Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuh-jung was born on Jun 19, 1947 in South Korea. Youn Yuh-jung's big-screen debut came with Woman of Fire directed by Kim Ki-young in 1971. Youn Yuh-jung is known for Pachinko directed by Justin Chon, Lee Min-Ho stars as Hansu and Soji Arai as Baek Mozasu. Youn Yuh-jung has got 61 awards and 39 nominations so far. The most recent award Youn Yuh-jung achieved is Gold Derby Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Youn Yuh-jung plays is Pachinko - Season 2 which will be released on Mar 25, 2022.

Beloved by audiences around the world, Youn Yuh-Jung's a legendary actress who has starred in many of Korea's most revered films & TV shows in a career that spans 5 decades. After winning Korea's Blue Dragon Award for best actress in her film debut as the country girl turned femme fatale in 1971's Woman of Fire (part of director Kim Ki-Young's iconic Housemaid trilogy), she quit acting in her prime to immigrate to the U.S. A decade later, she returned to Korea & mounted a comeback, continuing to shatter conventions as well earn acclaim in such films such as A Good Lawyer's Wife, The Taste of Money & as a senior prostitute in The Bacchus Lady. Since her humble beginnings, she has taken on memorable roles in over 80 TV shows & close to 30 feature films, winning countless awards. Fluent in Korean & English, she's not only a force to be reckoned w/ on screen, but also in fashion as she's considered a style icon in Korea.Critically acclaimed for her role as the feisty & unconventional grandmother Soonja in "Minari", her other recent American credits include the Wachowski's Sense8 as the maternal convict serving life, Min-Jung & the upcoming series Pachinko for Apple.