Jung Hye-sun

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Jung Hye-sun (Korean: 정혜선; born February 21, 1942), birth name Jung Young-ja (정영자), is a South Korean actress. Jung made her entertainment debut as a voice actress with the KBS Daejeon Radio in 1960, then began acting onscreen through the first KBS public audition in 1961.^[1] She has been active in Korean film, television and theater for more than five decades.^[2][3][4]

Jung Hye-sun
Born	Jung Young-ja (1942-02-21) February 21, 1942 (age 83) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Sudo Girls' High School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961-present
Korean name
Hangul	정혜선
RR	Jeong Hyeseon
MR	Chŏng Hyesŏn
Birth name
Hangul	정영자
RR	Jeong Yeongja
MR	Chŏng Yŏngja

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1968	The Third Zone
	I'm Not a Traitor
1969	The Third Zone
1970	Five Left-handers
	How Can I Forget?
	Two Bigshots with a Grudge
	Man and Woman from Hong Kong
	Madame Jang from Hong Kong
	One-Eyed Jack in Hong Kong
	Nobody Knows
	Born in Nampo-dong
	Myeongdong Fella, Nampodong Fella
	Old Gentleman in Myeongdong
1971	Two Guys
	The Graduation from Myeongdong
1972	Ever Smiling Mr. Park
	Don't Cry My Daughter
1973	Love and Hatred
1974	A Horrible Breath
	Excellent Guys
	A White Handkerchief
1975	Sad San Francisco
	Where Is the Light?
	Chun-ja's Love Story
1976	An Extinguished Window
	Forgiven Woman
1977	Pyongyang's Secret Order
	The Double Rainbow Hill
1979	We Took the Night Train
	The Trappings of Youth
	The Woman Who Draws Cranes
1980	Thoughtless Momo
	The Last Secret Affair
	Painful Maturity
1982	Night of the Shaman
	Mistress
1986	Jung-gwang's Nonsense
1987	Forget-me-nots
	Prince Yeonsan	Queen Insoo
	Five People
1988	You My Rose Mellow
	The Salt Vendor
	Kkam-dong	Mother-in-law
	Dol-ai 4 Dune Buggy
	Sunshine at Present	Lady Na
	Sexual Compatibility
1989	Today's Woman
	Happiness Does Not Come in Grades	Eun-joo's mother
	25 Dollar People
1990	Broken Children	Nam-chul's mother
	The Woman Who Walks on Water
	Hong Du-kae	Lady Jung
1991	The Wedding Dress of Tears	Director
	Does the American Moon Rise Over Itaewon?
	Seoul Evita
1995	Dustbin (short film)
	The Marine Revelation
1996	Ghost Mamma	Mother-in-law
2006	Solace	Shim In-ku's mother
2007	Sorrow Even Up in Heaven	Principal
2008	Barbershop (short film)
2009	Goodbye Mom	Female monk
	Fly, Penguin	Mrs. Song
2011	Countdown	Money lender granny (cameo)

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1961	When the Day Comes
1968	The Third Zone
1970	Season of Love and Hate
	Blossoming Ajumma
1972	Stepmother
1975	Reed
1976	The Adventures of Chul-yi
1978	I Sell Happiness
	Trap of Youth
1979	113th Investigative Division: "Two Sons of the North and South"
1980	Daughter
1981	1st Republic	Im Young-shin
	Angry Eyes
	Nocturne
	New Mistress
	Madam Gyo-dong
1982	Cannot Forget
	Friend, Hey Friend
1983	Kan-nan-yi	Grandmother
	I'm Home
1984	500 Years of Joseon: "The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow"	Queen Jeonghui
	Missing You
	Spray
1985	That's Right, You Bet
	Mom's Room
	500 Years of Joseon: "The Imjin War"
1987	Love and Ambition	Hye-young
	Retired Front
1988	500 Years of Joseon: "Queen Inhyeon"	Queen Jangnyeol
	Famine in the City	Im Bok-seol
1989	A Happy Woman	Jae-seob's mother
	Mandate of Heaven
1990	A House with the Deep Yard
	The Rose of Betrayal	Mrs. Han
	My Mother	Mother
	Still 49	Jung Hye-kyung
1991	The Royal Way
	Beyond the Mountains	Mrs. Song
1992	Promise
	Thorn Flower
	Sons and Daughters	Lee Hoo-nam's mother
	Fearless Love	Jung Hee-ja
	String	Song Bong-nim
1994	Kareisky
1995	Even If the Wind Blows	Hairy ajumma
	Hopefully the Sky
1996	General Oh	Jang Gil-ja
	Widow
	Seven Spoons
	Woman Riding a Bicycle	Lee Ae-ja
1997	Golden Feather
	Because I Really	Hong Eun-pyo's mother
	Will Make You Happy	Grandmother
	Woman Next Door
1998	Homecoming, a Short Story
	The King's Path	Yeong-bin Lee
	Letters Written on a Cloudy Day
	Mom's Daughter	Mom
1999	Invitation	Mrs. Min
	Someone's House
	Hur Jun	Heo Jun's mother Ms. Son
2000	More than Love	Son Mal-sook
	Fireworks	Kim Ji-hyun's mother
2001	Morning Without Parting	Lee Soon-joo
	Blue Mist	Noh Kyung-joo's mother
	The Rules of Marriage
	Third Coincidence	Song Yeon-hye's grandmother
	KBS TV Novel: "Stepmother"	Grandmother Yoon
	Picnic	Jung-ok
2002	Who's My Love	Kim Deok-ja
2003	Forever Love	Kim Jae-seob's mother
	Near to You	Ms. Kang
	Escape from Unemployment	Kim Ki-soon
	Perfect Love	Ha Young-ae's mother
2004	Proposal	Mrs. Oh
	Lotus Flower Fairy	Noh Bang-rim
	The Age of Heroes	Chun Tae-san's grandmother
	Freezing Point	Im Kyung-choon
	Tropical Nights in December	Choi Kkeut-soon
2005	Green Rose	Han Myung-sook
	Loveholic	Jo In-ja
	Recipe of Love	Kim Nan-hee
	Dear Heaven	Hwang Maria
2006	Love Can't Wait	Kang Soon-ja
	My Beloved Sister	Ji-na's grandmother
2007	By My Side	Bae Jung-ja
	Blue Fish[5]	Kang Yoon-jung's mother
	Golden Bride	Heo Bok-rye
2008	Aquarius	Mrs. Jo
	Chunja's Special Day	Cha Bok-shim
2009	Cinderella Man	Company president Kang Ju-ok
	Green Coach	Oh Hyun-sook
	Queen Seondeok	Lady Man-ho
	Assorted Gems	Baek Jo
	Father, Your Place	Han Mal-soon
	Father's House
2010	Golden Fish	Mrs. Kang
	Bread, Love and Dreams	Madam Hong
	Home Sweet Home	Park Dool-nam
2011	I Trusted Men	Moon Jin-heon's mother
	My Love By My Side	Mrs. Kang
	Glory Jane	Oh Soon-nyeo
2012	Feast of the Gods	Elder Seon
	Ice Adonis	Jo Myung-rye
	Dr. Jin	Queen Dowager Hyoyu
	My Lover, Madame Butterfly	Namgoong maknae
2013	A Hundred Year Legacy	Kim Kkeut-soon
	Pots of Gold	Park Hyun-soo's grandmother
	A Tale of Two Sisters	Shim Ae-gi
2014	God's Gift: 14 Days	Lee Soon-nyeo
	Only Love	Woo Jeom-soon
	Temptation	Im Jung-soon
	Apgujeong Midnight Sun	Ok Dan-shil
	4 Legendary Witches	Bok Dan-shim
2016	Goodbye Mr. Black	Jeong Hyun-sook
	Beautiful Gong Shim	Nam Soon Chun
2017	You Are Too Much	Sung Kyung-ja
2018	Hide and Seek	Na Hae-geum
2022–2023	Bean Pods in My Eyes[6]

Theater

Year	Title	Role
	Hamlet
	Bun-rye's Story
	The Sound of Music
	The Glass Menagerie
2010	Please Look After Mom	Park So-nyo
	An Jung-geun, a Great Korean	Jo Maria

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1973	1st Korea Broadcasting Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Stepmother	Won
1975	11th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)	Reed	Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress		Won
1979	15th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)	I Sell Happiness	Won
	MBC Drama Awards	Best Actress	Two Sons of the North and South	Won
1983	MBC Drama Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Kan-nan-yi	Won
1984	3rd JoongAng Weekly Our Star Awards	Best Actress		Won
	20th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)		Won
1993	29th Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actress (TV)	Fearless Love	Won
1994	30th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)	Sons and Daughters	Won
2007	5th Korean Environment and Culture Awards	Recipient, Performer category	—	Won
2009	MBC Drama Awards	Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Assorted Gems	Won
2010	MBC Drama Awards	Achievement Award	Home Sweet Home	Won
2014	MBC Drama Awards	Golden Acting Award, Actress	4 Legendary Witches	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries	God's Gift: 14 Days	Nominated
2022	1st Wonju Film Festival[7]	Korean Film Achievement Award	—	Won

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country	Award ceremony	Year	Honor	Ref.
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards[note 1]	2010	Prime Minister's Commendation	[11]
		2023	Eungwan Cultural	[12]

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.^[8][9] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[10]