Jang So-yeon (Korean:장소연; born Seo Eun-jung on 28 January 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of
Sookmyung Women's University, Department of English and Chinese.
She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She is known for her roles in ''
My Father Is Strange'' (2017), ''
Something in the Rain'' (2018) and ''
Crash Landing on You'' (2019). She has acted in films such as: ''
Veteran
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A military veteran that h ...
'' (2015) and ''
Peninsula
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'' (2020) among others.
Career
Jang So-yeon is a graduate in English and Chinese from
Sookmyung Women's University. She is a member of the theater company 'Yeonwoo Stage'.
She has appeared in ''
My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
''My Lawyer, Mr. Jo'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Park Shin-yang, Kang So-ra, Ryu Soo-young, Park Sol-mi. Based on the same-titled webtoon, it aired on KBS2.
The second season of the drama titled '' My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2 ...
'' (2016), ''
While You Were Sleeping'' (2017), ''
The Secret Life of My Secretary'' (2019), and ''
Welcome 2 Life
''Welcome 2 Life'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jung Ji-hoon, Lim Ji-yeon and Kwak Si-yang. It aired on MBC TV from August 5 to September 24, 2019.
Synopsis
The series is about a skilled lawyer who enters a parallel w ...
'' (2019).
In 2018 she appeared in
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. JTBC ...
's TV series ''
Something in the Rain'' as Seo Kyung-seon,
for her performance she won the best supporting actress award at
6th APAN Star Awards.
In 2019-20 she played Hyun Myeong-sun, a North Korean housewife in tvN's romantic drama ''
Crash Landing on You'', which is the
third highest-rated South Korean TV drama in cable television history. Jang's performance was appreciated as she pulled off the role with her natural North Korean dialect.
In 2021 Jang was appreciated for her performance as Kang Mi-ra, a mother who had a child abducted 11 years ago, in JTBC Drama festa ''Missing Child''.
In 2022 Jang is appearing in JTBC's office romantic drama ''
Forecasting Love and Weather'' and cast in
Disney+
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Sci-fi thriller ''
Grid'' as Choi Seon-ul, the deputy director of the secretariat for 25 years. In September, Jang signed an exclusive contract with Clover Company.
Filmography
Films
Television series
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Jang So-yeon on Daum
Jang So-yeon on KMDb
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21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
Living people
1980 births
Sookmyung Women's University alumni
Best Supporting Actress for APAN Star Awards winners
Actresses from Seoul