Moon Jeong-hee

In this Korean name, the family name is Moon.
Moon Jeong-hee
Moon Jeong-hee in a premiere of Pandora, 2016
Born (1976-01-12) January 12, 1976 (age 48)
South Korea
Other namesMoon Jung-hee
EducationKorea National University of Arts (Theatre Studies)
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
AgentACE Factory
Korean name
Hangul
문정희
Revised RomanizationMun Jeong-hui
McCune–ReischauerMun Jŏng-hŭi

Moon Jeong-hee (born January 12, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She has won Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Deranged (2012) and Best Supporting Actress award in Buil Film Awards for her performance in Cart (2014).

Early life and education

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.

Career

Though she hasn't found full-fledged stardom, the actress has built a solid body of work alternating leading and supporting roles.[1] 2012 hit Deranged was her first starring role in a commercial film,[2] for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.[3][4][5]

Moon has also drawn positive reviews for her performances in Hide and Seek (2013), Cart (2014), and Mama (2014).[6]

Other activities

Having learned salsa in middle school, Moon became an accomplished salsa dancer.[7] She has worked as a salsa dancing teacher in between projects,[2] and can also do jazz dancing and the pansori.[citation needed]

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.[8][9]

In 2012 she hosted the closing ceremony of the Jeonju International Film Festival.[10]

In 2021, she was selected as jury member for Bucheon Choice Features section of 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in July.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 I Wish I Had a Wife
Take Care of My Cat Team leader
Falling Season short film
2002 Three Hyun-joo segment: "Memories"
2003 Wishing Stairs Dance teacher
2004 Dance with the Wind Ji-yeon
Low Life Hong Su-bi
2005 My Girl and I Soon-im / Soon-im's daughter
2006 Running Wild Yoon Jung-min
Les Formidables Female singer
2007 Big Bang Han Kyung-soon
2009 Why Did You Come to My House?
2010 Troubleshooter Oh Kyung-shin
Cafe Noir Mi-yeon 1
2011 Sorry, Thanks adult Bo-eun (cameo) segment: "My Younger Brother"
2012 Deranged Kyung-soon
2013 Hide and Seek Joo-hee
2014 Cart Hye-mi
Dad for Rent Ji-soo
2016 Pandora Jung-hye
2018 Seven Years of Night Hyun-soo's wife
Dark Figure of Crime Kim Soo-min Special appearance
2020 The Day I Died: Unclosed Case Jeong-mi [12]
2022 Limit Hyejin [13]
2023 Noryang: Deadly Sea Lady Bang [14]
TBA The Match Jung Mi-hwa [15]

Television drama

Year Title Role
2003 Nursery Story
2005 Shin Don Hye-bi
2006 Alone in Love Jung Yoo-kyung
Singles Game Seo Hye-jin
Lovers Sang-taek's wife[16]
2007 A Happy Woman Lee Ji-sook
Air City Seo Myung-woo
2008 My Sweet Seoul Nam Yoo-hee
Daughter-in-Law Lee Soon-jung
2009 Empress Cheonchu Empress Munhwa
Father's House Lee Hyun-jae
2010 Oh! My Lady Han Jung-ah
KBS Drama Special:
"Cutting Off the Heart" 		Yoon Sun-young
2011 I Believe in Love Kim Young-hee
A Thousand Days' Promise Jang Myung-hee
My One And Only Cha Do-young
2012 KBS Drama Special:
"Still Picture" 		Seo Eun-soo
2013 The Firstborn Park Jung-shim (cameo)
2014 Mama Seo Ji-eun
2015 Sweet, Savage Family Kim Eun-ok
2019 Vagabond[17] Jessica
2020 When the Weather Is Fine Shim Myeong-yeo
Mystic Pop-up Bar Hyun-ok (Cameo, Ep. 9)
Search Kim Da-jung
2021 Times Kim Young-joo

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2024 The 8 Show 5th Floor [18][19]

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2009 A Night of Cultural Walks KBS2
2011 Brunch tvN MC

Theater

Year Title Role
1998 Blood Brothers
2001 The Rocky Horror Show
2003 Grease Sandy
2009 New Kang Full's Soonjung Manhwa

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 SBS Drama Awards Producer's Award My Sweet Seoul, Daughter-in-Law Won
2009 Asia Latin Culture Festival Lifetime Achievement Award — Won
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Empress Cheonchu Won
2011 I Believe in Love, My One and Only Nominated
2012 1st K-Drama Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress My One And Only Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Best Actress in a One-Act/Special Drama Still Picture Nominated
49th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Deranged Nominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
50th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Hide and Seek Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nominated
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Nominated
34th Golden Cinema Festival Special Jury Prize Won
22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards Best Actress Dad for Rent Won
3rd APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Mama Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Nominated
2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Nominated
Best Supporting Actress (Film) Cart Nominated
24th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Sweet, Savage Family Nominated
2019 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Vagabond Won

References

  1. ^ "Korea's Café Noir Invited to Rotterdam Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. ^ a b "For Moon Jung-hee, Battling Zombies Easy After Career Hardships". The Chosun Ilbo. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  3. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (4 December 2012). "PIETA Wins Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  4. ^ "Moon Jeong-hee Won Best Supporting Actress Award at 33rd Blue Dragon Film Award". Asiae. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  5. ^ '청룡영화상' 여우조연상 '연가시' 문정희, "수상은 윤상현 덕담 덕분". TV Daily (in Korean). 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  6. ^ "Moon Jung-hee Expands Fan Base with Motherly Roles". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
  7. ^ "Moon Jung-hee Wins Award for Commitment to Salsa". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  8. ^ "Moon Jung-hee to Continue Promoting Safe Kids Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  9. ^ "Moon Jung-hee to Represent Safe Kids Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  10. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (3 May 2012). "Moon Jeong-hee, named host for the closing ceremony of Jeonju Film Festival". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  11. ^ Jeong Il-hyeong (July 8, 2021). "부천국제판타스틱영화제 심사위원을 맡은 배우 문정희" [Actress Moon Jung-hee, a jury member of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "[Photos + Video] New Stills and Trailer Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  13. ^ Kim Na-yeon (May 10, 2022). "이정현X문정희X진서연 '리미트', 하반기 개봉 확정[공식]" [Lee Jung-hyun X Moon Jeong-hee X Jin Seo-yeon 'Limit' confirmed for release in the second half of the year [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Kim, Bo-young (September 19, 2023). "이순신 최후의 전투…김윤석 '노량: 죽음의 바다' 12월 개봉" [Lee Soon-sin's last battle...Kim Yoon-seok's 'Noryang: Sea of Death' opens in December] (in Korean). E-Daily. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ "MOON Jung-hee Joins THE GAME". Korean Film Biz Zone. November 11, 2020. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "연인 - 등장인물 - 그외 인물 (Lovers - Characters - Others)". Seoul Broadcasting System (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  17. ^ "[공식입장] 문정희, '배가본드' 출연 확정..이승기x수지와 호흡". Osen (in Korean). June 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  18. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (April 1, 2022). "머니게임' 문정희-이열음-이주영 합류…5월 크랭크인 [공식]" [‘Money Game’ Moon Jung-hee, Lee Yeol-eum, and Lee Joo-young join… May Crankin [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Naver.
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