Jin Kyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Jin.

Jin Kyung
Jin in 2014
Born (1972-03-27) March 27, 1972 (age 52)
Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
AgentYG Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
진경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJin Gyeong
McCune–ReischauerChin Kyŏng
Websiteygfamily.com

Jin Kyung (Korean: 진경; born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress.

Early years

Jin learned piano as a child. She graduated from Seonhwa Arts Middle School, and entered Daewon Foreign Language High School. Her interest at acting started when Jin watched a play she with her older sister, who is active in Seoul Institute of the Arts' Dramatic Arts Research Club. She dropped out of the university within a week, and the following year entered Dongguk University's Department of Theater and Film.[2]

Career

Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming active in film and television.[3] She won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards for surveillance thriller Cold Eyes (2013).[4][5]

In November 2020, Jin signed with new agency YG Entertainment.[6]

She won Best Supporting Actress at 28th SBS Drama Awards as Oh Myung Sim in the drama series Dr. Romantic 2.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Sugar Hill Short film
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
2001 I Wish I Had a Wife
Go West Short film
Paradise Villa Woman with water purifier
2004 Too Beautiful to Lie Joo Young-ok
A Smile Writer Ahn
My Little Bride Newlywed woman
2005 The Bayer Piano Lesson for Children Vol. 1 Piano teacher Short film
2006 Forbidden Quest Yoon-seo's wife
Love Phobia Female teacher
2008 The Room Nearby Teacher Park
2009 The Case of Itaewon Homicide Prosecutor Park's wife
Fly, Penguin Kwon Soo-min
Where Are You Going? Homeroom teacher
2010 Happy Killers Mi-young
2011 Glove Nun teacher
Hanji Female section chief
Head Female nurse
A Reason to Live
2012 Unbowed Park Jun's wife
Hoya (Eighteen, Nineteen) Homeroom teacher Cameo appearance
Miss Conspirator Miss Go
2013 My Paparotti Mi-sun
Cold Eyes Department head Lee
2014 Slow Video Old maid Shim
2015 Perfect Proposal Hye-jin
Veteran Joo-yeon
Assassination Ahn Seong-sim
You Call It Passion CEO Jang
2016 The Great Actor Ji-young
Master Kim Mi-yong
2018 Love+Sling Mi-ra
The Witness Soo-jin
2020 Beasts Clawing at Straws Young-sun
2021 Hard Hit Team leader of the explosives disposal team [7]
2022 Yaksha: Ruthless Operations Yeom Jeong-won Netflix film [8]
The Boys Yoon Mi-sook Premiere at BIFF [9]
TBA Song of the Sun TBA [10]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Iljimae Bong Soon's mother Cameo appearance
2011 War of the Roses Kim Nan-jung
2012 My Husband Got a Family Min Ji-young
Phantom Oh Yeon-sook Cameo appearance
The Innocent Man Hyun Jung-hwa
Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! Jo Jae-nam
2013 Gu Family Book Yeo-joo
The Queen's Classroom Jung Hwa-shin
Good Doctor Nam Joo-yeon
Basketball Woman from Bamsil
KBS Drama Special:
"Outlasting Happiness" 		Jin-kyung One act-drama
2014 Wonderful Days Cha Hae-joo
It's Okay, That's Love Lee Young-jin
Tears of Heaven Adoptive mother Cameo appearance
KBS Drama Special:
"The Girl Who Became a Photo" 		Seo Ji-eun One act-drama
Pinocchio Song Cha-ok
2015 Blood Choi Kyung-in
The Time We Were Not in Love Choi Mi-hyang
Oh My Venus Choi Hye-ran
2016 Uncontrollably Fond Shin Young-ok
Local Hero Sun-young
Woman with a Suitcase Goo Ji-Hyun
2016 Dr. Romantic Oh Myeong-shim Season 1–3 [11]
2017 Untouchable Jung Yoon-mi
2018 My Only One Na Hong-joo [12]
2020 Homemade Love Story Jung Min-jae
2021 L.U.C.A.: The Beginning Hwang Jung-ah
Melancholia Noh Jung-ah [13][14]
2022 Extraordinary Attorney Woo Tae Soo-mi [15][16]
Love in Contract Yoo Mi-ho [17][18]
2023 My Lovely Liar Cha Hyang-suk [19]
2023 The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Min Hye-sook [20]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2023 Queenmaker Seo Min-jeong [21]
Black Knight President Chae Jin-gyeong [22]

Theater

Year Title Role Reprised
1998 Secret Royal Inspector Park Mun-su Park Mun-su
Fish Origami
Kiss
The Broken Jug
1999 Sotong and Bultong
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
2000 싸움터의 산책
Yi Jang Nok-su 2001, 2006, 2009, 2010
2002 Stop It
Caligula No. 1237
2003 Conditions for Being a Villain
Generation After Generation
Come and See Me Reporter Park 2006
2005 Wit
Art in June
Art Soo-yeon
Boy's Life
2007 Reflection
8 Femmes[23] Louise
Oresteia Cassandra
2008 The Tenant
An Exploration of the Mind
2009 Turn Around and Leave[24] Chae Hee-ju
2010 Closer[25] Anna
The Phantom of the Curtain Call[26] Marie
2011 Cooking with Elvis Mam
2013 이제는 애처가 Sakura

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress My Husband Got a Family, The Innocent Man Nominated
2013 22nd Buil Film Awards Cold Eyes Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Good Doctor Nominated
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Cold Eyes Won
SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries It's Okay, That's Love, Pinocchio Won
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Wonderful Days, The Girl Who Became a Photo Nominated
2015 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Veteran Nominated
2016 11th Max Movie Awards Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Genre Drama Dr. Romantic Nominated
2018 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress My Only One Nominated
Best Couple (with Choi Soo-jong)[27] Won
2019 39th Golden Cinema Film Festival Jury’s Special Award — Won[28]
2020 28th SBS Drama Awards[29] Best Supporting Actress Dr. Romantic 2 Won
2023 SBS Drama Awards[30] Best Supporting Actress in a Seasonal Drama Dr. Romantic 3 Nominated

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