Yoon Jin-seo (born Yoon Soo-kyung, August 5, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Lee Soo-ah in the 2003 thriller film '' Oldboy'' which earned her the Best New Actress Award at the 40th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

. Yoon is also best known for her performances in ''

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'' (2008) and ''

The Royal Gambler ''The Royal Gambler'' () is a South Korean historical drama starring Jang Keun-suk, Yeo Jin-goo, Jun Kwang-ryul, Choi Min-soo, Yoon Jin-seo, and Lim Ji-yeon. It replaced ''Six Flying Dragons'' and aired on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( ...

'' (2016). She is set to star in the crime thriller Netflix drama series ''

A Model Family ''A Model Family'' () is a South Korean streaming television series directed by Kim Jin-woo. Starring Jung Woo, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo, and Park Ji-yeon. The series depicts the journey of realizing the importance of family and finally becomi ...

'' (2022).

Career

Yoon has starred in films such as '' Oldboy'', '' All for Love'', ''

A Good Day to Have an Affair ''A Good Day to Have an Affair'' () is a 2007 South Korean film. The story deals with two lonely housewives who get involved in extramarital affairs. Title 바람피다 is a Korean idiom that means "to cheat". 바람 = wind, 피다 = to smoke. Whe ...

'', and '' Secret Love''. She also appeared in a variety of

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— historical drama ''

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'', action comedy '' The Fugitive: Plan B'', and cable romantic comedy ''

12 Signs of Love ''12 Signs of Love'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Yoon Jin-seo and On Joo-wan. It aired on tvN from February 15 to April 5, 2012, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 ( KST) for 16 episodes. The romantic comedy series is ...

''. Yoon was a contributing writer at Movieweek magazine, writing 11 articles over the period of 2010 to 2011 under the column 윤진서의 롤링 페이퍼 ("Yoon Jin-seo's Rolling Paper"). In November 2012, Yoon signed on to be exclusively managed by

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. In January 2021, Yoon left

and signed with new agency Big Picture Entertainment.

Personal life

Yoon adheres to a

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diet for ethics and health reasons. She dated baseball player Lee Taek-Keun who then played for

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from 2009 to 2010. In June 2012, Yoon was hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt, which her agency denied, saying it had been an accidental overdose of cold medicine. Yoon and her boyfriend had a private wedding sometime in 2017 after three years of dating. As of 2018, she stated that she will spend her free time in Jeju Island, enjoying surfing and spending time with her husband following their honeymoon.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Music video

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Jin-seo South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses 1983 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni 21st-century South Korean singers 21st-century South Korean women singers Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners