Hwang Young-hee

Hwang Young-hee (born March 22, 1969) is a South Korean actress and model.^[1][2] She is known for her roles in the dramas Queen of Tears, While You Were Sleeping, My Healing Love, and Nokdu Flower, and in movies such as The Witness, Stray Dogs, May 18, and Mother.^[3][4][5][6]

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Young-hee
Hwang in December 2018
Born	(1969-03-22) March 22, 1969 (age 56) Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Education	Mokpo National University (Bachelor of Science)
Occupation(s)	Actress, Model
Years active	1987–present
Agent	Big Boss Entertainment

Early life and education

Hwang was born on March 22, 1969, in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.^[7][8] She attended Mokpo National University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science.^[9][10]

Career

In 1987, she joined Big Boss Entertainment, starting off in many plays and theater performances.^[11][12]

In 2006, Hwang transitioned to screen appearances, starring in While You Were Sleeping, My Healing Love, Nokdu Flower and The King: Eternal Monarch.^[13] She also appeared in the films The Witness, Stray Dogs, May 18 and Mother.^{[14][15][16][17][18]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	Mr. Lee vs Mr. Lee [ko]	Woman in her 30s
2008	May 18	In-bong's wife
2009	Mother	Ah-jung's pregnant relative
2012	Sex, Lies, and Videotape	Landlady
2014	Miss Granny	Restaurant owner
	Stray Dogs	Ham Bok-soon
2016	Twenty Again [ko]	Mi-ra
2018	Light My Fire	Chinese restaurant owner
	The Witness	Women's society president
2019	0.0MHz [ko]	Yoon-a

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2008	Beethoven Virus	Hyuk Kwon-chu
2009	Three Men	Publishing editor-in-chief
2011	My Princess	Hong In-ae
	KBS Drama Special: "Guardian Angel Kim Young Goo"	Ms. Park
	Kimchi Family	So-jung
	Listen to My Heart	Seung-chul's mother
2013	The Heirs	Jeguk High School teacher
	KBS Drama Special: "The Strange Cohabitation"	Ms. Choi
	The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang	Gong-ok
2014	Jang Bo-ri Is Here!	Min-jung's mother
	Mr. Back	Lee In-ja
2015	Sweden Laundry	Kim-bom's mother
	Splendid Politics	Ok-joo
	Divorce Lawyer in Love	Yoon Jung-sook
2016	Gogh, The Starry Night	Lee Chung-kyung
	Page Turner	Cha-shik's mother
	Time of Miracle: Loss Time	Hyung-shik's mother
	Marrying My Daughter Twice	Ma Seon-young
	Secret Healer	Ms. Jeong
	Wanted	Editor
	Shopping King Louie	Hwang Geum-shim
2017	Band of Sisters	Go Sang-mi
	KBS Drama Special: "The Reason We Can't Sleep"	Hong Soon-ae
	Innocent Defendant	Moong-chi's sister
	Good Manager	Uhm Geum-shim
	Romance Full of Life	In-sung's mother
	The Secret of My Love	Mo Jin-ja
	While You Were Sleeping	Yoon Moon-sun
	The Package	So-so's mother
	Revolutionary Love	Baek-joon's mother
2018	Queen of Mystery 2	Park Kyung-ja
	Rich Man	Jo Yun-shil
	My Healing Love	Lee Sam-seuk
	Tale of Fairy	Fairy Oh Seon-nyeo
	The Last Empress	Baek Do-hee
	The Hymn of Death	Madame Kim
2019	Hotel del Luna	Hwang Mun-seok
	When the Camellia Blooms	Lee Hwa-ja
	Never Twice	Oh In-sook
	Nokdu Flower	Chae Jung-shil
2020	Hospital Playlist	Patient's relative
	The King: Eternal Monarch	Min Hwa-yun
	Men Are Men	Jung Young-soon
	The Penthouse: War in Life	Yoon-hee's mother-in-law
	Please Don't Date Him	Lee Eun-hwa	[19]
2021	River Where the Moon Rises	Lady Sa	[20]
	Youth of May	Choi Soon-nyeo	[21]
	One the Woman	Kang Eun-hwa	[22]
	The All-Round Wife
2022	Jinxed at First	Mrs. Bang	[23]
	Today's Webtoon	Hwang Mi-ok	[24]
	The Law Cafe	Song Ok-ja	[25]
2023	The First Responders Season 2	Song Hee-sook	[26]
	Daily Dose of Sunshine	Da-eun's mother
2024	Queen of Tears	Jeon Bong-ae: Hyun-woo's mother	[27]
	Parole Examiner Lee	Lee Dong-myeong's mother	[28]
2025	The Queen Who Crowns	Gyo Ha-daek	[29]

Theatre

Year	Title	Korean Title	Role	Ref.
2021	The Dressing Room	분장실		[30]

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.
KBS Drama Awards	2021	Best Supporting Actress	River Where the Moon Rises	Nominated	[31]
MBC Drama Awards	2018	Best Supporting Cast in Soap Opera	My Healing Love	Nominated	[32]
SBS Drama Awards	2017	Best Supporting Actress	While You Were Sleeping	Nominated	[33]
	2021	Scene Stealer Award	One the Woman	Nominated	[34]