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Apr 18, 2021 · hm. Minari star Youn Yuh-jung’s personal life was full of struggles and sacrifices as she raised two children on her own after divorcing her husband. Although Yuh-jung has been working in the South Korean entertainment industry for over five decades, it was difficult for her to get the momentum back after a break from the entertainment industry.
Youn has two sons, both of whom are Korean Americans. Her sister Youn Yeo-soon is a former executive at LG Group. Career. After dropping out of college, Youn made her acting debut in the television drama Mister Gom in 1967. Youn shot to stardom in 1971 with two memorable portrayals of femme fatales.
May 15, 2024 · From May 17-25, the Academy Museum is hosting a retrospective honoring the Oscar-winning Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung.The screening series looks back on Youn's more than 50 years in front of the camera, spotlighting such highlights as her film debut in 1971's Woman of Fire (화녀), 2003's A Good Lawyer's Wife (바람난가족), 2016's The Bacchus Lady (죽여주는여자), and of course ...
Apr 2, 2021 · To put her two sons through college, she accepted parts almost indiscriminately.
Apr 26, 2021 · Yuh-Jung Youn won Best Supporting Actress for her charismatic and moving performance in Minari— and in doing so, she became the first Asian actress to win an Oscar since 1957, and the second ever. Youn has been a star in Korea since the early 1970s, appearing in a myriad of acclaimed TV programs and films.
Apr 25, 2021 · View gallery. Image Credit: Everett Collection. The critically-acclaimed Minari was nominated for 6 Academy Awards at the 2021 Oscars, and Yuh-Jung Youn walked away with the Best Supporting...
Apr 14, 2021 · April 14, 2021 13:15. Youn Yuh-jung. Actress Youn Yuh-jung is hesitant to attend this year's Academy Awards, where she has been nominated for a best-supporting Oscar, since her sons worry about anti-Asian crime.
