Sunwoo Yong-nyeo

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Sunwoo.
Sunwoo Yong-nyeo
Sunwoo in August 2013
Born (1945-08-15) August 15, 1945 (age 79)
Jinju, Keishōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan[1]
EducationSorabol College of Arts[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1965-present
Korean name
Hangul
선우용여
Hanja
鮮于龍女
Revised RomanizationSeonu Yongyeo
McCune–ReischauerSŏnu Yongyŏ
Birth name
Hangul
정용례
Hanja
鄭蓉禮[3]
Revised RomanizationJeong Yongrye
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yongnye

Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye on August 15, 1945) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo originally wanted to become a classical ballerina, but when she passed TBC's open recruitment in 1965, this led to her entertainment debut as a dancer on television. She began acting in 1966, and went on to an acting career in film, TV and stage spanning five decades.[4][5][6][7] In 2010, Sunwoo also became the CEO of matchmaking company Red Hills.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1963 Goryeojang
1966 A Soldier Speaks After Death
1967 A Female Student and an Old Gentleman
1969 Girls
1974 Myonyeo
1975 Dangerous Relations
The Tae-baeks
Story of the Youth
Escape
1976 The Kept Woman
Feelings
Blue Classroom
1977 A Young Man Aware of Gwanghamun Well
Forest Fire
Winter Woman Yi-hwa's mother
1978 Sadness Under the Sky
King Sejong the Great
Floating Plants
1979 Romance Gray
26 x 365 = 0
The Terms of Love
Run Towards Tomorrow
Jade Color
The Rose That Swallowed Thorns
The Story of Yellow Village
1980 Woman's Room
1981 Subzero Point '81 Sung-ae
Rainy Days Dong-man's mother
1982 Geniuses With the Grade F Boarding house landlady
Idiot in the Forest
Mistress
1983 The Lover of a Friend
1990 Man Market
1992 The Beginning of Sorrowful Love Mrs. Hong
The Swamp Haze Will Not Clear
1993 I Will Survive Sug-young's mother
1994 I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me Consulting director
Vanished Young-ae
The President's Daughter First Lady
Love on a Rainy Day Mrs. Moon
1995 Bellybutton Bus Hyuk-joon's mother
1996 Albatross Eun-joo's mother
2002 Sex of Magic Sung-bin's mother
2004 Dance with Solitude Song In-joo
Everybody Has Secrets Mother
2006 Between Love and Hate Young-woon's mother
The Fox Family Mother fox (cameo)

Television series

Year Title Role Network
1975 Living in a Rented Room KBS1
1981 Eun Ha-su KBS1
Heaven and Earth KBS1
1991 A Honeymoon KBS2
1992 Haetteulnal KBS2
Whale Hunting '92 KBS2
For Love KBS2
1993 Our Hot Song SBS
Never on Sunday KBS2
Unstoppable Love KBS2
Pilot Noh Hye-ran's mother MBC
1994 Farewell Jang Ik-gu's mother SBS
1995 Agatha Christie Kim Hyuk's mother SBS
Hotel MBC
The Age of Uniqueness KBS2
I Love Yumi KBS2
Fourth Republic Jang Jeong-yi MBC
1996 Project KBS2
Until We Can Love KBS2
1997 Star in My Heart Kang Min-hee's mother MBC
Cinderella Seo Joon-seok's mother MBC
Only You SBS
Three Women KBS2
1998 Soonpoong Clinic Sunwoo Yong-nyeo SBS
Heart of Lies Kang Jin-jin MBC
I Love You, I'm Sorry KBS2
1999 Into the Sunlight Wang Joo-yeon MBC
2000 Because of You Jo Ae-sun MBC
2001 Delicious Proposal Jang Hee-ae's mother MBC
2002 Dae Bak Family SBS
2003 Good News Lee Gook-hee MBC
2004 War of the Roses Gong Jin-sook MBC
Kkangsooni Maeng Choon-ja EBS
Choice Lee Soon-joo SBS
2005 Wonderful Life Yoon Tae-hee MBC
Dangerous Love Na Hyo-shil KBS2
HDTV Literature:
"The Post Horse Curse"		 Myung-rye KBS1
2006 Love Can't Wait Kang In-sook MBC
Love Me When You Can Park Geum-rae MBC
The Vineyard Man Song Mal-ja KBS2
2007 Drama City:
"Sky Lovers"		 KBS2
2008 Who Are You? Geum Nan-hee MBC
Saranghae (I Love You) Seok Chul-soo's mother SBS
You Are My Destiny Lee Hwa-ran KBS1
Daughter-in-Law Jang Ok-soon SBS
2009 Hilarious Housewives Sunwoo Yong-nyeo MBC
Can't Stop Now Gu Hyo-sook MBC
High Kick Through the Roof Sunwoo Yong-nyeo, Lee Soon-jae's
past love (cameo, episode 124)		 MBC
2011 Believe in Love[9] Lee Mi-kyung KBS2
2012 Golden Time[10] Park Geum-nyeo MBC
The Sons Myung-ja MBC
Family Na Il-ran KBS2
2013 Can't Stand Anymore[11] Gil Bok-ja jTBC
Potato Star 2013QR3 Noh Song's younger sister
(cameo, episode 14)		 tvN
2015 Flower of Queen Bang Eun-ah MBC
2016 Beautiful Gong Shim Seok Dae-hwang's birth mother SBS
2019 Left-Handed Wife Cheon Sun-im KBS2
2021 Miss Monte-Cristo Han Yeong-ae KBS

Variety show

Year Title Notes
2006-2007 Super Kids
2007 Big Mama
2008–present Quiz to Change the World Panelist
2009 Conversation with the President Celebrity panelist
You Value What Is Beautiful:
Becoming a Green Energy Powerhouse
2011 Dugeun Dugeun,[12] Studio of Stars' Love
Star King Panelist
I Want to See a Buddhist Monk
with Sunwoo Yong-nyeo		 Host
Wonderful Korea Host
2012 Happy Together - Season 3 Guest, "The National Mother
Special" episode[13]
2013 Hello Panelist
2014 Vitamin
2015 People Looking for a Laugh Cameo, "A Movie Is a Movie"
sketch in episode 99

Theater

Year Title Role
1991 Death of a Salesman
2005 Lady[14] Mother
2010 My Mom Mother
2013 War in Gobu Kang Choon-shim, the mother-in-law

Ambassadorship

  • Public Relations Ambassador 2022 Boryeong Marine Mud Expo (2022)[15]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1977 16th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Forest Fire Won
2009 MBC Entertainment Awards[16] Special Award in a Variety Show Quiz to Change the World Won
2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Congeniality Award Won
2013 4th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Presidential Commendation — Won

References

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  2. ^ She has also been the Associate Dean of Seoul Hoseo Art College since 2011.
  3. ^ "善隣팬‥‥탤런트 鮮于龍女양 錄畵끝나자마자 그라운드로". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 22 June 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Naver News Library.
  4. ^ Kim, Kyung-bin (November 12, 2008). "Christmas spirit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Yoo Ji-in, Sunwoo Yong-nyeo and other TV actresses ..." The Korea Times. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ "'시어머니' 선우용여, 칼국수 때문에 며느리와 싸워?". OhmyStar (in Korean). 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. ^ "멘토 인터뷰: "연기도 인생도 순리대로 두었더니, 진정한 행복이 오더라."-연기자 선우용여 (1부)". Good Daddy (in Korean). 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. ^ "탤런트 선우용여가 결혼중매 산업에 뛰어 든 이유는..." [Why TV actress Sunwoo Yong-nyeo jumped into the matchmaking industry]. Segye (in Korean). 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  9. ^ Kim, Heidi (14 February 2011). "Smile Again continues to top weekly TV chart". Asiae. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Golden Time Hwang Jung Eum Became the Chairman of the Board". KDramaStars. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Kim Seong-min to star in JTBC Can't Take It Anymore". Hancinema. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Dugeun Dugeun" is the Korean onomatopoeic sound of a heart beating.
  13. ^ "Park Myeong-soo's wealth "5 rooms and 3 bathrooms"". Hancinema. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  14. ^ Kang, Sue-jean (3 January 2005). "The Return of Oh Jung-hae with the Operetta Lady". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  15. ^ Song Il-seop (April 6, 2022). "선우용녀-문희경-박상민, '보령 머드축제 홍보대사 위촉' [MD포토]" [Seonwoo Yongnyeo-Moon Hee-kyung-Park Sang-min, 'Boryeong Mud Festival Ambassador Appointment' [MD Photo]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ^ "Yoo Jae-seok wins grand prize at MBC Entertainment Awards". Asiae. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2015.