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Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung (, ; born June 19, 1947) is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Movie Award. She has starred in many South Korean television series and films. She gained international recognition for her role in '' Minari'' (2020). Her critically acclaimed portrayal of Soon-ja in the film made her the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award, as well as the first to be nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, all in the Best Supporting Actress category. By the late 1960s, Youn was a rising star in South Korea and won several awards for her role in '' Woman of Fire'' (1971). She retired from the spotlight for several years before returning to acting in the late 1980s. Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun (Korean Surname)
Yun (윤) is a common family name in Korea, which means "governor". The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yoon, Yune, Yiun, or Youn. According to the 2000 census, 948,600 people had the surname in South Korea. It derives from the Chinese character 尹 also used for the Chinese surname Yǐn and Doãn in Vietnam. Clans and history Papyeong clan The Papyeong (파평, 坡平) Yun clan, which has its seat in Papyeong-myeon, Paju City, is the most well-known and largest Yun clan. The 2000 South Korean census found 221,433 households claiming membership in the Papyeong clan, with a total population of 713,947. The clan's founding ancestor is General Yun Sin-dal, who assisted Wang Geon (later King Taejo) in founding the Goryeo Dynasty. Yoon Gwan was a renowned general in the Goryeo Dynasty. He helped form the Byeolmuban forces to fight and defeat the Jurchen tribes in 1107. In 2002, a mummified woman with an unborn fetus was discovered in the tomb of Yun Jeong-jeong, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA Award For Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film. This award began in 1968 and had four nominees until 1999 when expanded to five nominees. There has been one tie in this category. No award was given for the years 1980 and 1981. Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations ;9 nominations * Judi Dench ;4 nominations * Amy Adams * Maggie Smith ;3 nominations * Cate Blanchett * Anjelica Huston * Miranda Richardson * Margot Robbie * Kristin Scott Thomas * Meryl Streep * Julie Walters * Billie Whitelaw * Kate Winslet ;2 nominations * Rosanna Arquette * Peggy Ashcroft * Kathy Bates * Brenda Blethyn * Helena Bonham Carter * Toni Collette * Sally Field * Barbara Hershey * Holly Hunter * Rosemary Leach * Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Husband Got A Family
''My Husband Got a Family'' (, also known as ''Unexpected You'') is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-joo, Yoo Jun-sang, and Youn Yuh-jung. It aired on KBS2 from February 25 to September 9, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 58 episodes. The weekend family drama centers on a working woman named Cha Yoon-hee (played by Kim Nam-joo) as her husband, who was put up for international adoption, reunites with his biological parents. Yoon-hee faces the unexpected burden of having to build a relationship with her new-found in-laws. During its more than five-month run, it topped the weekly ratings chart for 25 consecutive weeks and reached a ratings peak of 45.8 percent (TNmS) and 52.3 percent (AGB Nielsen). The series ranked number one overall on the 2012 yearly TV ratings chart. Plot Cha Yoon-hee ( Kim Nam-joo) is a successful TV drama producer/director who marries an orphaned doctor (Yoo Jun-sang) and thereby acquires the supposed, ultimate career woman's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughters-in-Law
''Daughters-in-Law'' () is a South Korean drama that aired from July 28, 2007 to January 20, 2008 in Korea by KBS2 starring Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Pil-mo, Lee Soo-kyung and Seo Young-hee. It premiered on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 for 54 episodes. The Korean title "며느리 전성시대" can be literally translated to "The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law". This is an ironic reference to the fact that the traditional role of a Korean daughter-in-law was a life filled with thankless drudgery. This show explores whether modern life and ethos have improved the lives of daughters-in-law in various circumstances with a comedic tone. Cast Main characters * Kim Ji-hoon as Lee Bok-su :The only son among four sisters, Bok-su is a child in the eyes of his mother. He is the "jang-son" of his family - the oldest son of the oldest son who is expected to carry on his family's legacy, and he feels the weight of that responsibility on his shoulders. Although he is handsome and gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Strong, Geum-soon!
''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' () is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Han Hye-jin and Kang Ji-hwan. It aired on MBC from February 14, 2005 to September 30, 2005 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:20 for 163 episodes. Synopsis The drama starts off with Geum-soon in the midst of a hairdressing exam in beautician school, which she fails after suffering a high-tide in her bladder. She marries Song-hwan, who dies in a car accident days later She then moves in with her in-laws and gives birth to son Hwi-seong. She takes on various jobs to earn their keep (although her mother-in-law initially suggests that she should stay at home for another year to look after the baby): she promotes nutritional-drink products in the Korea University Hospital, then went on to be an apprentice in a hair salon. Geum-soon gets into an accident after her scooter crashes into the car of a fastidious young doctor who reports her to the police and picks up every tiny little fault from a broken finger to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canola (film)
''Canola'' (; lit. ''Grandmother Gye-choon'') is a 2016 South Korean film starring Youn Yuh-jung and Kim Go-eun. Synopsis The film tells the story of Gye-choon (Youn Yuh-jung), a female diver native to Jeju Island who is reunited with her granddaughter Hye-ji (Kim Go-eun) after 12 years of separation. Cast Main cast * Youn Yuh-jung as Gye-choon * Kim Go-eun as Hye-ji **Lee Seul-bi as young Hye-ji Supporting cast * Kim Hee-won as Suk-ho * Shin Eun-jung as Myeong-ok * Yang Ik-june as Choong-seop * Choi Min-ho as Han-yi * Ryu Jun-yeol as Cheol-heon * Park Min-ji as Min-hee * Nam Tae-boo as Choong-hee * Oh Hee-joon as Gye-choon's house member * Jang Hyuk-jin as Real Estate Agent Byun * Park Jung-chul as Attorney Seo * Choi Moon-kyoung as green umbrella 1 Guest appearance * Kim Dae-myung Kim Dae-myung (born February 16, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then rose to fame in the television series '' Misaeng: Incomplete Life'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bacchus Lady
''The Bacchus Lady'' ( ko, 죽여주는 여자, ''The Killer Woman'') is a 2016 South Korean drama film directed and written by E J-yong. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival as well as the Seattle International Film Festival. The director describes the film as a "bittersweet drama". The film depicts the life of an elderly prostitute called Youn So-young, who works as a Bacchus Lady. Cast * Youn Yuh-jung as So-Young * Jeon Moo-song as Jae-Woo * Yoon Kye-sang as Do-Hoon * Ye Soo-jung as Bok-hee * Park Seung-tae as eyebrow tattoo woman * An A-zu * Choi Hyun-jun * Joo In-young as Migration center employee * Kim Hye-yoon Kim Hye-yoon (born November 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress and model. She first became known through her portrayal as Kang Ye-seo in JTBC's television series ''Sky Castle'' (2018–2019) and received her first leading role with MBC's '' Ext ... as Nurse Awards and nominations References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Taste Of Money
''The Taste of Money'' () is a 2012 South Korean erotic thriller film about a conglomerate-owning family. It triggered controversy and hype with its portrayal of the lives of the privileged in Korean society, exploring themes of sex and money, greed and ambition. A decadent and sensational film that presents biting commentary on the rich and famous, it is Im Sang-soo's seventh film. Plot 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 Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Housemaid (2010 Film)
''The Housemaid'' () is a 2010 South Korean erotic psychological thriller film directed by Im Sang-soo. The story focuses on Eun-yi, played by Jeon Do-yeon, who becomes involved in a destructive love triangle while working as a housemaid for an upper-class family. Other cast members include Lee Jung-jae, Youn Yuh-jung and Seo Woo. The film is a remake of Kim Ki-young's 1960 film of the same name. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film opens with a bustling city street, where a young woman commits suicide by jumping from a building ledge to her death. Eun-yi, who works in a restaurant, persuades her coworker and roommate to drive her to the scene of the suicide, and she stands distraught over the chalk outline where the woman's body had lain. The next morning, an older woman by the name of Byeong-sik visits her small apartment and later expresses interest in giving her a job. Eun-yi is hired as an au pair for Hae-ra (pregnant with twins) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Of Fire
''Woman of Fire'' () is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. This was the second film in Kim's ''Housemaid'' trilogy followed by ''Woman of Fire '82''. The film is a remake of the classical '' The Housemaid''. Plot The lives of a composer and his wife, who live on a chicken farm, are thrown into turmoil when a ''femme fatale'' joins their household. Release ''Woman of Fire'' was rescreened in South Korean cinemas on May 1, 2021. Cast *Namkoong Won as Dong-shik * Jeon Gye-hyeon as Jeong-suk *Youn Yuh-jung as Myeong-ja *Choi Moo-ryong as Detective *Kim Ju-mi-hye *O Yeong-a as Hye-ok *Hwang Baek *Chu Seok-yang as Ki-ja *Lee Hoon *Lee Ji-yeon Awards * Festival de Cine de Sitges **Special Mention Best Actress (Youn Yuh-jung) *Blue Dragon Film Awards **Best Director (Kim Ki-young Kim Ki-young (October 10, 1919According to official documents, Kim was born in 1919. However, Kim insisted he was actually born in 1922. – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
