Full Name Son Mi-ja Hanja 尹靜姬 Role Actress Occupation Actress | Years active 1967–present McCune–Reischauer Yun Chong-hui Children Jin-hee Baik Hangul 윤정희 Name Yoon Jeong-hee TV shows Quiz Of God | |
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Born July 30, 1944 (age 80) ( 1944-07-30 ) Gwangju, South Korea Movies Poetry, Sorrowful Youth, Longing in Every Heart Similar People Moon Hee, Lee Chang‑dong, Kun‑Woo Paik, Kim Ji‑mee, Soo‑yong Kim | ||
Revised Romanization Yun Jeong-hui | ||
Yoon Jeong-hee (Hangul: 윤정희; born July 30, 1944 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean actress active since 1967.
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Career
Yoon debuted as an actress in 1967 by starring in Cheongchun Geukjang directed by Gang Dae-jin after being chosen in a recruit held by Hapdong Film. Yoon was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" (three) of the 1960s, along with her rival actresses, Moon Hee and Nam Jeong-im.
She came out of retirement in 2010 to star in Lee Chang-dong's film, Poetry, which won her the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.
Personal life
Yoon married noted pianist Kun-Woo Paik in 1974. The couple has a daughter who herself is a violinist. Yoon has resided in Paris, France with her family since her retirement in the mid-90s, until making her comeback in Lee Chang-dong's Poetry.
Filmography
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