Moon Sook (actress)

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Moon.
Moon Sook
Born
Oh Kyung-sook

(1954-05-19) 19 May 1954 (age 70)
Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Other namesAudrey Hepburn of Korea[1]
EducationDongmyeong Girls' High School
OccupationActress
Years active1973 – present
AgentManagement Pium
Known forTunnel
Matrimonial Chaos
Kkondae Intern
Spouse
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(m. 1974⁠–⁠1975)​
Children2
RelativesLee Hye-young (step-daughter)

Moon Sook is a South Korean actress.[2] She is known for her roles in dramas such as Tunnel, The Uncanny Counter, Matrimonial Chaos, Kkondae Intern and Lovers of the Red Sky.[1] She also appeared in the movies Keys to the Heart, Svaha: The Sixth Finger, Shades of the Heart and Emergency Declaration.[3] She was a popular actress in the 1970s.[4] In the 1970s she was called the Audrey Hepburn of Korea due to her resemblance to the actress.[5]

Personal life

Moon married director Lee Man-hee in 1974 who was 23 years older than her and already married. The marriage did not last long due to Lee Man-hee's death in 1975. Actress Lee Hye-young is her step-daughter.[6] She later moved to America to study painting, where she met and married an American man with whom she has two children.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Memory Hwang Tae-sun [7]
Hello, My Twenties! Belle Epoque landlady [8]
2017 Tunnel Hong Hye-won [9]
2018 Life on Mars Kim Mi-yeon [10]
The Beauty Inside Woo-jin's mother [11]
Matrimonial Chaos Go Mi-sook [12]
Priest Lee Hae-min [13]
Just Dance Hye-jin's grandmother [14]
2019 Graceful Family Milk Witch [15]
Gogo Song Yoo Soon-nyeo [16]
2020 Touch Yoon Young-hee [17]
Kkondae Intern Oh Kyung / Anastasia [18]
SF8 Jong-in's mother [19]
2020 The Uncanny Counter Wi-gen [20]
2021 Lovers of the Red Sky Samshin [21]
2023 Mask Girl Sim Young-hee [22]
Castaway Diva Go San-hee [23]
The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch Wi-gen [24]
Revenant Funeral attendee [25]

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
1975 A Girl Who Looks Like the Sun (태양 닮은 소녀) In-yeong
A Triangular Trap (삼각의 함정) Ji-seok
The Road to Sampo (삼포가는 길) Baek-hwa
1976 Where Is Miss Yeong? (미스 영의 행방) Nan-hyang
2015 The Beauty Inside Woo-jin's mother
2018 Keys to the Heart Bok-ja
Herstory Seo Gwi-soon
Ode to the Goose Gunsan restaurant owner
2019 Svaha: The Sixth Finger Myung-hee
2021 Finding Angel (천사는 바이러스) Ok-boon
Shades of the Heart Chang-seok's mother
2022 Emergency Declaration Doctor Han [26]
Hansan Redux Admiral Yi Sun-sin's mother [27]
Cafe Midnight: Missing Honey Cafe's customer [28]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
11th Korean Theater and Film Awards 1974 Best Actress in Film Moon Sook Won [29]
Baeksang Arts Awards 1975 Best News Actress - Film A Girl Who Looks Like the Sun Won [30]

References

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