Yum Jung-ah (born July 28, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Her notable films include A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Big Swindle (2004), The Old Garden (2007), and Cart (2014), as well as the television series Royal Family (2011),[1][2][3][4] and Sky Castle (2018).[5][6][7] She was the first runner-up at Miss Korea 1991 and represented Korea in Miss International 1992 and finished as the second runner-up.
Yum Jung-ah | |
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Born | (1972-07-28) July 28, 1972 (age 50) South Korea |
Alma mater | ChungAng University |
Years active | 1991–present |
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Spouse | Heo Il (m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yeom Jeong-a |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏm Chŏng'a |
Yum Jung-ah married doctor Heo Il on December 30, 2006. They have 2 children.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Jazz Bar Hiroshima | Sayuri | |
1995 | Terrorist | Hwang Chae-eun | |
1999 | Tell Me Something | Oh Seung-min | |
2002 | H | Detective Kim Mi-yeon | |
2003 | A Tale of Two Sisters | Heo Eun-joo | |
2004 | The Big Swindle | Seo In-kyeong | |
Lovely Rivals | Yeo Mi-ok | ||
Three... Extremes | Actress playing a vampire | Segment: "Cut", cameo | |
2005 | Twentidentity | Segment: "20mm Thick" | |
Sad Movie | Yeom Ju-young | ||
Boy Goes to Heaven | Bu-ja | ||
2007 | The Old Garden | Han Yun-hee | |
The Worst Guy Ever | Oh Joo-yeon | ||
Small Town Rivals | Tearoom madam | Cameo | |
2009 | Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | Actress | |
2012 | The Spies | Assistant manager Kang | |
Love Potion | Wife | Short film | |
2014 | Cart | Sun-hee | |
2017 | The Mimic | Hee-yeon | |
2018 | Intimate Strangers | Soo-hyun | [9] |
2019 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Yoo Ji-Hyun | |
Trade Your Love | Mrs. Cheon | ||
Another Child | Young-joo | [10] | |
Start-Up | Yoon Jung-hye | ||
2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit | First lady | |
2022 | Alienoid | Heug-seol | [11][12] |
Life Is Beautiful | Oh Se-yeon | [13] | |
TBA | Smuggler | [14] | |
Starlight Falls | Special appearance[15] | ||
Cross | Mi-seon | [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1991 | Our Paradise | MBC | |
1993 | January | KBS2 | |
Good Morning, Yeongdong! | Hye-jin | ||
Iljimae | Seol-Hwa | MBC | |
1994 | Ambition | ||
MBC Best Theater "Man and Woman" | |||
A Human Land | Kim Geum-dan | KBS2 | |
1995 | The Blue Sky | Park Yoon-jung | |
Good Man, Good Woman | Kang Yeon-joo | ||
Korea Gate | Shin Jae-soon | SBS | |
1996 | Colors "Opening the Violet Blinds" | KBS2 | |
Lee Hong-ryeol's Eat Drink Man Woman | SBS | ||
The Scent of Apple Blossoms | Park Shin-hee | MBC | |
The Brothers' River | Kim So-hee | SBS | |
1997 | Model | Park Soo-ah | |
Fences on Fire | KBS1 | ||
1998 | Until the Azalea Blooms | KBS2 | |
Seven Brides | SBS | ||
Legendary Ambition | Park Jae-hee | KBS2 | |
MBC Best Theater "Fanny and Alexander" | Soo-mi | MBC | |
You Are My Song | Lee Jae-sook | KBS1 | |
1999 | School | Korean language teacher Cha Hyun-joo | KBS2 |
Crystal | Jo Soo-ah | SBS | |
Rising Sun, Rising Moon | Kim Yoon-ji | KBS1 | |
2000 | Emperor Wang Gun | Queen Janghwa | |
2001 | Drama City "Yoon Sa-wol" | Jae-kyung | KBS2 |
Purity | Jang Ho-sook | ||
2003 | Lovers | Jo Jin-seo | SBS |
2004 | Say You Love Me | Jo Yi-na | MBC |
2008 | Working Mom | Choi Ga-young | SBS |
2011 | Royal Family | Kim In-sook | MBC |
2012 | Flower Band | Kwon Ji-hyuk's mother (cameo, episode 15)[17] | tvN |
My Lover, Madame Butterfly | Nam Na-bi | SBS | |
2013 | After School: Lucky or Not | (cameo, episode 2) | Nate Hoppin/ BTV/T-store |
Your Neighbor's Wife | Chae Song-ha | JTBC | |
2016 | Mirror of the Witch | Shaman Hong-joo | |
2018 | Sky Castle[18] | Han Seo-jin / Kwak Mi-hyang | |
2021 | Snowdrop | Song Hye-joo (cameo) [19] | |
2022 | Cleaning Up | Eo Yong-mi[20] |
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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1991 | Entertainment Weekly | KBS2 | |
1992 | 전원집합 토요대행진 | ||
초 마술의 세계 미스터 마릭 | SBS | ||
밤으로 가는 쇼 | KBS2 | ||
1993 | Concert of Dreams | ||
1996 | Female MC Showdown | ||
Scoop Entertainment City | MBC | ||
1997 | TV Loaded with Love | KBS2 | |
Field Experience of Life | |||
1998 | Tuesday Special with Seo Se-won | ||
2013 | Human Documentary: Your Story | jTBC | Narration |
Thank You | SBS | ||
2014 | True Live Show[21] | StoryOn | Host |
2019 | Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village[22] | tvN | Main cast |
Year | Song title | Artist |
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2005 | "I'm Not Laughing" | Leessang feat. ALi |
Year | Title | Role |
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1993 | Beauty and the Beast | |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1991 | Miss Korea Pageant | First Runner-up | — | Won |
Miss Photogenic | — | Won | ||
1992 | Miss International Pageant[23] | Second Runner-up | — | Won |
1998 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Won | |
2003 | 6th Director's Cut Awards | Best Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
24th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
2004 | 22nd Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
41st Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
24th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | The Big Swindle | Won | ||
25th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
6th Asian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
2006 | 12th Chlotrudis Awards | A Tale of Two Sisters | Nominated | |
2007 | 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (Film) | The Old Garden | Won |
2008 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Working Mom | Nominated |
2011 | 4th Korea Drama Awards[24] | Best Actress | Royal Family | Won |
MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||
2012 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | My Lover, Madame Butterfly | Nominated |
2013 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Nominated | |
2014 | 15th Women in Film Korea Awards | Woman in Film of the Year | Cart | Won |
2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards[25] | Best Actress (Film) | Won | |
20th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
24th Buil Film Awards | Nominated | |||
2017 | 54th Grand Bell Awards | The Mimic | Nominated | |
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | Nominated | ||
2018 | 27th Buil Film Awards[26] | Best Actress | Nominated | |
2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards[27] | Grand Prize (Daesang) for Television | Sky Castle | Nominated |
Best Actress (TV) | Won | |||
12th Korea Drama Awards[28] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nominated | ||
2022 | 31st Buil Film Awards[29] | Best Supporting Actress | Alienoid | Nominated |
58th Grand Bell Awards[30] | Best Actress | Life Is Beautiful | Pending | |
43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards[31] | Best Actress | Pending | ||
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