST

KAIST

1999 • as Professor

Chunja's Happy Events

Chunja's Happy Events

2008 • as Yang Boon-hee

Filmography

2025

The Wedding Banquet
The Wedding Banquet
as Ja-Young
Movie - Released: 4/18/2025

2024

Dog Days
Dog Days
as Yuh-jung
Movie - Released: 2/7/2024
Earl.
Earl.
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/26/2024
손석희의 질문들
손석희의 질문들
as Self
TV - Released: 7/13/2024

2023

Nattering with Nah
Nattering with Nah
as Self
TV - Released: 6/2/2023

2022

The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Sun-Hee (voice)
TV - Released: 3/3/2022
Youn's Unexpected Journey
Youn's Unexpected Journey
as Self
TV - Released: 5/8/2022
Pachinko
Pachinko
as Older Sunja
TV - Released: 3/24/2022

2021

Minari
Minari
as Soonja
Movie - Released: 2/12/2021
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
as Ms. Yoon
Movie - Released: 10/6/2021
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Next Entertainment, Visionary
as Self
TV - Released: 1/18/2021
Youn Stay
Youn Stay
as Self
TV - Released: 1/8/2021

2020

Beasts Clawing at Straws
Beasts Clawing at Straws
as Soon-ja
Movie - Released: 2/19/2020
Lucky Chan-sil
Lucky Chan-sil
as Grandmother
Movie - Released: 3/5/2020

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2019
Never Twice
Never Twice
as Bok Mak-Rye
TV - Released: 11/2/2019
Modern Korea
Modern Korea
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 10/31/2019

2018

Keys to the Heart
Keys to the Heart
as In-sook
Movie - Released: 1/17/2018
You Quiz On The Block
You Quiz On The Block
as Self
TV - Released: 8/29/2018

2017

Ladies Of The Forest
Ladies Of The Forest
as Soon-shim
Movie - Released: 9/21/2017
Youn's Kitchen
Youn's Kitchen
as Self
TV - Released: 3/24/2017
Master In The House
Master In The House
as Herself
TV - Released: 12/31/2017

2016

Canola
Canola
as Gye-choon
Movie - Released: 5/19/2016
The Bacchus Lady
The Bacchus Lady
as So-young
Movie - Released: 10/6/2016
Dear My Friends
Dear My Friends
as Oh Choong-nam
TV - Released: 5/13/2016

2015

Salut d'Amour
Salut d'Amour
as Geum-nim
Movie - Released: 4/9/2015
Right Now, Wrong Then
Right Now, Wrong Then
as Kang Deok-soo
Movie - Released: 9/24/2015
Intimate Enemies
Intimate Enemies
as Yuh-jung
Movie - Released: 6/25/2015
The Producers
The Producers
as Self
TV - Released: 5/15/2015
Sense8
Sense8
as Min-Jung
TV - Released: 6/5/2015

2014

Hill of Freedom
Hill of Freedom
as Innkeeper
Movie - Released: 9/4/2014
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
as Self
TV - Released: 10/17/2014
Wonderful Days
Wonderful Days
as Jang So-sim
TV - Released: 2/22/2014

2013

Boomerang Family
Boomerang Family
as Mother
Movie - Released: 5/9/2013
Behind the Camera
Behind the Camera
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/28/2013
The Queen’s Classroom
The Queen’s Classroom
as Yong Hyun-ja
TV - Released: 6/12/2013
Noonas Over Flowers
Noonas Over Flowers
as Self
TV - Released: 11/29/2013

2012

In Another Country
In Another Country
as Park Sook
Movie - Released: 5/31/2012
The Taste of Money
The Taste of Money
as Baek Geum-ok
Movie - Released: 5/17/2012
The King 2 Hearts
The King 2 Hearts
as Bang Yang-seon (the Queen Mother)
TV - Released: 3/21/2012
My Husband Got a Family
My Husband Got a Family
as Uhm Chung-ae
TV - Released: 2/25/2012

2011

Hindsight
Hindsight
as Madame Kang
Movie - Released: 8/31/2011
List
List
as Mi-hye's Mother
Movie - Released: 10/7/2011
Can You Hear My Heart?
Can You Hear My Heart?
as Hwang Soon-geum
TV - Released: 4/2/2011

2010

The Housemaid
The Housemaid
as Byeong-sik
Movie - Released: 5/13/2010
Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha
as Moon-kyung's Mother
Movie - Released: 5/6/2010
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
as Sung Eun-sook
TV - Released: 10/27/2010
Golden Fish
Golden Fish
as Cho Yoon-hee
TV - Released: 5/3/2010

2009

The Actresses
The Actresses
as Youn Yuh-jung
Movie - Released: 12/10/2009
Heading to the Ground
Heading to the Ground
as Ae Ja
TV - Released: 9/9/2009
The Road Home
The Road Home
as Bam Soon-jung
TV - Released: 1/12/2009

2008

A Tale of Legendary Libido
A Tale of Legendary Libido
as Old Woman
Movie - Released: 4/30/2008
Worlds Within
Worlds Within
as Oh Min-suk
TV - Released: 10/27/2008
Chunja's Happy Events
Chunja's Happy Events
as Yang Boon-hee
TV - Released: 5/19/2008

2007

Hwang Jin Yi
Hwang Jin Yi
as Old Woman
Movie - Released: 6/6/2007
The Person I Love
The Person I Love
as Yoon Min Ja [Aunt]
TV - Released: 1/15/2007
Daughters-in-Law
Daughters-in-Law
as Seo Mi-soon
TV - Released: 7/28/2007

2006

Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday
as Sister Monica
Movie - Released: 9/14/2006
The Old Garden
The Old Garden
as Hyun-woo's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/24/2006
Pure in Heart
Pure in Heart
as Myeong Hye
TV - Released: 5/22/2006

2005

The President's Last Bang
The President's Last Bang
as Mother
Movie - Released: 2/3/2005
A Farewell to Sorrow
A Farewell to Sorrow
as Lee Yeon-sim
TV - Released: 6/11/2005

2004

Springtime
Springtime
as Mother
Movie - Released: 9/16/2004
Ireland
Ireland
as Shi Yeon's Mother
TV - Released: 9/1/2004

2003

A Good Lawyer's Wife
A Good Lawyer's Wife
as Hong Byeong-han
Movie - Released: 8/14/2003
진주목걸이
진주목걸이
as Yoon Hae-Myung
TV - Released: 9/20/2003

2002

Who's My Love?
Who's My Love?
as In-ae
TV - Released: 3/2/2002
Ruler of Your Own World
Ruler of Your Own World
as 정유순
TV - Released: 7/3/2002

2001

TV
사랑은 이런거야
as Lee Jung-Ja
TV - Released: 10/29/2001
Hotelier
Hotelier
as Yoon Bong-sook
TV - Released: 4/4/2001

1999

Hur Jun
Hur Jun
as Sung In-cheol's wife
TV - Released: 11/22/1999
Did We Really Love?
Did We Really Love?
as Choi Hye-ja
TV - Released: 1/27/1999
KAIST
KAIST
as Professor
TV - Released: 1/24/1999

1997

내가 사는 이유
내가 사는 이유
as 손미나
TV - Released: 5/7/1997

1995

목욕탕집 남자들
목욕탕집 남자들
as Roh Hye-young
TV - Released: 11/18/1995

1993

TV
산다는 것은
TV - Released: 4/24/1993
TV
댁의 남편은 어떠십니까
TV - Released: 2/22/1993

1992

TV
여자의 방
TV - Released: 11/4/1992

1991

사랑이 뭐길래
사랑이 뭐길래
as Han Sim-ae
TV - Released: 11/23/1991
MBC Bests Theater
MBC Bests Theater
as 정혜
TV - Released: 7/7/1991

1990

Be a Wicked Woman
Be a Wicked Woman
as Ms. Choi
Movie - Released: 9/28/1990

1987

KBS Drama Awards
KBS Drama Awards
as Host
TV - Released: 12/31/1987

1985

Woman Requiem
Woman Requiem
as Ms. Hong
Movie - Released: 11/1/1985

1978

The Day and Night of a Korean-American
The Day and Night of a Korean-American
as Mrs. Hyun
Movie - Released: 4/8/1978

1973

Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
as Bok-nyeo
Movie - Released: 2/23/1973

1972

Insect Woman
Insect Woman
as Myung-ja
Movie - Released: 10/6/1972

1971

Woman of Fire
Woman of Fire
as Myeong-ja
Movie - Released: 4/1/1971

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953