Sunwoo Sun (born Jung Yoo-jin [선우선] on March 21, 1975[1]) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2003, but rose to stardom in 2009 with the television drama Queen of Housewives.[2][3][4] Other notable films and series include My New Partner (2008), Running Turtle (2009), and Will It Snow for Christmas? (2009).[5][6][7]

Sunwoo Sun
Born
Jung Yoo-jin

(1975-03-21) March 21, 1975 (age 49)
EducationIncheon National University – Physical Education
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AgentGwangyun International[citation needed]
Korean name
Hangul
선우선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeonu Seon
McCune–ReischauerSŏnu Sŏn
Birth name
Hangul
정유진
Revised RomanizationJeong Yu-jin
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yujin

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2003 My Wife Is a Gangster 2 Chinese mafia member
2006 My Scary Girl Jung-hwa
2007 Off Road Ji-soo
2008 While You Were Sleeping Wife short film
The Little Prince Woman at the hangar
(cameo)
A Man Who Was Superman Writer Kim
My New Partner Yoo-ri
A Boy Who Is Walking in the Sky Maria
2009 Running Turtle Kyeong-joo
Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard Female doctor/Goblin
2011 Battlefield Heroes[8] Gap-sun
2012 Super Star Herself (cameo)
Modern Family Kim In-ah segment: "E.D. 571"
2014 Innocent Thing Seo-yeon
2016 The Legend of a Mermaid

Television series edit

Year Title Role Network
2004 Forbidden Love Warrior bodyguard KBS2
2009 Queen of Housewives Eun So-hyun MBC
Will It Snow for Christmas? Lee Woo-jung SBS
2010 Drama Special "The Woman Next Door"[9] Mi-joo KBS2
2011 Detectives in Trouble[10] Jin Mi-sook KBS2
2013 A Hundred Year Legacy Uhm Ki-ok MBC
2018 Risky Romance[11]

Variety show edit

Year Title Network
2009 It City: Sunwoo Sun's Mariana - Something New Olive
2010 It Travel: Sunwoo Sun in Guam and Rota[12] Trend E
2010–2011 The Secret Manual of Money SBS Plus
2015 Some Guys, Some Girls SBS

Music video edit

Year Song Title Artist
2006 "I Miss You" F&F
2007 "If It Were a Dream" Danny Ahn
2009 "30 Minutes Ago" Lee Hyun
"Salt Under the Tip of Your Nose" M to M
2010 "It Hurts Because It's Love" Min Kyung-hoon

Discography edit

Year Song Title Notes
2009 "Come Now... (Before It's Too Late)" Track from Love Tonic: Muto Series Vol. 1[13]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2004 1st Cine Star Auditions First Place Won
2009 46th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Running Turtle Nominated
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Queen of Housewives Nominated
Best Couple Award with Yoon Sang-hyun Nominated
2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ "Stars caught lying about their ages". Dramabeans. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  2. ^ Han, Sang-hee (10 March 2009). "New Types of Husbands to Sneak Onto TV Screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  3. ^ "Queen of Housewives cast". 10Asia. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  4. ^ Oh, Jean (24 August 2009). "Heartthrobs to promote fest". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  5. ^ Lee, Young-jin (28 February 2008). '정원'보다는 '선'이라 불러 주세요 <마이 뉴 파트너>의 선우선. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  6. ^ Kang, Myoung-seok (27 November 2009). "SBS drama Will It Snow On Christmas? is all about love". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  7. ^ Oh, Jean (2 December 2009). "Is SBS' new melodrama classic or stale?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  8. ^ "Sunwoo Sun speaks at a press conference for her new film". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  9. ^ Lee, Ga-on (5 June 2010). "KBS <드라마 스페셜> 이태성 "단막극은 TV 속 작은 영화"". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  10. ^ "Sunwoo Sun quits Crime Squad". Dramabeans. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  11. ^ [공식입장]김진엽·윤주희·선우선·신원호 8인 '사생결단 로맨스' 합류 확정. News1 (in Korean). June 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Stars share travel stories on blog". 10Asia. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  13. ^ "Love Tonic: Muto Series Vol. 1". YesAsia. Retrieved 2014-10-09.

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