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Youn Yuh-jung’s Profile
Name: Yoon Yuh Jung (Yun Yeo Jeong) / 윤여정 (尹汝貞) Profession: Actress Birthdate: 1947-Jun-19 (age 71) Birthplace: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea Blood type: B Star sign: Gemini Family: Two sons
Youn Yuh-jung’s Career And Family
She majored in Korean Language and Literature at Hanyang University. When she was still a freshman, she passed the open auditions held by TBC in 1966 and dropped out of college, to make her acting debut with the television drama Mister Gong in 1967. Youn rocketed to fame in 1971 with two memorable portrayals of femme fatale. Her first film, which is titled Woman of Fire became a critical and commercial hit, for which she won Best Actress at the Sitges Film Festival. Then she starred in MBC period drama series Jang Hui-bin where she played the titular infamous royal concubine. What makes the audience like Youn’s acting is because she was not afraid to play risque, provocative characters. This shown in The Insect Woman (충녀) (1972) and Be a Wicked Woman (천사여 악녀가 되라) (1990). Audiences found Youn’s fast way of speaking and atypical appearance refreshing and she frequently took roles in TV dramas depicting a modern woman of the new generation, notably in Stepmother (새엄마) (1972). At the peak of her career, Youn retired after she married singer Jo Young-nam in 1975, then immigrated to the United States.
In 1984, she returned to Korea and permanently resumed her acting career. However, their marriage did not last and they got divorced in 1987.
Take a look at the full list of her films and dramas here!
Youn Yuh-jung’s Filmography
Television series
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Youn Yuh-Jung, A Rising Variety Star
Aside from her countless appearance on film and TV series, Youn also starred in some variety shows. Take a look at the full list below! Have you seen these shows? Let us know which is your favorite on the comment section below!
