Jang Seo-hee

Jang Seo-hee (born January 5, 1972) is a South Korean actress.^[2] She has starred in numerous television dramas, including Miss Mermaid (2002) and Temptation of Wife (2008), which were both extremely successful in the ratings and earned Jang the highest acting prize from the MBC Drama Awards and SBS Drama Awards.^[3][4] In a 2007 Chinese survey of the most influential Korean actors, Jang was the highest ranking actress and placed seventh overall.^[5]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

Jang Seo-hee
Jang in 2014
Born	(1972-01-05) January 5, 1972 (age 53) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyung Hee University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Agent	IOK Company[1]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Korean name
Hangul	장서희
Hanja	張瑞希
Revised Romanization	Jang Seo-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Sŏhŭi

Jang made her entertainment debut when she won in a 1981 children's beauty pageant, and began her acting career as a child actress and model.^[6][7][8] She was later appointed as goodwill ambassador for the 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale.^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
1983	3 Days and 3 Nights
1993	The Sun Society
2003	The Crescent Moon
2004	Ghost House	Win-ha
2006	My Captain Mr. Underground
2011	Secrets, Objects	Hye-jung
2017	It's Okay to be in Middle School
2023	Single Friend	Hye-yeong[10]

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1994	Han Myung Hoe	Deposed Queen Yoon
1995	West Palace	Crown Princess Yoo
1996	Tears of the Dragon
1998	The King and the Queen
1999	Hur Jun	Kim In-bin
2000	Fireworks	Na Hyun-kyung
	Foolish Princes	Kang Hyun-joo
	Taejo Wang Geon
2001	Her House	Chae Yeon
	That's Perfect
2002	Miss Mermaid	Eun Ah Ri Young
2003	Merry Go Round	Sung Eun-kyo
2005	Recipe of Love	Oh Soon-jin
2006	Geng Zi Feng Yun	Si Qin
2008	Temptation of Wife	Goo Eun-jae / Min So-hee
2010	OB & GY	Seo Hye Young
2011	Master Lin in Seoul	Park Sun-hee
2012	Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties	Zhang Lihua
2014	Two Mothers	Baek Yeon-hui
2015	My Mom	Kim Yoon-hee
2017	Band of Sisters	Min Deul-rae
2022	Game of Witches	Seol Yu-kyung[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
1991	27th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress	That Woman	Won
2002	MBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Miss Mermaid	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress		Won
		Actress of the Year chosen by journalists		Won
		Popularity Award, Actress		Won
		Best Couple Award with Kim Sung-min		Won
2003	39th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress – Television		Nominated
2005	22nd Korea Best Dresser Awards	Best Dressed of the Year	—	Won
	42nd Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actress	Ghost House	Nominated
2006	1st Asia Model Awards	Hallyu Star Award	—	Won
	14th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Hallyu Culture Grand Prize	—	Won
2009	12th Shanghai International Film Festival	Hallyu Star Award	—	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Temptation of Wife	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress		Nominated
		Top 10 Stars		Won
2010	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special	OB & GY	Nominated
2014	3rd APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Two Mothers	Nominated
	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress		Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama		Nominated
		Netizen Award, Actress		Nominated
2017	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Weekend Drama	Unni is Alive	Won
2023	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama	Game of Witches	Won
	APAN Star Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Nominated

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2010	Korea Power Celebrity	29th	[12]