Lee Jung-eun (actress)

Lee Jung-eun (Korean: 이정은; born January 23, 1970) is a South Korean actress.[1] She is best known internationally for her role as the housekeeper Moon-gwang in the Academy Award winning film Parasite.[2]

Lee Jung-eun
Lee Jung-eun in 2019
Born (1970-01-23) January 23, 1970
EducationHanyang University – Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
AgentWill Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationI Jeong-eun
McCune–ReischauerI Chŏngŭn

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2000 A Masterpiece In My Life Jin-won's wife
2001 Wanee & Junah Producer
2009 If You Were Me 4
Mother Ah-jeong's relative
2013 Born to Sing Dong-soo's aunt
The Attorney Former landlord
Bug Mom
2014 A Girl at My Door Neighborhood woman
Cart Cashier
A Dynamite Family Women's society
2015 Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island Middle aged woman
Granny's Got Talent Grandmother shaman's daughter-in-law
The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo Innkeeper
Summer Snow Woman from Hwasun
2016 Mood of the Day Rainbow restaurant aunt
A Violent Prosecutor Middle aged female canvasser
Like for Likes Real estate middle aged woman
4th Place Owner of covered wagon
Time Renegades High school teacher
The Wailing Deok-gi's wife
With or Without You BBQ restaurant part-timer
A Break Alone Past yoga institute
2017 New Trial Oh Mi-ri
The Sheriff in Town Yong-hwan's wife
Okja Okja's voice / Wheelchair woman
The Battleship Island Women's society chairman
A Taxi Driver Hwang Tae-sool's wife
Yakiniku Dragon Go Young-sun
2018 Adulthood Judge
Miss Baek Massage shop owner
Hello (short film)
2019 Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission Jeju teacher (cameo)
Another Child Breakwater middle-aged woman
Parasite Gook Moon-gwang
Let Us Meet Now Jung-eun
2020Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIPGorilla (voice)
The Day I Died: Unclosed CaseSuncheondaek
2021The Book of FishGageo Daek[3]

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2013 The Queen's Classroom Seon-yeong's mother MBC
Blue Tower ZERO Jong-hoon's mother tvN
Royal Villa JTBC
2013–2014 Shining Romance MBC
2014 Cunning Single Lady Beauty parlor boss (cameo) MBC
High School King of Savvy Soo-yeong's mother tvN
My Lovely Girl Mr. Jung's wife (cameo, ep. 3) SBS
Only Love Park Soon-ja
2015 Who Are You: School 2015 Yeong-eun's mother (cameo, ep. 2–3) KBS2
Oh My Ghost Shaman in Seobinggo-dong tvN
My Fantastic Funeral Mi-soo's aunt SBS
Songgot: The Piercer Kim Jeong-mi JTBC
2015–2016 Remember Yeon Bo-mi SBS
2016 The Cravings 2 Mom Naver TV Cast
Pied Piper Oh Ha-na tvN
Hey Ghost, Let's Fight Apartment chairwoman
Don't Dare to Dream Doctor (cameo) SBS
The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Geum Chon-daek KBS2
KBS Drama Special: Noodle House Girl Ok-sim
2016–2017 Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Joon-hyeong's mother MBC
2017 Tomorrow, With You Cha Boo-sim tvN
Ice Bing-gu Lee Jeong-eun MBC
Bad Thief, Good Thief Kwon Jeong-hee
Fight for My Way Geum-bok KBS2
Someone Noticeable Kim Jin-yeong (cameo) JTBC
While You Were Sleeping Jae-chan's mother SBS
KBS Drama Special: Buzz Cut's Date Yeong-hee KBS2
Drama Stage: Assistant Manager Park's Private Life tvN
2018 Nice Witch Chief (cameo) SBS
Ms. Hammurabi Couple manager (cameo) JTBC
Mr. Sunshine[4] Go Ae-shin's loyal maid tvN
Familiar Wife[5] Woo-jin's mother
My Strange Hero[6] Mother of a Your Request client (cameo, ep. 4) SBS
2019 The Light in Your Eyes[7] Moon Jung-eun JTBC
Welcome to Waikiki 2[8] Kimbap Heavenly owner (cameo, ep. 3)
When the Devil Calls Your Name Cameo tvN
Hell Is Other People[9] Eom Bok-soon OCN
When the Camellia Blooms Jo Jung-sook KBS2
2020 My Holo Love So-yeon's mother Netflix
Hi Bye, Mama! Shaman in Seobinggo-dong (Cameo, Ep. 4 & 10)[10] tvN
A Piece of Your Mind Kim Min-jung
Once Again Kang Cho-yeon KBS2
2021 Law School Kim Eun-sook JTBC

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2008 Young Drama Awards N/A Won
2016 Seoul Theater Festival Acting Award N/A Won
2017 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama Bad Thief, Good Thief Nominated
2018 Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Mr. Sunshine, Familiar Wife Won [11]
2019 Asia Artist Awards Focus Award N/A Won
Choice Award N/A Won
AAA Scene Stealer N/A Won
Korea First Brand Awards Scene Stealer Award, Actress N/A Won
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama When the Camellia Blooms Won
Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (TV) The Light in Your Eyes Won [12]
Director's Cut Awards Best Actress Parasite Nominated
Busan Film Critics Awards Won
Cine 21 Awards Won
Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [13][14]
Buil Film Awards Won
IndieWire Critics Poll 22nd place [15]
2020 Asian Film Critics Association Awards Nominated
Grand Bell Awards Won [16]
Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (Film) Nominated [17]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Nominated [18]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won [19]

References

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  2. Dove, Steve (February 10, 2020). "PARASITE WINS 4 OSCARS AND MAKES OSCAR HISTORY". Oscar.go. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  3. Choi Young-joo (15 December 2020). "이준익 감독·설경구·변요한 '자산어보', 2021년 개봉". nocutnews.
  4. "Archived copy" '미스터 션샤인'조우진→배정남, 명품 신스틸러 다 있다. TV Report (in Korean). July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. [공식] 이정은, '아는 와이프' 출연···지성-한지민 잇는 키 활약. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). July 23, 2018.
  6. "'복수가 돌아왔다' 이정은·황보라·이채영·김지민·김진우, 특별출연 라인업 공개". Xports News. 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  7. Jo, Yoon-seon (February 12, 2019). "'눈이 부시게' 이정은, 한지민과 가슴 따뜻 '모녀 케미' 기대". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  8. Yoo, Eun-young (April 1, 2019). '와이키키2' 문가영, 이정은 '불곰' 오해로 마취총 맞아. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  9. Kim, Do-hyung (May 17, 2019). "'타인은 지옥이다', 이정은·이현욱·이중옥 합류로 라인업 완성…극강 싱크로율". MK (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  10. "Lee Jung-eun Makes Special Appearance in "Hi Bye, Mama!"". HanCinema. February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  11. "'미스터 션샤인' 이정은, 문화연예대상 우수연기상 수상.."공은 동료들에게"". Break News (in Korean). November 30, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  12. Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  13. "2019 춘사영화제, 7월 18일 개최..트로피 주인공 누구?". K Starnews (in Korean). July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  14. "[제24회 춘사영화제] 주지훈·조여정, 男女 주연상 '영예'… '기생충' 4관왕 (종합)". Ten Asia (in Korean). July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  15. Kohn, Eric (2019-12-16). "2019 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances According to Over 300 Critics From Around the World". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  16. [제56회 대종상]'기생충' 작품상 포함 5관왕 달성…이병헌·정유미 주연상(종합) [[56th Daejong Award] Achievement of 5 crowns including'parasite' work award... Lee Byung-Hun and Yoo-Mi Jeong starring (General)]. Herald Corporation (in Korean). June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020 via Naver.
  17. MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  18. "Best Adapted Screenplay - Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  19. "SAG Awards: 'Parasite' Wins Top Film Prize; 'Crown' and 'Mrs. Maisel' Named Best Drama, Comedy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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