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Cho Yeo-jeong
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Born (1981-02-10) February 10, 1981 (age 44)
Other names Jo Yeo-jeong
Cho Yeo-jung
Education Dongguk University
Occupation Actress
Years active 1997–present
Agent High Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
조여정
Revised Romanization Jo Yeo-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Cho Yŏjŏng

Cho Yeo-jeong (born February 10, 1981) is a famous actress from South Korea. She is known around the world for her role in the movie Parasite (2019). This film won four Academy Awards, which are also called the Oscars. It was the first movie not in English to win the award for Best Picture.

Cho Yeo-jeong has also starred in other popular films like The Servant (2010) and The Concubine (2012). On television, she is known for series such as I Need Romance (2011) and Woman of 9.9 Billion (2019–2020).

Life and Career

Cho Yeo-jeong was born in Seoul, South Korea. She started her career at age 16 in 1997 as a cover model for CeCi Magazine. She began acting regularly in 1999. Even though she appeared in many TV shows, music videos, and commercials, she wasn't very well-known at first. She also felt that she wasn't getting enough interesting roles.

In 2012, Cho Yeo-jeong starred in the romantic comedy TV series Lovers of Haeundae. She played a cheerful girl who was the daughter of a gangster from Busan. Her character falls in love with an undercover prosecutor who has lost his memory and is living with her family.

A year later, in 2013, Cho Yeo-jeong wrote a book called Healing Beauty. This book shared her tips and advice on health and beauty. She gathered this knowledge during her 16 years as an actress.

In 2014, she played a kidnapped wife in the movie The Target. This film was a remake of a French action movie called Point Blank.

Selected Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 A Perfect Match Min-ah
2006 Vampire Cop Ricky Yeon-hee
2014 The Target Jung Hee-joo
2019 Parasite Choi Yeon-gyo / Mrs. Park
2024 Tarot Ji-Woo
Hidden Face Su-yeon
0TBA The Interview Seon-ju

Television Series

Year Title Role Notes
1999 How Am I?
Last War
You Don't Know My Mind Yang Mi-ri
2000 Roll of Thunder
2002 Rustic Period Ae-ran
Royal Story: Jang Hui-bin Royal Consort 'Gwiin' Kim
2003 South of the Sun Noh Hye-in
A Problem at My Younger Brother's House Oh Dan-bi
2004 Terms of Endearment Na Ae-ri
I'm From Chosun Lee Han-sol
2006 So In Love Lee Sun-joo
2008 War of Money: The Original Choi Ji-in
2009 The Road Home Jang Mi-ryung
Hometown Legends: "Myo-jeong's Pearl" So-won
2011 I Need Romance Sunwoo In-young
2012 Lovers of Haeundae Go So-ra
2015 Divorce Lawyer in Love Go Cheok-hee
2016 Babysitter Lee Sang-won's wife
Love in the Moonlight Cameo (episode 1)
2017 Ms. Perfect Lee Eun-hee
2019 Beautiful World Seo Eun-joo
Woman of 9.9 Billion Jeong Seo-yeon
2021 High Class Song Yeo-uol
2022 Behind Every Star Herself Cameo
2024 Tarot Ji-woo

Selected Awards and Nominations

Awards and nominations Cho Yeo-jeong has received
Award Ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result
APAN Star Awards 2021 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Woman of 9.9 Billion Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Best Actress – Film Parasite Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best Actress Parasite Won
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2010 Fantasia Award Cho Yeo-jeong Won
Buil Film Awards 2019 Best Actress Parasite Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actress Parasite Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2019 Best Actress Parasite Won
Critics' Choice Awards 2020 Parasite Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2012 Best Couple Award Cho Yeo-jeong (with Kim Kang-woo)
Lovers of Haeundae
Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lovers of Haeundae Nominated
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated
2016 Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Babysitter Won
2017 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Perfect Wife Won
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated
2019 Top Excellence Award, Actress Woman of 9.9 Billion Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated
Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards 2010 Best Dressed, Movie Actress category Cho Yeo-jeong Won
Korea Drama Awards 2011 Special Award for Cable TV I Need Romance Nominated
New Mexico Film Critics 2019 Best Supporting Actress Parasite Won
SBS Drama Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Divorce Lawyer in Love Nominated
SBS Entertainment Awards 2013 Popularity Award Law of the Jungle in Caribbean/Maya Jungle Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Parasite Won
Style Icon Awards 2011 SIA's Discovery Cho Yeo-jeong Won

See also

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