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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.[3][4][5][6] In 2010, Sunwoo also became the CEO of matchmaking company Red Hills.[7]
Sunwoo Yong-nyeo | |
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Born | |
Education | Sorabol College of Arts[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1965-present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 선우용여 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seonu Yong-nyeo |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnu Yong-nyŏ |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 정용례 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Yong-rye |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yong-rye |
Year | Title | Role |
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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) |
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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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[8] | Lee Mi-kyung | KBS2 |
2012 | Golden Time[9] | Park Geum-nyeo | MBC |
The Sons | Myung-ja | MBC | |
Family | Na Il-ran | KBS2 | |
2013 | Can't Stand Anymore[10] | 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 |
Year | Title | Notes |
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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,[11] 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[12] |
2013 | Hello | Panelist |
2014 | Vitamin | |
2015 | People Looking for a Laugh | Cameo, "A Movie Is a Movie" sketch in episode 99 |
Year | Title | Role |
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1991 | Death of a Salesman | |
2005 | Lady[13] | Mother |
2010 | My Mom | Mother |
2013 | War in Gobu | Kang Choon-shim, the mother-in-law |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1977 | 16th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Forest Fire | Won |
2009 | MBC Entertainment Awards[15] | 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 |
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