Jo Min-su (; born January 29, 1965) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in the
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
film ''
Pietà
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''.
Career
Jo Min-su graduated from a vocational high school, Gyungbok Girls' Commercial High School, and first entered the entertainment business by doing a television commercial for (about US$100). She debuted in 1986 via the KBS TV Cultural Center, then appeared first on the big screen in ''Chung: Blue Sketch''. But her public profile grew more through her television roles than movies, culminating in a Best Actress trophy in the 1989
KBS Drama Awards
The KBS Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean te ...
. Among her other notable TV series were ''
Sandglass'', ''Daemang'' (also known as ''Great Ambition''), and ''
Piano
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''. After her marriage in 2005, she took a break from her acting career, but returned four years later with a memorable performance in ''
Will It Snow for Christmas?''.
But 2012 would prove to be the now-veteran actress's breakthrough year. Though she initially had reservations about doing a film by controversial auteur
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
, Jo became thankful to Kim for giving her the chance "to work with new material from what I was used to in the past. There aren't too many roles that women my age can do. They all seem the same. But this role was different."
Her performance in ''
Pietà
The Pietà (; meaning " pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus after his body was removed from the cross. It is most often found in sculpture. The Pietà is a specific form ...
'' brought her rave reviews and praise at the
Venice Film Festival
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, as well as from domestic critics and audiences, notably a Best Actress trophy at the
Grand Bell Awards.
She was also awarded the prestigious
Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Hosting
Music video
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Jo Min-suat Management Koo
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Living people
1965 births
Actresses from Seoul
20th-century South Korean actresses
21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses