Uhm Ji-won

Uhm Ji-won (born December 25, 1977)[3][4] is a South Korean actress.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Uhm.
Uhm Ji-won
Uhm Ji-won in May 2019
Born (1977-12-25) December 25, 1977
Daegu,[1] South Korea
Alma materKyungpook National University[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
AgentC-JeS Entertainment
Spouse(s)
Oh Young-wook
(
m. 2014)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationEom Ji-won
McCune–ReischauerŎm Chiwŏn

Career

Uhm Ji-won made her acting debut in the late 1990s, and after an early role in the Korean tokusatsu series Vectorman, went on to appear in a number of films and television drama series. In 2004, she appeared alongside Han Suk-kyu and Lee Eun-ju in The Scarlet Letter,[5] receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.[6]

In 2005, Uhm played a leading role in Hong Sang-soo's Tale of Cinema, and was praised for giving an "engaging, emotionally nuanced dual performance" as fictional actress Choi Young-shil.[7] The film required her to perform her first nude scene, and she later remarked that, "After stripping in front of the camera, I felt that I could now take any role."[8]

Uhm starred alongside Yoo Ji-tae and Kim Ji-soo in the 2006 film Traces of Love, portraying a survivor of the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse who still suffers from psychological trauma years later. She prepared for the role by studying news and documentaries of the event, as well as reading through various psychology texts.[9] Uhm was once again nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[10] and later won the same category at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.[11]

After a cameo in director Kim Jee-woon's 2008 epic western The Good, the Bad, the Weird,[12] and a leading role in another Hong Sang-soo art film Like You Know It All,[13] she was cast in her first period film, Private Eye.[14][15] Uhm returned to lighter fare in 2010 with the romantic comedy series The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry.[16]

In 2011, Uhm appeared an episode of BBC World's The Third Eye, a documentary series that spotlights up-and-coming countries. The installment of the eight-part segment on Korea is interspersed with interviews with Uhm giving her opinions on Korean culture, domestic movies and the Korean Wave. It also featured footage from her 2010 sex comedy movie Foxy Festival.[17] Uhm, who was interviewed in Korea, was chosen in light of her impressive acting skills, natural charm and English fluency, producers said.[18]

From 2012 to 2013, she starred in family dramas by renowned TV writer Kim Soo-hyun, Childless Comfort and Thrice Married Woman.[19][20] This was followed by a well-received supporting performance in the gangster comedy Man on the Edge.[21]

Uhm then played the mother of a sexually assaulted child in Hope; she said it was the first movie where she let go of everything, calling it one of her best works.[22] Uhm won Best Actress at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, and received nominations at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards. This was followed by period mystery-thriller The Silenced,[23][24] and fantasy thriller The Phone.[25] This was followed by kidnapping drama Missing,[26] which won her Best Actress award at the Women in Film Korea Awards. Uhm then featured in crime action film Master.[27]

In 2017, Uhm made a small-screen comeback in SBS' legal thriller Distorted, playing a public prosecutor.[28]

In 2019, Uhm starred in the body-swap comedy drama Spring Turns to Spring.[29] The same year, she starred in the zombie comedy film The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale.[30][31][32]

In May 2019, Uhm signed with new agency C-JeS Entertainment.[33]

Personal life

Uhm is a member of Yeongwol Eom clan.[34]

Uhm began dating architect Oh Young-wook in 2013; Oh is the founder of well-known architectural firm ogisadesign d'espacio architects (oddaa), and has also published several books on travel and art.[35][36] They married on May 27, 2014 at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul.[37][38]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
1999Vectorman: Counterattack of the Evil EmpirePrincess Radia
2000The RecordOlder sister
2002Over the RainbowKim Eun-seong
2003Mutt BoyKim Jeong-ae
2004The Scarlet LetterHan Su-hyeon
2005Tale of CinemaChoi Young-shil
2006Running WildKang Joo-hee
Traces of LoveYun Se-jin
2007EpitaphProfessor Park's daughter (cameo)
ScoutKim Se-young
2008The Good, the Bad, the WeirdNa-yeon (cameo)
2009The End (short film)
Private EyeSoon-deok
Like You Know It AllGong Hyeon-hee
Invitation (short film)Woman
2010Romantic DebtorsKim Mu-ryeong
Foxy FestivalJi-su
2013Man on the EdgeMyeong Bosal
HopeKim Mi-hee
2015The SilencedHeadmistress
The PhoneJo Yeong-soo
2016MissingJi-sun
MasterShin Gemma
2019The Odd Family: Zombie On SaleNam-joo

Television series
Year Title Role Network
2002Golden WagonHwang Soon-jungMBC
2004Into the StormOh Jung-heeSBS
MagicHa Yeon-jinSBS
2008On AirHerself (cameo, episode 5)SBS
2010The Woman Who Still Wants to MarryJung Da-jungMBC
2011SignJung Woo-jinSBS
2012Can Love Become Money?[39]Yoon Da-ranMBN
Childless ComfortAhn So-youngjTBC
2013Thrice Married WomanOh Hyun-sooSBS
2017DistortedKwon So-raSBS
2019 Spring Turns to Spring Lee Bom MBC
2020 The Cursed Im Jin Hee tvN

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes
2008-2010TV Entertainment TonightSBSMC
2010Road for HopeKBSCharity documentary

Music video
Year Song title Artist
2007 "Goodbye" (Korean: 안녕) KCM
2009 "Maze" (Korean: 미로) Pearl (Korean: 진주)

Musical theatre
Year Title Role Ref.
2009 Our Sweet Days of Youth Hye-rin [40][41][42]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2003 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Mutt Boy Nominated
2004 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Scarlet Letter Nominated [6]
2006 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards Traces of Love Nominated [10]
2007 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards Won [11]
2008 5th Max Movie Awards Scout Won [43]
2009 18th Buil Film Awards Like You Know It All Nominated
2010 18th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Film Romantic Debtors Won [44]
2011 3rd Asia Jewelry Awards Sapphire Award N/A Won
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Sign Nominated
2013 22nd Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Man on the Edge Nominated
50th Grand Bell Awards Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Hope Nominated
33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Won [45]
Korean Film Actor's Association Top Film Star Award Won [46]
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Nominated
51st Grand Bell Awards Nominated [47]
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Thrice Married Woman Nominated
2016 36th Golden Cinema Festival Best Actress The Phone Won [48]
21st Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actress The Silenced Won [49]
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (Film) Nominated
2017 18th Women in Film Korea Awards Best Actress Missing Won [50]
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Distorted Nominated
2018 7th Marie Claire Film Awards Marie Claire Award Missing Won
2019 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Spring Turns to Spring Nominated
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