Jeon Hye-jin (born August 10, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She starred in
Lee Joon-ik's historical drama ''
The Throne'' (2015), for which she won a
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards that is presented annually at the Blue Dragon Film Awards by ''Sports Chosun
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.
Career
Jeon Hye-jin was 1997
Miss Korea's contestant from
Gyeongnam.
Jeon debuted as actress with minor roles in film ', which was released in 1998. At that time she was a student who was studying directing in
Sangmyung University
Sangmyung University is a private university in South Korea. It consists of the first campus in Jongno District, Seoul and the second campus in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do'' ...
. Jeon enjoyed watching movie, but never thought that she would be acting. Director Lee Sang-woo (artistic director of the theatre company Chaimu), who met her through this film, led her to the theater world. In 1998, Jeon took the stage of the theatre in earnest through the theatre company Chaimu. When she was active as a theater actress, she used the stage name Jeon Da. She later appeared in many works in the plays 'The Moral Thief', 'The Sogue', 'There', 'Unification Express', and 'Shape'.
She was nicknamed Daehangno's Jun Ji-hyun.
She debuted in small screen in 2002 with minor role in ''
Ruler of Your Own World''. Two years later, Jeon appeared in KBS2 Monday-Tuesday drama ''
I'm Sorry, I Love You'' and she played the role of Yoon Seo-gyeong, the sister of Cha Moo-hyeok (
So Ji-sub
So Ji-sub (born November 4, 1977) is a South Korean actor. After making his entertainment debut as a jeans model, he became known for his leading roles in the television series '' What Happened in Bali'' (2004), ''I'm Sorry, I Love You'' (2004), ...
).
In 2008, Jeon appeared as the female lead in the music video of 'Wonji' in the 5th album of Kim Kwang-jin's album, and captivated many with her innocent appearance.
Jeon starred as
Consort Yeong in
Lee Joon-ik's historical drama ''
The Throne'' (2015), starring
Song Kang-ho and
Yoo Ah-in. She won a
Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards that is presented annually at the Blue Dragon Film Awards by ''Sports Chosun
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ) is a daily newspaper in South Korea and the oldest daily news ...
.
Jeon played Chun-bae, in crime-noir film ''
The Beast'', an informant who makes a risky proposal to detective Han-soo (
Lee Sung-min).
Personal life
Jeon married her boyfriend of seven years, actor
Lee Sun-kyun on May 23, 2009. Their agency announced that their first sons was born on November 25, 2009. They had their second Son on August 9, 2011.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
South Korean television actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean stage actresses
Sangmyung University alumni
Miss Korea delegates
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