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.
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Known For
Minari
(2021)
Soonja
A Tale of Legendary Libido
(2008)
Old Woman
A Good Lawyer's Wife
(2003)
Hong Byeong-han
The Housemaid
(2010)
Byeong-sik
Beasts Clawing at Straws
(2020)
Soon-ja
The Taste of Money
(2012)
Baek Geum-ok
Right Now, Wrong Then
(2015)
Kang Deok-soo
Maundy Thursday
(2006)
Sister Monica
Hindsight
(2011)
Madame Kang
The Bacchus Lady
(2016)
So-young
The President's Last Bang
(2005)
Mother
Full Filmography
Acting
Woman of Fire
(1971)
Myeong-ja
Insect Woman
(1972)
Myung-ja
Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
(1973)
Bok-nyeo
The Day and Night of a Korean-American
(1978)
Mrs. Hyun
Woman Requiem
(1985)
Ms. Hong
A Good Lawyer's Wife
(2003)
Hong Byeong-han
Springtime
(2004)
Mother
The President's Last Bang
(2005)
Mother
The Old Garden
(2006)
Hyun-woo's Mother
Maundy Thursday
(2006)
Sister Monica
Hwang Jin Yi
(2007)
Old Woman
A Tale of Legendary Libido
(2008)
Old Woman
Actresses
(2009)
Youn Yuh-jung
The Housemaid
(2010)
Byeong-sik
Ha Ha Ha
(2010)
Moon-kyung's Mother
Hindsight
(2011)
Madame Kang
List
(2011)
Mi-hye's Mother
The Taste of Money
(2012)
Baek Geum-ok
In Another Country
(2012)
Park Sook
Boomerang Family
(2013)
Mother
Behind the Camera
(2013)
Self
Hill of Freedom
(2014)
Innkeeper
Salut d'Amour
(2015)
Geum-nim
Right Now, Wrong Then
(2015)
Kang Deok-soo
Intimate Enemies
(2015)
Yuh-jung
Canola
(2016)
Gye-choon
The Bacchus Lady
(2016)
So-young
Ladies Of The Forest
(2017)
Soon-shim
Keys to the Heart
(2018)
In-sook
Beasts Clawing at Straws
(2020)
Soon-ja
Lucky Chan-sil
(2020)
Grandmother
Minari
(2021)
Soonja
Be a Wicked Woman
(2021)
Ms. Choi
Heaven: To The Land of Happiness
(2021)
Ms. Yoon
Dog Days
(2024)
Yuh-jung
Writing