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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) and Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid (2010).
Most actresses her age play cliched motherly characters, but Yoon has a diverse, colorful acting range thanks to her artistic talent and unique characteristics. A Good Lawyer’s Wife marked another big moment in her career. She gained critical acclaim for her nonchalant acting as a mother-in-law who neglected her husband dying of liver cancer and enjoyed extramarital affairs. Her freewheeling and confident persona manifested itself in the semi-documentary style film Actresses which discussed the daily lives of actresses. Yoon is an interesting actress who can add a stylish touch to movies and TV dramas even when she plays minor roles, notably her award-winning scene-stealing turn in The Housemaid. In The Taste of Money Yoon reunites with director Im Sang-soo for the fourth time, as the center of the drama that unfolds and touches upon the themes of corruption, greed and sex. She says, "I don’t mind being called an old actress, but I do worry about how to carry on my acting career without looking like an old fool."
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^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 3". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ Beck, Una (7 June 2010). "Yoon Yeo-jung's Movie Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ Kim Hyo-eun, Cho Jae-eun (18 May 2012). "At 64, Yoon Yeo-jeong won’t let age get in the way of a sex scene". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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Youn Yuh-jung
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) and Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid (2010).
Biography
When Yoon was a freshman at Hanyang University majoring in Korean literature, she was chosen as a TV actress in a public audition by TBC. Yoon was cast in the lead role in Mister Bear (Mister Gom) one year after her debut, and gained popularity. The public found her fast way of speaking and atypical appearance refreshing and she frequently took roles in TV dramas depicting a modern woman of the new generation. She then took an unconventional step towards her acting career when she played unimaginable, sensational female characters in grotesque movies such as Woman of Fire and The Insect Woman directed by Kim Ki-young, Korea’s first style-conscious director. Her performance in Woman of Fire garnered her several Best Actress awards. However, Yoon retired from her career after she married singer Jo Young-nam, then immigrated to the United States. In 1985, she came back home to Korea, divorced Jo, and returned to acting. Making such a stellar comeback after taking a long break was an unusual feat for a middle-aged actress.Most actresses her age play cliched motherly characters, but Yoon has a diverse, colorful acting range thanks to her artistic talent and unique characteristics. A Good Lawyer’s Wife marked another big moment in her career. She gained critical acclaim for her nonchalant acting as a mother-in-law who neglected her husband dying of liver cancer and enjoyed extramarital affairs. Her freewheeling and confident persona manifested itself in the semi-documentary style film Actresses which discussed the daily lives of actresses. Yoon is an interesting actress who can add a stylish touch to movies and TV dramas even when she plays minor roles, notably her award-winning scene-stealing turn in The Housemaid. In The Taste of Money Yoon reunites with director Im Sang-soo for the fourth time, as the center of the drama that unfolds and touches upon the themes of corruption, greed and sex. She says, "I don’t mind being called an old actress, but I do worry about how to carry on my acting career without looking like an old fool."
^ "YOUN Yuh-jung". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
^ "윤여정" [Yoon Yeo-jeong]. Korean Movie Database (KMDb) (in Korean). Retrieved 2010-02-09.
^ "1970년대 ‘충무로 누벨 바그’ 윤여정". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2010-02-09.
^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ Beck, Una (11 December 2009). "INTERVIEW: Yoon Yeo-jung - Part 3". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ Beck, Una (7 June 2010). "Yoon Yeo-jung's Movie Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
^ Kim Hyo-eun, Cho Jae-eun (18 May 2012). "At 64, Yoon Yeo-jeong won’t let age get in the way of a sex scene". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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Be a Wicked Woman (2021)
, 1h38Directed by Kim Ki-young
Genres Drama
Actors Youn Yuh-jung
Rating54%
Two women with unfaithful husbands make a deal to kill each other's husbands.
Intimate Enemies (2015)
, 1h50Directed by Im Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Ryoo Seung-bum, Ko Joon-hee, Yang Ik-june, Kim Eung-soo, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Youn Yuh-jung
Roles Yeo-jung (cameo)
Rating48%
Tow truck driver Na-mi, corporate intern Ji-noo, African worker Yakubu and his Korean wife Jung-sook discover bags full of cash at the site of a car crash, which is actually the slush fund of a conglomerate president. They initially pocket the money, but when the president sends ruthless criminals after them, they decide to use it to mete out revenge on corrupt corporations.
Salut d'Amour (2015)
, 1h52Directed by Kang Je-gyu
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Park Geun-hyung, Youn Yuh-jung, Jo Jin-woong, Han Ji-min, Kim Jung-tae, Hwang Woo-seul-hye
Roles Im Geum-nim
Rating71%
Sung-chil is a grumpy 70-year-old man who lives alone and works part-time at the local supermarket. Jang-soo, owner of the supermarket and president of the city's redevelopment project, has been trying in vain to get Sung-chil's signature (he's the last hold-out and the only reason for the project's delay), but Sung-chil stubbornly refuses any change to his lifestyle. Then he meets his new neighbor Geum-nim, a feisty yet friendly elderly lady who runs the flower shop next door. Despite his age, Sung-chil is inexperienced and clumsy at romance so the entire town cheers him on and helps him court her. But Geum-nim's daughter Min-jung disapproves of the relationship.
Hill of Freedom (2014)
, 1h6Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Ryō Kase, Moon So-ri, Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Min-woo, Gi Ju-bong, Jung Eun-chae
Roles Gu-ok
Rating68%
Japanese language teacher Mori arrives in Seoul to track down Kwon, a South Korean woman he fell for several years ago. Mori arrives in Bukchon, a neighborhood in the center of the city which has a tranquil atmosphere and historical background. Hoping for a chance to see her, he stays at a guesthouse near Kwon's old home, and he's befriended by the elderly owner, Gu-ok, and her broke but sociable nephew Sang-won. Mori begins to frequent Jiyugaoka ("Hill of Freedom"), a local coffee shop owned by Young-sun, where he writes letters to Kwon. Then even though Young-sun already has a boyfriend, she and Mori become lovers.
Boomerang Family (2013)
, 1h52Directed by Song Hae-seong
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Park Hae-il, Yoon Je-moon, Gong Hyo-jin, Youn Yuh-jung, Jin Ji-hee, Ye Ji-won
Roles Mom
Rating65%
Film director In-mo (Park Hae-il) is a 40-year-old movie director who's been jobless for the past decade after his debut film was a commercial and artistic flop. Mired in poverty and depressed at his wife's affair, he decides to hang himself. But a well-timed call from his mother (Youn Yuh-jung) inviting him to dinner results in a change of plans. Instead of killing himself, he decides to move in to his mother's home, where his older brother Han-mo (Yoon Je-moon) also lives. A 44-year-old unemployed ex-gangster with five criminal convictions, Han-mo is not particularly pleased at this development. But more trouble lies ahead: younger sister Mi-yeon (Gong Hyo-jin) arrives with her bratty, rebellious 15-year-old daughter Min-kyung (Jin Ji-hee). 35-year-old Mi-yeon announces that she is leaving her second husband, and that she needs to stay with them for the immediate future. In this way, fate has reunited this dysfunctional and rather quirky family, with their petty conflicts, sibling rivalries and largely unexpressed affection, as they struggle with the challenges of middle age.
In Another Country (2012)
, 1h29Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Yoo Jun-sang, Jeong Yu-mi, Moon So-ri, Kwon Hae-hyo, Moon Sung-keun
Roles Park Sook
Rating63%
The framing story has young film student, Won-joo (Jung Yu-mi) and her mother Park Sook (Youn Yuh-jung) hiding from their debtors in Mohang, a seaside town in Buan, North Jeolla. The bored younger woman sets out to write a screenplay whose plot will use the place they’re staying in for the location, but eventually comes up with three variants, using the same basic idea in all of them.
The Taste of Money (2012)
, 1h54Directed by Im Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Kim Kang-woo, Baek Yun-shik, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Hyo-jin, On Joo-wan, Maui Taylor
Roles Baek Geum-ok
Rating57%
In a luxurious house outside Seoul lives one of the country's richest families: company president Yoon, his wife Baek Geum-ok, their divorced daughter Nami, and son Chul. Yoon is company president but the reins of power are held by his wife Geum-ok, whose aged father was once a powerful businessman, and whom Yoon married for her money and influence. Yoon's private secretary is Joo Young-jak, from humble origins. His current job is making sure a U.S. businessman, Robert Altman, is kept happy with hookers, as part of a major business deal that could prove crucial to the family's fortunes. When Geum-ok sees Yoon having an affair with their Filipina maid, Eva, on her hidden CCTV, she beds Young-jak in revenge. When Chul is arrested for organizing a slush fund for Altman, Geum-ok decides to further punish her husband for his "mistake" in bringing the family's name into public disrepute, by having Eva killed. At the same time, Nami and Young-jak, start an affair. Yoon commits suicide over Eva's death (and takes the blame for his son's activities). After his funeral, Young-jak quits the family, glad to be rid of their influences. He accompanies Eva's coffin to the Philippines, where he is joined on the plane by Nami.
Hindsight (2011)
, 2h1Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Song Kang-ho, Shin Se-kyung, Chun Jung-myung, Lee Jong-hyuk, Kim Min-joon, Youn Yuh-jung
Rating63%
Busan, South Korea, the present day. Legendary retired gangster Yoon Doo-hun (Song Kang-ho) dreams of opening a restaurant, and enrolls in a cooking class, where he gets to know Jo Se-bin (Shin Se-kyung). Doo-hun then hears that his former boss, Man-gil, has died after being hit by a car; the gang's members need to find Man-gil's will to see whom he nominated as his successor, though most of them expect it is Doo-hun. Meanwhile, Se-bin's roommate Lee Eun-jung (Esom) has become indebted to some Haeundae moneylenders, who force Se-bin, in return, to spy on Doo-hun. After Eun-jung steals a suitcase containing cocaine from the moneylenders, Se-bin is ordered to kill Doo-hun but can't bring herself to do it. Instead, Eun-jung tries to run him over with a car and subsequently disappears. Doo-hun survives and takes over as head of his old gang, intent on discovering who killed Man-gil. Among various problems, he has to contend with Baek Kyung-min (Lee Jong-hyuk), an ambitious young member of the gang, and his continuing relationship with Se-bin, who is under pressure from assassination agency head Madame Kang (Youn Yuh-jung) to kill him.
The Housemaid (2010)
, 1h46Directed by Im Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Thriller, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Seo Woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Ahn Seo-hyeon, Hwang Jeong-min
Roles Byeong-sik
Rating63%
Eun-yi is hired as an au pair for Hae-ra (pregnant with twins) and her rich husband Hoon. Eun-yi's primary task is watching the couple's young daughter, Nami. Eun-yi is eager to connect to Nami, who gradually warms to her. Hoon begins to secretly flirt with Eun-yi, enticing her with glasses of wine and his piano playing, and they eventually begin a sexual relationship. Despite the affair, Eun-yi is still warm and friendly to Hoon's oblivious wife, Hae-ra; she even expresses enthusiasm and delight at the progress of Hae-ra's pregnancy.
Ha Ha Ha (2010)
, 1h55Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Kim Sang-kyung, Yoo Jun-sang, Moon So-ri, Ye Ji-won, Kim Kang-woo, Kim Q-ri
Roles Moon-kyung's mother
Rating66%
The filmmaker Jo Moon-kyung (Kim Sang-kyung) and his friend Bang Joong-sik (Yoo Jun-sang) swap memories about the trips they both made to the same town (Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province), where, as it turns out, they had met and befriended the same people.
Actresses (2009)
, 1h44Directed by Lee Jae-yong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary
Themes Films about television
Actors Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Mi-sook, Go Hyun-jung, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Min-hee, Kim Min-hee
Rating69%
Six actresses — Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Mi-sook, Go Hyun-jung, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Min-hee and Kim Ok-bin, each portraying themselves — come together for a Vogue Korea magazine photo shoot at a studio in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul on Christmas Eve, resulting in a clash of egos between individuals not used to sharing the limelight.
A Tale of Legendary Libido (2008)
, 2hGenres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Musical films
Actors Bong Tae-gyu, Oh Dal-soo, Kim Ye-won, Youn Yuh-jung, Seo Young, Song Jae-ho
Rating53%
Byeon Gang-soe is a meek rice cake seller in a remote mountainous village in Joseon Dynasty Korea. Mocked for his impaired libido, Gang-so learns of a potion buried in the forest which transforms him into the greatest lover in his village.
Hwang Jin Yi (2007)
, 2h21Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Actors Song Hye-kyo, Yu Ji-tae, Kim Yoo-jung, Ryoo Seung-ryong, Lee Hyun-woo, Youn Yuh-jung
Roles old woman
Rating62%
Raised as an aristocrat in 16th century Joseon, an era when class status dictated one's destiny, Hwang Jin-yi discovers a shocking secret about her birth: she was born illegitimate. She therefore belongs to the lower class, and has no recourse but to give up her aristocratic status. Before embarking on the life of a gisaeng, she decides to give up her virginity to a man of her own choosing, and spends her first night with Nomi, a long-time family servant, whom she is aware loves her deeply. As a gisaeng, Jin-yi becomes celebrated for her legendary beauty, wit, and talents in singing, dancing and poetry. But although she is surrounded by an entourage of noblemen showering her with gifts and admiration, she lives a solitary life of tragic isolation. Jin-yi's only solace is the game she and the local governor play on her noble clients, tricking them into exposing their hypocrisies. But when a bandit leader matching Nomi's description is spotted in the region, Jin-yi begins to question the life she endures.
The Old Garden (2006)
, 1h52Directed by Im Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ji Jin-hee, Yeom Jeong-a, Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Eun-sung, Yoon Hee-seok, Ban Hyo-jung
Rating63%
Hyun-woo (Ji Jin-hee) is released from prison after spending 17 years behind bars. During his college days he was involved in the student-led anti-government protests that swept across Korea in the early 1980s. Now that he is finally free, Hyun-woo travels back to the town where he spent a few precious months immediately prior to his arrest.
Maundy Thursday (2006)
, 2hDirected by Song Hae-seong
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Films about capital punishment
Actors Kang Dong-won, Lee Na-young, Youn Yuh-jung, Oh Jung-se, Jang Hyun-sung, Kang Shin-il
Roles Sister Monica, Yu-jeong's aunt
Rating73%
Yu-jeong (Lee Na-young) has now attempted to commit suicide three times. Her disdain for her mother and indifference to the rest of the world, isolates her from any chance for happiness. Yu-jeong's aunt Sister Monica is a nun, and she often goes to the prison to visit death row inmates. Sister Monica meets a new death row inmate who asks if he could meet her niece. Yu-jeong reluctantly agrees.