Born 1947 (age 78) · Gaeseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
Appears in 94 titles

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.

Filmography

Minari
7.3
Minari
2021
as Soonja
The Housemaid
6.3
The Housemaid
2010
as Byeong-sik a.k.a. Miss Cho
Beasts Clawing at Straws
7.1
Beasts Clawing at Straws
2020
as Soon-ja
Right Now, Wrong Then
7.0
Right Now, Wrong Then
2015
as Kang Deoksoo
In Another Country
6.1
In Another Country
2012
as Park Sook
A Good Lawyer's Wife
5.7
A Good Lawyer's Wife
2003
as Hong Byeong-han
Hindsight
6.5
Hindsight
2011
as Madame Kang
Hill of Freedom
6.6
Hill of Freedom
2014
as Innkeeper
The Taste of Money
5.5
The Taste of Money
2012
as Baek Geum-ok
Ha Ha Ha
6.3
Ha Ha Ha
2010
as Moonkyung's Mother
The Wedding Banquet
6.9
The Wedding Banquet
2025
as Ja-Young
Canola
7.9
Canola
2016
as Gye-choon
The President's Last Bang
6.5
The President's Last Bang
2005
as Mother
A Tale of Legendary Libido
5.8
A Tale of Legendary Libido
2008
as Old Woman
Keys to the Heart
8.0
Keys to the Heart
2018
as In-sook
Maundy Thursday
7.0
Maundy Thursday
2006
as Sister Monica
The Bacchus Lady
6.8
The Bacchus Lady
2016
as So-young
Lucky Chan-sil
6.7
Lucky Chan-sil
2020
as Grandmother
Salut d'Amour
7.9
Salut d'Amour
2015
as Geum-nim
The Old Garden
6.4
The Old Garden
2007
as Hyun-woo's Mother