Jeon Yeo-been | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 26 July 1989 South Korea |
| Education | Dongduk Women's University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Agent | J.Wide-Company |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeon Yeo-bin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Yŏpin |
Jeon Yeo-been (born 26 July 1989) is a South Korean actress. Jeon rose to prominence after her stunning performance in After My Death (2018) which earned her the Actress of the Year Award at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival and the Independent Star Award at the 2017 Seoul Independent Film Festival. She also received the moniker of "freaky newcomer" from the media and film-goers and is hailed as one of the most promising actresses to have debuted in recent years in South Korea.[1][2]
Career
Jeon got her first taste of acting when she studied Broadcast Entertainment at Dongduk Women's University. It was only five years later that she started to think of pursuing a career in acting. One day, Moon So-ri spotted her in a trailer for the Seoul Women's Film Festival and contacted her for her 2015 short film The Best Director.[1]
She made her first feature debut in the period drama film The Treacherous (2015) where she had a supporting role.
In 2017, she played a detective investigating a cult in the thriller TV series Save Me.
In 2017, she rose to prominence after her stunning performance in After My Death (2018), earning her the Actress of the Year Award at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival and the Independent Star Award at the 2017 Seoul Independent Film Festival.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Best Director | Short film | |
| The Treacherous | Woman with the facereading that fits a queen | ||
| 2016 | The Age of Shadows | Gisaeng 4 | |
| Beaten Black and Blue | Tiffany | ||
| 2017 | Write or Dance | Yeo-been | |
| The Running Actress | Lee Seo-yeong | Act 3 | |
| Merry Christmas Mr. Mo | Ja-yeong | ||
| 2018 | Illang: The Wolf Brigade | Cosmetics advertising model | |
| After My Death | Young-hee | ||
| 2019 | Forbidden Dream | Sa-im | |
| 2020 | Secret Zoo | Kim Hae-kyung | |
| Paradise Night | Jae Yun |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Save Me | Hong So-rin | OCN | |
| 2018 | Live | Yeong-jae | tvN | Special appearance |
| 2019 | Be Melodramatic | Lee Eun-jung | JTBC | |
| 2021 | Vincenzo | Hong Cha-young | tvN |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Seoul Independent Film Festival[2] | Independent Star Award | After My Death | Won |
| 22nd Busan International Film Festival[2] | Actress of the Year | Won | ||
| 2018 | Marie Claire Film Festival[2] | Best New Actress | Write or Dance | Won |
| 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | After My Death | Nominated | |
| 19th Busan Film Critics Awards[3] | Best New Actress | Won | ||
| 2019 | 28th Buil Film Awards[3] | Won | ||
| 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards[3] | Won | |||
| 6th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | 56th Grand Bell Awards[4] | Best New Actress | Won | |
| 56th Baeksang Arts Awards[5] | Best New Actress (TV) | Be Melodramatic | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "JEON Yeo-been". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Yim, Hyun-su (5 December 2019). "Up-and-coming Actress Jeon Yeo-bin cuts stylish figure in new photos". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "After My Death (2018)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ [제56회 대종상]'기생충' 작품상 포함 5관왕 달성…이병헌·정유미 주연상(종합) [[56th Daejong Award] Achievement of 5 crowns including'parasite' work award... Lee Byung-Hun and Yoo-Mi Jeong starring (General)]. Herald Corporation (in Korean). June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
External links
- Official website at J.Wide-Company (in Korean)