Jeon In-hwa

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.

Jeon In-hwa (Korean: 전인화; born October 27, 1965), is a South Korean actress.^[1] She made her acting debut in 1985, and became best known for playing charismatic empresses in period dramas, notably in Ladies of the Palace for which she won the Grand Prize (or Daesang) at the 2001 SBS Drama Awards and Best TV Actress at the 2002 Baeksang Arts Awards. In recent years, Jeon has also starred in the contemporary dramas Again, My Love (2009), Bread, Love and Dreams (2010), Feast of the Gods (2012), My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (2015), Homemade Love Story.^[2][3]

Jeon In-hwa
Born	(1965-10-27) October 27, 1965 (age 59) Mungyeong, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University - B.A. in Theater and Film
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Agent	IWill_Media
Spouse	Yoo Dong-geun ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	전인화
Hanja	錢忍和
RR	Jeon Inhwa
MR	Chŏn Inhwa

Personal life

Jeon is married to actor Yoo Dong-geun. They have one son and one daughter.^[4]

Filmography

Television drama

Year	Title	Role
1985	Stars on the Prairie
1986	Im Illera Im Illera
1987	Wondapung
	Eldest Sister-in-law
	Buy It Together
1988	500 Years of Joseon: Queen Inhyeon	Hui-bin Jang
1989	Second Republic	Ko Yong Hui
	The Forest Does Not Sleep
	Impatiens Flower Standing Under The Fence
1990	Mother of Mine
	Years of Ambition	Woo-heee
1994	How to Live with a Man
1995	Until We Meet Again	Oh Ha-young
	Fourth Republic	Yuk Young-soo
1996	Sibling Relations	Soon-ok
1997	Because I Really	Jeon Ok-ja
1998	Married 7 Years
	Letters Written on a Cloudy Day
2001	Ladies of the Palace	Queen Munjeong
2007	The King and I	Queen Dowager Insoo
2009	Again, My Love	Eun Hye-jung
2010	Bread, Love and Dreams	Seo In-sook
2012	Feast of the Gods	Sung Do-hee
2013	A Hundred Year Legacy	Yang Choon-hee
2014	4 Legendary Witches	Cha Aeng-ran
2015	My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol	Shin Deuk-ye
2020	Homemade Love Story	Lee Soon-jung

Film and television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Aega (Love Song)		short film
2010	King of Baking		Special Show
2011	Star Date		KBS world
2012	Win Win		Variety Show
2015	Healing Camp Aren't You Happy		Talk Show
2016	Star Date		KBS world
2019–2020	Naturally	Main Cast	MBN
2019	Those Who Cross the Line	Special Guest Season-3	MBC
2020	Knowing Bros	EP-249	JTBC

Endorsements

Year	Product
1984	Binggrae
1985	Haitai Oh! Yes
1986	Julia Cosmetics
1989	Daewoo Electronics Microwave
1990–1992	Sajo
1990	Kumkang LesMore
	CJ
1992	CJ Lion Beat
1993	Samsung Electronics
1993–1995	Ssangyong C&B
1994–1995	Univera Cosmetics
1995–1996	LG Household & Healthcare
1995	Hanssem
	Hanwha L & C
1996	LG Electronics
1997	LG Hausys
	Samil
	Elcanto
	Tongyang Inc.
	Haitai Beverage
1997–2004	AmorePacific Group
1999–2001	Dongsuh - Maxim Coffee
1999	Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
2000	Vortec
	MAT
2001	Ae Kyung
	Daesang Corporation
2002–2007	동문건설
2003	Hanwha Life Insurance
	Woongjin Coway
2007	LG Household & Healthcare
2009	LG Cyon
2010	ROSĒE Cosmetics

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1989	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress		Won
	올해의 건치연예인상			Won
2001	37th Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actress (TV)	Ladies of the Palace	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)		Won
		Top 10 Stars		Won
2002	38th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)		Won
	29th Korea Broadcasting Awards	Best Actress[5]		Won
2009	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Again, My Love	Nominated
2010	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Bread, Love and Dreams	Won
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)		Nominated
2012	MBC Drama Awards	Golden Acting Award, Actress	Feast of the Gods	Won
2013	MBC Drama Awards	Best Couple Award with Jeong Bo-seok	A Hundred Year Legacy	Nominated
2015	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol, 4 Legendary Witches	Won
2020	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Homemade Love Story	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Nominated

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country	Year	Honor	Ref.
South Korea[note 1]	2011	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[9]

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[6][7] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[8]