Moon Sook is a South Korean actress.[2] She is known for her roles in dramas such as Tunnel, The Uncanny Counter, Matrimonial Chaos, Kkondae Intern and Lovers of the Red Sky.[1] She also appeared in movies Keys to the Heart, Svaha: The Sixth Finger, Shades of the Heart and Emergency Declaration.[3] In 1970s she was called Audrey Hepburn of Korea due to her resemblance to Audrey.[4]
Moon Sook | |
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| Born | Oh Kyung-sook (1954-06-19) 19 June 1954 (age 68) Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Other names | Audrey Hepburn of Korea[1] |
| Education | Dongmyeong Girls' High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1973 – present |
| Agent | Management Pium |
| Known for | Tunnel Matrimonial Chaos Kkondae Intern |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Lee Hye-young (step-daughter) |
Moon married director Lee Man-hee in 1974 who was 23 years older then her and already married but the married did not last long because Lee Man-hee died in 1975 and actress Lee Hye-young is her step-daughter.[5] Then she moved to America to study painting and there while studying she married a american man and has two children.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Memory | Hwang Tae-sun | [7] |
| Hello, My Twenties! | Belle Epoque landlady | [8] | |
| 2017 | Tunnel | Hong Hye-won | [9] |
| 2018 | Life on Mars | Kim Mi-yeon | [10] |
| The Beauty Inside | Woo-jin's mother | [11] | |
| Matrimonial Chaos | Go Mi-sook | [12] | |
| Priest | Lee Hae-min | [13] | |
| Just Dance | Hye-jin's grandmother | [14] | |
| 2019 | Graceful Family | Milk Witch | [15] |
| Gogo Song | Yoo Soon-nyeo | [16] | |
| 2020 | Touch | Yoon Young-hee | [17] |
| Kkondae Intern | Oh Kyung / Anastasia | [18] | |
| SF8 | Jong-in's mother | [19] | |
| The Uncanny Counter | Wi-gen | [20] | |
| 2021 | Lovers of the Red Sky | Samshin | [21] |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1975 | A Girl Who Looks Like the Sun (태양 닮은 소녀) | In-yeong |
| A Triangular Trap (삼각의 함정) | Ji-seok | |
| The Road to Sampo (삼포가는 길) | Baek-hwa | |
| 1976 | Where Is Miss Yeong? (미스 영의 행방) | Nan-hyang |
| 2015 | The Beauty Inside | Woo-jin's mother |
| 2018 | Keys to the Heart | Bok-ja |
| Herstory | Seo Gwi-soon | |
| Ode to the Goose | Gunsan restaurant owner | |
| 2019 | Svaha: The Sixth Finger | Myung-hee |
| 2021 | Finding Angel (천사는 바이러스) | Ok-boon |
| Shades of the Heart | Chang-seok's mother | |
| 2022 | Emergency Declaration | Doctor[22] |
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 11th Korean Theater and Film Awards | 1974 | Best Actress in Film | Moon Sook | Won | [23] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1975 | Best News Actress - Film | A Girl Who Looks Like the Sun | Won | [24] |
Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress – Film | |
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