Jeon Do-yeon
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Jeon Do-yeon (born February 11, 1973) is a highly-acclaimed South Korea
n actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
. She is most famous for her extraordinary portrayal of a broken woman who has lost everything in Lee Chang-dong
's Secret Sunshine
.
in The Contact
. She went on to establish a reputation as a "chameleon" who can take on a wide variety of roles, from her performance as a doctor in the hit melodrama A Promise, to that of a schoolgirl in The Harmonium in My Memory
to that of a wife having an adulterous affair in Happy End. In 1999 and 2000 she received a Best Actress award from both the Blue Dragon
and the Grand Bell
awards for her role in The Harmonium in My Memory
.
In 2001 she very skillfully played a very ordinary bank teller in Park Heung-shik
's debut I Wish I Had a Wife
. After starring as the tough-talking "Sunglasses" in Ryu Seung-wan
's No Blood No Tears, Jeon spent time acting in a TV drama titled Shoot for the Stars. In 2003 she found box-office success in E J-yong's Untold Scandal
, based on the famous French novel Dangerous Liaisons
. The following year she reunited with director Park Heung-shik
in a dual role
for the time-bending melodrama My Mother, the Mermaid
.
In 2005 Jeon burst back into the limelight playing a prostitute who contracts AIDS
in Park Jin-pyo's hard-hitting melodrama You're My Sunshine
. The performance helped turn the film into a box-office hit (3 million+ admissions), and also won her yet more additions to her collection of local acting awards. She then returned to television in Lovers in Prague which depicts the love story between the president's daughter and an ordinary detective; the drama averaged over 27 percent viewer ratings. It is rare for a movie and a drama with the same leading actor or actress to become major hits at the same time, but Jeon managed to pull both roles off perfectly without causing any confusion in the audience.
But it was her role in Lee Chang-dong
's Secret Sunshine
in 2007 that would see her emerge in full glory. Although the film itself, which debuted at Cannes
, evoked widely differing assessments from international critics, Jeon's performance was universally praised, and indeed she was presented with a Best Actress award by the Cannes jury -- the first Korean ever to receive an acting award at Cannes
.
After making the charming, laidback road movie My Dear Enemy
post Cannes, Jeon gave birth to a daughter and rested for a while. In 2010 she reiterated her status as Korea's premier A-list actress, headlining the controversial remake The Housemaid
.
Jeon next stars in Countdown
, a caper movie which tells the story of Cha Ha-yeon, a female con artist who risks her life for ten days for a final deal with cold-hearted debt collector Tae Gun-ho (played by Jung Jae-young
). Countdown
premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
.
Although not as broadly popular with audiences as some other stars, Jeon is widely respected for her acting abilities, and many young actresses cite her as a role model.
.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
. She is most famous for her extraordinary portrayal of a broken woman who has lost everything in Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.-Life and career:Lee...
's Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served...
.
Career
Jeon Do-yeon spent five years starring in television dramas before achieving instant star status with her film debut opposite Han Suk-kyuHan Suk-kyu
Han Suk-kyu is a South Korean actor.-Biography:Han is known as a family man, avid golfer, fisherman and voracious reader. He collects animation by Studio Ghibli and hopes to join Ghibli voice cast one day as a Korean-speaking character. While a student at the Film and Theater department of...
in The Contact
The Contact
The Contact is a 1997 South Korean romantic film directed by Chang Yoon-Hyun. Starring Han Suk-gyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997, and was awarded the Grand Bell Award for best picture....
. She went on to establish a reputation as a "chameleon" who can take on a wide variety of roles, from her performance as a doctor in the hit melodrama A Promise, to that of a schoolgirl in The Harmonium in My Memory
The Harmonium in My Memory
The Harmonium in My Memory is a 1999 South Korean film.- Plot :The film is set in South Korea, 1962. Kang Soo-ha, a 21 year-old teacher from Seoul, takes his first job at a village school in Gangwon Province. One of his older students, 17 year-old Yun Hong-yeon, develops a crush on him, though her...
to that of a wife having an adulterous affair in Happy End. In 1999 and 2000 she received a Best Actress award from both the Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
and the Grand Bell
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
awards for her role in The Harmonium in My Memory
The Harmonium in My Memory
The Harmonium in My Memory is a 1999 South Korean film.- Plot :The film is set in South Korea, 1962. Kang Soo-ha, a 21 year-old teacher from Seoul, takes his first job at a village school in Gangwon Province. One of his older students, 17 year-old Yun Hong-yeon, develops a crush on him, though her...
.
In 2001 she very skillfully played a very ordinary bank teller in Park Heung-shik
Park Heung-shik
Park Heung-shik is a South Korean film director. His credits include I Wish I Had a Wife, My Mother, the Mermaid, and Wedding Campaign, which was the closing film of the 2005 Pusan International Film Festival.-External links:*...
's debut I Wish I Had a Wife
I Wish I Had a Wife
I Wish I Had a Wife is a 2001 South Korean film about a lonely banker who meets a schoolteacher....
. After starring as the tough-talking "Sunglasses" in Ryu Seung-wan
Ryu Seung-wan
Ryu Seung-wan is a South Korean film director.-Early life:Ryu Seung-wan was born in 1973 in Onyang, a small town in Chungcheong Province. With the choice of domestic films mostly limited to propaganda and hostess films due to extreme government censorship, young Ryu often opted for the more...
's No Blood No Tears, Jeon spent time acting in a TV drama titled Shoot for the Stars. In 2003 she found box-office success in E J-yong's Untold Scandal
Untold Scandal
Untold Scandal, originally titled Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa, is an award-winning South Korean film released in 2003. Adapted from the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, which takes place in late 18th century France, the film is set in late 18th century Korea, during the Joseon dynasty...
, based on the famous French novel Dangerous Liaisons
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses is a French epistolary novel by Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782....
. The following year she reunited with director Park Heung-shik
Park Heung-shik
Park Heung-shik is a South Korean film director. His credits include I Wish I Had a Wife, My Mother, the Mermaid, and Wedding Campaign, which was the closing film of the 2005 Pusan International Film Festival.-External links:*...
in a dual role
Dual role
Dual role refers to one actor playing two or more roles, which may be deliberately scripted in a play or film, or merely be a by-product of a low budget. In a theatrical production where more than one actor plays multiple characters, it is sometimes referred to as an "Ironman" cast...
for the time-bending melodrama My Mother, the Mermaid
My Mother, the Mermaid
My Mother, the Mermaid is a 2004 South Korean film about a young woman who quarrels with her mother but is somehow transported back in time and sees her parents' courtship. In her youth, her mother was a haenyeo, a traditional freediver.IMDB claims the literal translation of the title is The...
.
In 2005 Jeon burst back into the limelight playing a prostitute who contracts AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
in Park Jin-pyo's hard-hitting melodrama You're My Sunshine
You Are My Sunshine (film)
You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official...
. The performance helped turn the film into a box-office hit (3 million+ admissions), and also won her yet more additions to her collection of local acting awards. She then returned to television in Lovers in Prague which depicts the love story between the president's daughter and an ordinary detective; the drama averaged over 27 percent viewer ratings. It is rare for a movie and a drama with the same leading actor or actress to become major hits at the same time, but Jeon managed to pull both roles off perfectly without causing any confusion in the audience.
But it was her role in Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.-Life and career:Lee...
's Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served...
in 2007 that would see her emerge in full glory. Although the film itself, which debuted at Cannes
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, evoked widely differing assessments from international critics, Jeon's performance was universally praised, and indeed she was presented with a Best Actress award by the Cannes jury -- the first Korean ever to receive an acting award at Cannes
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
.
After making the charming, laidback road movie My Dear Enemy
My Dear Enemy
My Dear Enemy is the fourth film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Ha Jeong-woo. It tells the story of a destitute woman searching for an old lover who, years after their break up, still owes her a sum of ₩3.5m....
post Cannes, Jeon gave birth to a daughter and rested for a while. In 2010 she reiterated her status as Korea's premier A-list actress, headlining the controversial remake The Housemaid
The Housemaid (2010 film)
The Housemaid is a 2010 South Korean melodramatic thriller film directed by Im Sang-soo. The story focuses on Eun-yi, played by Jeon Do-yeon, who becomes involved in a destructive love triangle while working as a housemaid for an upper-class family. Other cast members include Lee Jung-jae, Seo...
.
Jeon next stars in Countdown
Countdown (2011 film)
Countdown is a 2011 caper film starring two of Korea's top actors Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Jae-young. Countdown is an highly assured debut feature by Huh Jong-ho that takes the audience through an entertaining journey through the underbelly of Korea...
, a caper movie which tells the story of Cha Ha-yeon, a female con artist who risks her life for ten days for a final deal with cold-hearted debt collector Tae Gun-ho (played by Jung Jae-young
Jeong Jae-yeong
- Career :Jeong starred in the film noir No Blood No Tears , and was a supporting actor in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance . Later he won Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role in the box office hit Silmido ....
). Countdown
Countdown (2011 film)
Countdown is a 2011 caper film starring two of Korea's top actors Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Jae-young. Countdown is an highly assured debut feature by Huh Jong-ho that takes the audience through an entertaining journey through the underbelly of Korea...
premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival, was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 18, 2011.Buenos Aires, Argentina was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film was From the Sky Down, a documentary film about the band...
.
Although not as broadly popular with audiences as some other stars, Jeon is widely respected for her acting abilities, and many young actresses cite her as a role model.
Filmography
- CountdownCountdown (2011 film)Countdown is a 2011 caper film starring two of Korea's top actors Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Jae-young. Countdown is an highly assured debut feature by Huh Jong-ho that takes the audience through an entertaining journey through the underbelly of Korea...
(2011) - The HousemaidThe Housemaid (2010 film)The Housemaid is a 2010 South Korean melodramatic thriller film directed by Im Sang-soo. The story focuses on Eun-yi, played by Jeon Do-yeon, who becomes involved in a destructive love triangle while working as a housemaid for an upper-class family. Other cast members include Lee Jung-jae, Seo...
(2010) - My Dear EnemyMy Dear EnemyMy Dear Enemy is the fourth film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Ha Jeong-woo. It tells the story of a destitute woman searching for an old lover who, years after their break up, still owes her a sum of ₩3.5m....
(2008) - Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served...
(2007) - You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official...
(2005) - My Mother, the MermaidMy Mother, the MermaidMy Mother, the Mermaid is a 2004 South Korean film about a young woman who quarrels with her mother but is somehow transported back in time and sees her parents' courtship. In her youth, her mother was a haenyeo, a traditional freediver.IMDB claims the literal translation of the title is The...
(2004) - Untold ScandalUntold ScandalUntold Scandal, originally titled Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa, is an award-winning South Korean film released in 2003. Adapted from the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, which takes place in late 18th century France, the film is set in late 18th century Korea, during the Joseon dynasty...
(2003) - No Blood No Tears (2002)
- I Wish I Had a WifeI Wish I Had a WifeI Wish I Had a Wife is a 2001 South Korean film about a lonely banker who meets a schoolteacher....
(2001) - Happy End (1999)
- The Harmonium in My MemoryThe Harmonium in My MemoryThe Harmonium in My Memory is a 1999 South Korean film.- Plot :The film is set in South Korea, 1962. Kang Soo-ha, a 21 year-old teacher from Seoul, takes his first job at a village school in Gangwon Province. One of his older students, 17 year-old Yun Hong-yeon, develops a crush on him, though her...
(1999) - A Promise (1998)
- The ContactThe ContactThe Contact is a 1997 South Korean romantic film directed by Chang Yoon-Hyun. Starring Han Suk-gyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997, and was awarded the Grand Bell Award for best picture....
(1997)
TV Dramas
- On AirOn Air (TV series)On Air was a popular South Korean drama series airing on SBS about the controversial lives behind TV productions. Various celebrities were given cameos in the episodes.-Synopsis:This drama is about the behind the scene in TV drama productions...
(SBS, 2008) (cameoCameo appearanceA cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
, episode 2) - Lovers in Prague (SBS, 2005)
- Shoot for the Stars (SBS, 2002)
- Love Story "Host of Memory" (SBS, 1999)
- What You Cherish Can Never Be Forgotten (MBC Best Theater, 1998)
- Star In My HeartStar in My HeartStar In My Heart was a 1997 Korean drama series run on MBC. One of the earlier Korean dramas, it was very popular and helped its cast become widely recognized.- Story :...
(MBC, 1997) - Snail (SBS, 1997)
- 간이역 (MBC Sunday Family Theater, 1996)
- Until We Can Love (KBS, 1996)
- Project (KBS, 1996)
- Sunny Place of Youth (KBS, 1995)
- General Hospital (MBC, 1994)
- Love is Blue (SBS, 1994)
- Scent of Love (SBS, 1994)
- Our Paradise (MBC, 1990)
Music video
The Name (The Name, 2002) - Co-starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Ryu Seung-beomRyu Seung-beom
Ryu Seung-beom is a South Korean actor. His brother Ryu Seung-wan is a film director and they have worked together on the films Die Bad, No Blood No Tears, Arahan, Crying Fist, Dachimawa Lee and The Unjust.-Film:*2012 Perfect Love*2012 The Berlin File*2012 Return of the Corpse*2011 Suicide...
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Commercials and Print Ads
- Sisleÿa Global Firming Serum (2011)
- Emons Furniture (2008-2011)
- Hana Financial GroupHana Financial GroupHana Financial Group is the 4th largest commercial banking group in South Korea.The company originally began in 1971 as Korea Investment & Finance, the nation’s first financial company established with purely private capital...
(2007) - Hankook TireHankook TireThe Hankook Tire group, based in Seoul, South Korea is the seventh largest tire company in the world. Established in 1941 as the Chosun Tire Company, it was renamed Hankook Tire Manufacturing in 1968....
'Driving Emotion' (2006) - Chung Kwang Plus One apartments (2006)
- Nadri Cosmetics Sanghwang NAG (2005-2006)
- ShinsegaeShinsegaeShinsegae is a South Korean department store franchise, along with several other businesses, headquartering in Seoul, South Korea. The name of Shinsegae literally means "New World" in Korean...
- QUA (2002)
- Yesprice.co.kr (2000)
- HiteHiteHite Brewery Company Limited is a South Korean brewery company headquartered in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Its main products are beer, rice wine, and mineral water. The company was established as Chosun Breweries in 1933...
(2000) - Korea Telecom (1999)
- DaewooDaewooDaewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999...
Chorus (1999) - Dongsan C&G Sexy Mild Essence (1997)
- Esquire Beart (1997)
- OrionOrion ConfectioneryOrion Confectionery Co, Ltd. is a confectionery company, headquartered in Munbae-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea. The company which is one of the three biggest food companies in Korea was established in 1956 and Orion has manufacturing facilities in Seoul, Iksan Jeollanam-do and cities in China,...
Basic Crackers - HaitaiHaitaiHaitai is a Korean business, with its main business in retail and instant foods, especially confectionery, beverage and ice cream....
Sunkist 과일촌Ca (1996) - HaitaiHaitaiHaitai is a Korean business, with its main business in retail and instant foods, especially confectionery, beverage and ice cream....
Bongbong (1994) - Lamy Cosmetics Lafine Vegetable (1994)
- CrownCrown ConfectioneryCrown Confectionery is a confectionery company headquartered in Jamwon-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea and it was established in 1947. It's manufacturing is based in Jungrang-gu Seoul and Anyang Gyeonggi-do. It is historically an old popular biscuit brand because they invented Sando and Big Pie...
Jollypong - CrownCrown ConfectioneryCrown Confectionery is a confectionery company headquartered in Jamwon-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea and it was established in 1947. It's manufacturing is based in Jungrang-gu Seoul and Anyang Gyeonggi-do. It is historically an old popular biscuit brand because they invented Sando and Big Pie...
Orange Montt (1993) - CrownCrown ConfectioneryCrown Confectionery is a confectionery company headquartered in Jamwon-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea and it was established in 1947. It's manufacturing is based in Jungrang-gu Seoul and Anyang Gyeonggi-do. It is historically an old popular biscuit brand because they invented Sando and Big Pie...
Caramel Corns&Peanuts (1992-1994) - CrownCrown ConfectioneryCrown Confectionery is a confectionery company headquartered in Jamwon-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea and it was established in 1947. It's manufacturing is based in Jungrang-gu Seoul and Anyang Gyeonggi-do. It is historically an old popular biscuit brand because they invented Sando and Big Pie...
Choco Heim (1992) - CrownCrown ConfectioneryCrown Confectionery is a confectionery company headquartered in Jamwon-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea and it was established in 1947. It's manufacturing is based in Jungrang-gu Seoul and Anyang Gyeonggi-do. It is historically an old popular biscuit brand because they invented Sando and Big Pie...
Minishell (1992) - Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
Lite Baby Skin Lotion (1992)
Awards
- 2011 FantasportoFantasportoFantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from...
Director's Week: Best Actress, The HousemaidThe Housemaid (2010 film)The Housemaid is a 2010 South Korean melodramatic thriller film directed by Im Sang-soo. The story focuses on Eun-yi, played by Jeon Do-yeon, who becomes involved in a destructive love triangle while working as a housemaid for an upper-class family. Other cast members include Lee Jung-jae, Seo... - 2011 Seoul Art and Culture Awards: Best Film Actor/Actress, The HousemaidThe Housemaid (2010 film)The Housemaid is a 2010 South Korean melodramatic thriller film directed by Im Sang-soo. The story focuses on Eun-yi, played by Jeon Do-yeon, who becomes involved in a destructive love triangle while working as a housemaid for an upper-class family. Other cast members include Lee Jung-jae, Seo...
- 2009 Director's Cut Awards: Cinema Angel Award
- 2009 Andre KimAndré KimAndre Kim was a South Korean fashion designer based in Seoul, South Korea. He was known predominantly for his evening and wedding gown collections.-Biography:Andre Kim was born in Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, as Kim Bong-nam...
Best Star Awards: Female Star Award - 2009 Order of Arts and Letters: Knighthood
- 2008 Women News: '2030 여성 희망리더 20인'
- 2008 Asia Pacific Screen AwardsAsia Pacific Screen AwardsThe Asia Pacific Screen Awards is an international cultural initiative of the State Government of Queensland, Australia, through Events Queensland, to honour and promote the films, actors, directors, and cultures of Asia-Pacific to a global audience and to realise the objectives of UNESCO to...
: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... - 2008 Asian Film AwardsAsian Film AwardsThe Asian Film Awards are presented annually by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society to recognize excellence of film professionals in the film industries of Asian cinema.-History:...
: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... - 2007 Proud Korean Awards: Recipient (for Movie category)
- 2007 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served...
- 2007 Women in Film Korea Awards: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served...
- 2007 Korean Film AwardsKorean Film AwardsThe Korean Film Award is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the MBC.-Awards:The categories are*Best Film*Best Director*Best New Director*Best Leading Actor*Best Leading Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress...
: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... - 2007 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... - 2007 Korean Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served...
- 2007 Asia Pacific Screen AwardsAsia Pacific Screen AwardsThe Asia Pacific Screen Awards is an international cultural initiative of the State Government of Queensland, Australia, through Events Queensland, to honour and promote the films, actors, directors, and cultures of Asia-Pacific to a global audience and to realise the objectives of UNESCO to...
: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... - 2007 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Okgwan Order of Culture Merit
- 2007 Asia Producers Network: Asian Movie Artist Award
- 2007 Grand Bell AwardsGrand Bell AwardsThe Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Special Achievement Award, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... - 2007 Cannes Film Festival2007 Cannes Film FestivalThe 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
: Best Actress, Secret SunshineSecret SunshineSecret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The story focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title, 밀양 is given after the city that served... - 2006 Grand Bell AwardsGrand Bell AwardsThe Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress, You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... - 2006 Max Movie Awards: Best Actress, You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official...
- 2005 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official...
(tied with Lee Young-ae, Sympathy for Lady VengeanceSympathy for Lady VengeanceSympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2008 South Korean film by director Park Chan-wook. In North America and parts of Europe, the film has been screened under the title Lady Vengeance. The film is the third installment in Park's The Vengeance Trilogy, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy...
) - 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Daesang
, Lovers in Prague - 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Lovers in Prague
- 2005 Korean Film AwardsKorean Film AwardsThe Korean Film Award is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the MBC.-Awards:The categories are*Best Film*Best Director*Best New Director*Best Leading Actor*Best Leading Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress...
: Best Actress, You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... - 2005 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Couple Award, You Are My Sunshine You Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... - 2005 Korean Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actress, You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official...
- 2005 New York Film AcademyNew York Film AcademyNew York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting is a film school andacting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts...
Women's Film Festival: Best Actress, You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... - 2005 Chunsa Film Art AwardsChunsa Film Art AwardsThe Chunsa Film Art Awards have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society. The awards take their name from pen-name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker, Na Woon-gyu. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best...
: Best Actress, You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine (film)You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... - 2004 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, My Mother, the MermaidMy Mother, the MermaidMy Mother, the Mermaid is a 2004 South Korean film about a young woman who quarrels with her mother but is somehow transported back in time and sees her parents' courtship. In her youth, her mother was a haenyeo, a traditional freediver.IMDB claims the literal translation of the title is The...
- 2004 Korean Film AwardsKorean Film AwardsThe Korean Film Award is a South Korean film awards ceremony hosted by the MBC.-Awards:The categories are*Best Film*Best Director*Best New Director*Best Leading Actor*Best Leading Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress...
: Best Actress, My Mother, the MermaidMy Mother, the MermaidMy Mother, the Mermaid is a 2004 South Korean film about a young woman who quarrels with her mother but is somehow transported back in time and sees her parents' courtship. In her youth, her mother was a haenyeo, a traditional freediver.IMDB claims the literal translation of the title is The... - 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress, Shoot for the Stars
- 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Shoot for the Stars
- 2002 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Popularity Award - 2001 Baeksang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas...
: Best Actress, I Wish I Had a WifeI Wish I Had a WifeI Wish I Had a Wife is a 2001 South Korean film about a lonely banker who meets a schoolteacher.... - 2000 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Popularity Award - 2000 Grand Bell AwardsGrand Bell AwardsThe Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress, The Harmonium in My MemoryThe Harmonium in My MemoryThe Harmonium in My Memory is a 1999 South Korean film.- Plot :The film is set in South Korea, 1962. Kang Soo-ha, a 21 year-old teacher from Seoul, takes his first job at a village school in Gangwon Province. One of his older students, 17 year-old Yun Hong-yeon, develops a crush on him, though her... - 2000 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, Happy End
- 2000 Pusan Film Critics AwardsPusan Film Critics AwardsThe Pusan Film Critics Awards have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Pusan Film Critics Association. The winners of the awards are announced yearly just prior to the Pusan International Film Festival...
: Best Actress, Happy End - 1999 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best Actress, The Harmonium in My MemoryThe Harmonium in My MemoryThe Harmonium in My Memory is a 1999 South Korean film.- Plot :The film is set in South Korea, 1962. Kang Soo-ha, a 21 year-old teacher from Seoul, takes his first job at a village school in Gangwon Province. One of his older students, 17 year-old Yun Hong-yeon, develops a crush on him, though her... - 1999 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Popularity Award - 1999 Baeksang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts AwardsPaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas...
: Best Actress, A Promise - 1998 Korean Critics' Choice Awards: Best New Actress, The ContactThe ContactThe Contact is a 1997 South Korean romantic film directed by Chang Yoon-Hyun. Starring Han Suk-gyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997, and was awarded the Grand Bell Award for best picture....
- 1997 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBlue Dragon Film AwardsThe Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best New Actress, The ContactThe ContactThe Contact is a 1997 South Korean romantic film directed by Chang Yoon-Hyun. Starring Han Suk-gyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997, and was awarded the Grand Bell Award for best picture.... - 1997 Grand Bell AwardsGrand Bell AwardsThe Grand Bell Awards is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea....
: Best New Actress, The ContactThe ContactThe Contact is a 1997 South Korean romantic film directed by Chang Yoon-Hyun. Starring Han Suk-gyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997, and was awarded the Grand Bell Award for best picture....
External links
- Jeon Do Youn at N.O.A. Entertainment
- Jeon Do Yeon: A Portrait at The Korea Society
- A Tribute to Jeon Do-yeon at OhmyNews International