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Jean Yoon (born May 4, 1962) is an American-born Canadian actress and writer of Korean descent. Yoon is best known for originating the role of family matriarch Umma in the 2011 play Kim's Convenience and in the award-winning CBC Television series adapted from the play, for which she won an ACTRA Award and received two Canadian Screen Award ...
Jean is well-known for her work as Umma in the CBC comedy series Kim's Convenience. She is also known for work on The Expanse, Orphan Black, Dragon Boys and The Time Traveler's Wife. Jean voices Connie on the Emmy Award winning PBS Kids show Peg + Cat; and is especially proud of her work on the CBC mini-series Dragon Boys for which she earned a ...
Jun 7, 2021 · Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Jean Yoon is the latest “Kim’s Convenience” star to speak out about her negative experience working on the series, citing “overtly racist” storylines that were cut...
May 4, 1962 · Champaign, Illinois, USA. Height. 5′ 1″ (1.55 m) Mini Bio. Jean Yoon is a playwright and actress born in Illinois and raised in Toronto. Jean has lived and worked in Vancouver, Edmonton, Harbin City and Yanji City in North Eastern China and makes her home in Toronto.
Jul 20, 2021 · CBC. By pulling back the curtain on the production of the show — which was abruptly canceled after the departure of co-creators Ins Choi and Kevin White — Yoon, 59, exposed the chasm between ...
Jul 21, 2021 · ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Star Jean Yoon Says Gender Parity “Eroded” on Show, “Never Got to 50-50 With BIPOC Parity” Yoon also explained what she hopes the industry learns from the show's...
Jul 20, 2021 · Jean Yoon of 'Kim's Convenience' on behind-the-scenes struggles with racism, representation. Claire Wang. July 20, 2021 · 8 min read. In a memorable episode from the first season of "Kim’s...
Nov 8, 2023 · By Andrea Yu | November 8, 2023. Denise Grant. Jean Yoon is best known for her role as Umma in the stage-show-turned-CBC-series Kim’s Convenience, about a Korean Canadian family running a...
Cast. Jean Yoon. Twitter. Jean Yoon is an actor and playwright based in Toronto and works regularly on both stage and screen. Recent film credits include Bruce McDonald's The Husband, The...
Sep 2, 2021 · ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Star Jean Yoon Talks Industry Racism, “Comedy of Humiliation” "Our industry doesn't believe that it's racist," she told a panel on the lack of on-screen representation and...
