Film and television · South Korea · 1947–
Youn Yuh-jung Life & Career Timeline
Five decades of fearless work culminating in Korea’s first acting Oscar.
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Born in Kaesong
Youn Yuh-jung was born before the division of Korea was formalised.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krJoins TBC
Youn began her career after passing an open television audition.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krWoman of Fire
Kim Ki-young’s provocative drama gave Youn a defining film debut.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krJang Hui-bin
A royal concubine role made her nationally recognisable.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krThe Insect Woman
A second major Kim Ki-young collaboration deepened her daring screen persona.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krMoves to the United States
After marriage, Youn left Korea and paused her acting career.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krReturns to Korea and acting
Following divorce, she rebuilt her career while raising two sons.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krBe a Wicked Woman
Youn’s film work gathered momentum again in the 1990s.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krA Good Lawyer’s Wife
Her uninhibited supporting role won renewed critical attention.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krActresses
Youn played a version of herself in the ensemble meta-film.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krThe Housemaid
She appeared in Im Sang-soo’s Cannes competition remake.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krThe Taste of Money
Another Im Sang-soo film returned Youn to Cannes.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krThe Bacchus Lady
Her lead performance confronted ageing, poverty and sexuality.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krCanola
Youn portrayed a grandmother reunited with her missing granddaughter.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krMinari
As grandmother Soon-ja, Youn became the emotional spark of the Korean-American family drama.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krHistoric Academy Award
Youn became the first Korean actor to win an acting Oscar.
Source: www.oscars.orgPachinko
As older Sunja, Youn anchored the multigenerational television epic.
Source: www.koreanfilm.or.krThe Wedding Banquet
Youn continued her international career in Andrew Ahn’s reimagining of the romantic comedy.
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