Youn Yuh-jung

Youn Yuhjung Korean 윤여정 pronounced junjʌdʑʌŋ born June 19 1947 is a South Korean actress Youn gained attention on Korean television in the late 1960s and rose to prominence with the film Woman of Fire 1971 She retired in the mid1970s after marrying and immigrating to the United States However she returned to acting in the late 1980s following her divorce Known as the Godmother of Chungmuro Youns notable films include The Housemaid 2010 The Taste of Money 2012 The Bacchus Lady 2016 and Canola 2016 as well as a series of matriarch roles in television dramas such as Men of the Bath House 1995 Be Strong Geumsoon 2005 DaughtersinLaw 2007 My Husband Got a Family 2012 and Dear My Friends 2016 She gained international recognition for her role in Minari 2020 becoming the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award an Independent Spirit Award a British Academy Film Award and an Academy Award all for Best Supporting Actress Description above from the Wikipedia article Youn Yuhjung licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia