Uhm Ji-won facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Uhm Ji-won
Uhm in May 2019
Born	(1977-12-25) December 25, 1977 (age 46) Daegu, South Korea
Education	Kyungpook National University (Department of Geography)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Agent	C-JeS Studios
Spouse(s)	Oh Young-wook ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2021)​
Korean name
Hangul	엄지원
Hanja	嚴志媛
Revised Romanization	Eom Ji-won
McCune–Reischauer	Ŏm Chiwŏn

Uhm Ji-won (Hangul: 엄지원; born December 25, 1977) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films Tale of Cinema (2005), Hope (2013), The Silenced (2015), Missing (2016), and the television dramas Birthcare Center (2020), and Little Women (2022).

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, receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

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. .....

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. Uhm was once again nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and later won the same category at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.

Uhm during Private Eye post-production press conference in February 2009

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

Uhm in September 2009

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. ..... Uhm, who was interviewed in Korea, was chosen in light of her impressive acting skills, natural charm and English fluency, producers said.

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

Uhm in November 2013

..... 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, and fantasy thriller The Phone. This was followed by kidnapping drama Missing, which won her Best Actress award at the Women in Film Korea Awards. Uhm then featured in crime action film Master.

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

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

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

Personal life

Uhm is a member of Yeongwol Eom clan.

Uhm is a devout Protestant Christian, and together with Han Hye-jin was part of a church group called HaMiMo.

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. They married on May 27, 2014, at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul.

Later on April 6, 2021, Uhm announced on her YouTube channel that she and her husband have amicably divorced and that they will remain just friends.

Philanthropy

On March 12, 2022, Uhm made a donation ₩10 millions to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.

On March 17, 2022, Uhm made a donation ₩10 millions to Save the Children's Children's Rights Film to help victims of the Ukrainian-Russian war.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Variety show

Music video

Musical theatre

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Uhm Ji-won para niños