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  1. www.oprahdaily.com › who-is-yuh-jung-youngWhat to Know About Minari's Yuh-Jung Youn and Her Historic ...

    Apr 25, 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.

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  3. www.cnn.com › 2021/04/25 › entertainmentYuh-jung Youn becomes first Korean to win acting Oscar - CNN

    Apr 25, 2021 · Yuh-jung Youn won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in “Minari” on Sunday and made history by becoming the first Korean actor to win an Academy Award.

  4. hollywoodlife.com › feature › who-is-yuh-jung-younWho Is Yuh-Jung Youn? 5 Things About The ‘Minari’ Star ...

    • Yuh-Jung made history with her role in ‘Minari.’ Yuh-Jung’s performance as Soon-ja has been praised all-around. She became the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy Film Award.
    • She has starred in several South Korean films. Yuh-Jung received major recognition for her role in the 1971 film Woman of Fire. Her other notable South Korean films include The Housemaid, The Taste of Money, Canola, and more.
    • Yuh-Jung retired from acting at one point. Yuh-Jung retired from acting in 1974 after she married singer Jo Young-nam. They immigrated to the United States during their marriage.
    • Her family struggled when she was a child. Yuh-Jung and her family were living in Korea during the Korean War. She reflected on that “heartbreaking” time in an interview with NPR.

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  6. www.nytimes.com › south-korea-oscar-minariSouth Korea Celebrates Oscar Win for Youn Yuh-jung of 'Minari ...

    Apr 26, 2021 · Long Before Her ‘Minari’ Oscar, Yuh-Jung Youn Won South Korea’s Heart Ms. Youn is the first Asian woman to win the best supporting actress Oscar since 1957.

  7. variety.com › 2021 › film‘Minari’ Star Yuh-Jung Youn Makes History as First Korean ...

    Apr 26, 2021 · ABC. Raise a glass of Mountain Dew to Yuh-Jung Youn. The celebrated Korean actress won an Oscar on Sunday night for her supporting role in “ Minari ,” Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical ...

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  9. www.theguardian.com › film › 2021Minari’s Youn Yuh-jung: ‘I’m very strange-looking, in a good ...

    Nov 4, 2021 · Youn Yuh-jung won an Oscar for her role in Minari. Photograph: PLAN B/A24/Josh Ethan Johnson/Allstar. Youn did not even plan on being an actor. “It was an accident,” she says.

  10. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › moviesOscars 2021: 'Minari' star Yuh-Jung Youn makes history - Los ...

    Apr 26, 2021 · April 25, 2021 6:54 PM PT. Break out the Mountain Dew and raise a glass: South Korea’s Yuh-Jung Youn made history Sunday night, winning the supporting actress Academy Award for her role as the ...