Jang Hye-jin

Jang Hye-jin (third from left) with the cast of Parasite
Korean spelling
Hangeul	장혜진
Revised Romanization	Jang Hye-jin
McCune- Reischauer	Chang Hyechin
See also : Korean name

Jang Hye-jin (Korean 장혜진 ; born June 5, 1975 in Busan ) is a South Korean actress .

Life

Jang Hye-jin was born in the South Korean city of Busan in 1975 .

She played her first leading role in the literary film adaptation of Mothers in 2017, which was followed by another leading role in the small production Adulthood that same year . She received international attention through the movie Parasite , who at the 2019 International Film Festival of Cannes , the Palme d'Or won. In the film, she plays the role of Chung-sook at the side of Song Kang-ho .

In late June 2020 she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .

Filmography

Movies

• 1998: Christmas-e Nuni Naerimyeon ( 크리스마스 에 눈 이 내리면 )
• 2007: Secret Sunshine
• 2009: Marine Boy ( 마린 보이 )
• 2010: Poetry ( 시 Si )
• 2016: The World of Us ( 우리들 Uri-deul )
• 2016: Yongsoon ( 용순 )
• 2017: Mothers ( 당신 의 부탁 Dangsin-ui Butak )
• 2017: Adulthood ( 어른 도감 Eoreundogam )
• 2018: Youngju ( 영주 )
• 2019: Parasite
• 2019: The House of Us ( 우리집 Uri Jip )
• 2019: Family Affair ( 니나 내나 Nina Naena )

TV Shows

• 2008: Dalkomhan Na-eu Dosi ( 달콤한 나의 도시 )
• 2018: Hold Me Tight ( 손 꼭 잡고, 지는 석양 을 바라 보자 Son Kkok Japgo, Jineun Seogyang-eul Baraboja )
• 2019: Crash Landing on You ( 사랑 의 불시착 Sarang-ui Bulsichak )

Web links

• Jang Hye-jin in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Jang Hye-jin in the Korean Movie Database
• Jang Hye-jin on HanCinema

Individual evidence

1. ↑ KMDb - 한국 영화 데이터베이스. Retrieved November 9, 2019 (Korean). 
2. ^ Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Jang is the family name here, Hye-jin is the first name.