Oh Yeon-soo

Oh Yeon-soo (Korean: 오연수; born October 27, 1971) is a South Korean actress.

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh.

Oh Yeon-soo
Oh in February 2013
Born	(1971-10-27) October 27, 1971 (age 53) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other names	Oh Yun-soo Oh Yeon-su
Education	Dankook University - Theater and Film
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Son Ji-chang ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	오연수
Hanja	吳娟受
Revised Romanization	O Yeonsu
McCune–Reischauer	O Yŏnsu

Career

Oh at the Bad Guy press conference in 2010

Oh Yeon-soo made her debut in 1989 among a batch of actors who passed an open audition by broadcaster MBC, and she soon became popular for her innocent image.^[2] But since her marriage to fellow actor Son Ji-chang,^[3] Oh has had a career renaissance doing more mature roles. She played a single mother who rediscovers love in A Second Proposal,^[4] a discontented housewife in a rivalry with a top ballerina in The Queen Returns,^[5][6] and was cast as strong, supporting characters in the historical dramas Jumong,^[7] and Gyebaek.^[8] But Oh became best known for memorably portraying married women exploring adultery in the dark melodramas Bitter Sweet Life,^[9][10] and Bad Guy.^[11]

In 2022, she returned to small screen with after five years in Military Prosecutor Doberman. She portrayed a villainous military division commander who was the very first woman to achieve that position since the army founding.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1992	The General's Son 3	Jang Eun-shil
	Man Upstairs, Woman Downstairs	Yoo Young-hui
1994	The Rules of the Game	Tae-sook
1997	Fire Bird	Mi-ran
1998	The Happenings	Hwa-yi
	The Power of Kangwon Province	Ji-sook
2013	Iris 2: The Movie	Choi Min
	South Bound	Ahn Bong-hee
2014	Tazza: The Hidden Card	Woman at Observatory	Cameo

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1990	The Dancing Gayageum	Moon Hee
1991	Eyes of Dawn	Bong Sun
1992	Sons and Daughters	Sung Ja
1994	The Lonely Man	Boo Dang-shil
1995	War and Love	Yang Seon-ok
1996	Full Heart	Bo Ok
	In The Name of Love	Kang Hye-won
1996	Mom's Flag	Seo Yoon-hee
1997	Revenge and Passion	Min Joo
1998	Aim for Tomorrow	Go Eun-bi
1998	Love and Success	Kim In-ae
2001	Law of Marriage	Go Keum-se
2002	Hard Love	Suh Kyung-joo
2003	Snowman	Seo Yun-jung
2004	Second Proposal	Jang Mi-young		[4]
2005	Sad Goodbye	Park Yeo-jin
2006	Jumong	Lady Yuhwa		[7]
2008	Bitter Sweet Life	Yoon Hye-jin		[9]
2009	The Queen Returns	Cha Do-kyung		[5]
2010	Bad Guy	Hong Tae-ra		[11]
2011	Gyebaek	Sa Taek-bi		[8]
2013	Iris II: New Generation	Choi Min
2014	Triangle	Hwang Shin-hye
2017	Save Me	Cameo	Ep 1
	Criminal Minds	Seo Hye-won	Ep 1–4
2022	Military Prosecutor Doberman	Noh Hwa-young		[12]
TBA	Zero

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Carefree Travellers 2	Cast member	Episode 12–15
2021	I Need Women			[13]

Accolades

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.
Baeksang Arts Awards	1991	Best New Actress (TV)	The Dancing Gayageum	Won
	1993	Best New Actress (Film)	General's Son III	Won
Blue Dragon Film Awards	1992	Best New Actress		Won
Chunsa Film Art Awards	1992	Best New Actress	Women Upstairs, Men Downstairs	Won
KBS Drama Awards	1993	Excellence Award, Actress	Oh Yeon-soo	Won
	2004	Top Excellence Award, Actress	A Second Proposal	Won
MBC Drama Awards	1990	Best New Actress	The Dancing Gayageum	Won
	1998	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Revenge and Passion	Won
	2006	Special Award, Actress in a Large-scale Historical Drama	Jumong	Won	[14]
		Top Excellence Award, Actress		Nominated
Style Icon Awards	2010	Fashionista	Oh Yeon-soo	Won

State and cultural honors

State and cultural honors

Country	Organization or ceremony	Year	Honor or Award	Ref.
South Korea	37th Taxpayers' Day[note 1]	2003	Presidential Commendation as Exemplary Taxpayer	[16]

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Taxpayers' Day (납세자의 날), organized by National Tax Service, Taxpayers' Day in Korea is March 3. An award ceremony is held annually, during which individuals and corporations receive commendation for being model taxpayers.^[15]