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Youn Yuh-jung

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Kaesong, Gyeonggi Province, United States Army Military Government in Korea, southern Korea (now Kaesong Special City, North Korea)
Date of birth
June 19, 1947
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Ethnicity
Korean
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Place of Birth: Kaesong, Gyeonggi Province, United States Army Military Government in Korea, southern Korea (now Kaesong Special City, North Korea)

Date of Birth: June 19, 1947

Ethnicity: Korean

Youn Yuh-jung is a South Korean actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Minari (2020). She is also known for her roles in the films Woman of Fire , The Housemaid , The Taste of Money , and The Bacchus Lady . She has also been credited as Yoon Yeo-jeong.

Youn was born in Kaesong, and raised in Seoul. She has been married to singer, painter, writer, and television personality Jo Young-nam, and has two children.