Other names Moon Jeong-hee Years active 1998–present Hangul 문정희 Name Moon Jung-hee | Occupation Actress Agent Prain TPC Hanja 文晶熙 Role Film actress | |
Awards Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominations Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Leading Actress Movies and TV shows Similar People Jung Joon‑ho, Song Yun‑ah, Son Hyun‑joo, Yum Jung‑ah, Jeon Mi‑seon | ||
Moon Jeong-hee (born January 12, 1976) is a South Korean stage, film, and television actress.
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Career
Moon Jeong-hee graduated from the Korea National University of Arts with a degree in Theatre Studies. She made her theater debut in a 1998 staging of Blood Brothers.
Though she hasn't found full-fledged stardom, the actress has built a solid body of work alternating leading and supporting roles. 2012 hit Deranged was her first starring role in a commercial film, for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Moon has also drawn positive reviews for her performances in Hide and Seek (2013), Cart (2014), and Mama (2014).
Other activities
Having learned salsa in middle school, Moon became an accomplished salsa dancer. She has worked as a salsa dancing teacher in between projects, and can also do jazz dancing and the pansori.
Moon is fluent in three languages - Korean, English and French. She was named the goodwill ambassador of international children's rights group Safe Kids Korea in 2010. In 2012 she hosted the closing ceremony of the Jeonju International Film Festival.
