Park Jung-soo (actress)

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Jung-soo (Korean: 박정수; born July 11, 1952), also known as Park Jung-su, is a South Korean actress. Park made her acting debut in 1972 and became best known for starring in television dramas, notably Love and Farewell (1993), Way of Living: Woman (1994), LA Arirang (1995), Why Can't We Stop Them (2000), Rose Fence (2003), and Living in Style (2011).^[1][2]

Park Jung-soo
Park Jung-soo in 2019
Born	(1952-07-11) July 11, 1952 (age 73) South Korea
Education	Duksung Women's University - Business Administration
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–present
Agent	Jellyfish Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	박정수
RR	Bak Jeongsu
MR	Pak Chŏngsu

In 2005, she published her autobiography Park Jung-soo's Inner Beauty, which was also a style guide for women in their fifties.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	North Korean Partisan in South Korea	Comrade Myeong-ja
1991	Korean Boy
1992	The Son and the Lover
1993	When Adam Opens His Eyes
1997	Change	Eun-bi's mother
1998	Seventeen	Ye-jin's mother
1999	Until We Meet	Mrs. Choi
2002	Sex of Magic	Han Ji-hye's mother
2005	The Twins[4]	Mom
2007	The Railroad	Han-na's mother	Cameo
2008	Hana Kage (Flower Shadow)		Japanese film
2009	Take Off	Rich wife	Cameo
2023	Coboweb	Mrs. Oh	[5]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1985	Sun Rising Over the Hill		KBS2
1989	Pain		MBC
1991	What is Love	Jung-sook	MBC
	Autumn Flowers in Winter Trees		KBS2
1992	Living	Mrs. Ha	SBS
	Our Paradise 2		MBC
1993	Stormy Season	Jin-hee's mother	MBC
	Pilot	Yoon Mi-ja	MBC
	Love and Farewell	Sun-joo	KBS2
	Ladies' Man		MBC
1994	Challenge	Kwang-sik's wife	MBC
	Way of Living: Woman	Ahn Woo-jung	SBS
1995	Hopefully the Sky	Mi-ra, second daughter-in-law	KBS1
	Do You Remember Love?	Yoon-sook	MBC
	LA Arirang		SBS
	Jazz	Lee Ha-neul's mother	SBS
1996	Morning in Paris Park	Cha Kyung-ok	KBS2
	August Bride		SBS
	First Love	Park Shin-ja's mother	KBS2
	Splendid Holiday		MBC
1997	Light in the Field		KBS1
	You and I	Si-yeon's mother	MBC
1998	Tango in Seoul	Kim Ae-shil	SBS
	For Love	Choi Soon-geum	MBC
	My Love by My Side		KBS1
1999	Happy Together	Jin Soo-ha's mother	SBS
	The Last War	Han Ji-soo's mother	MBC
	Did You Ever Love?	Jung In-ok	KBS2
	Hur Jun	Mrs. Oh, Yoo Ui-tae's wife	MBC
2000	More Than Words Can Say	Oh Gap-jin	KBS1
	Juliet's Man	Chae-rin's mother	SBS
	Snowflakes	Min Hyo-sun	KBS2
	Aspen Tree		SBS
	Why Can't We Stop Them	Park Jung-soo	SBS
2001	Sweet Bear	Kyung-ae	MBC
	Like Father, Unlike Son	Park So-yi	KBS2
2002	Who's My Love	Park Kyung-hwa	KBS2
	Golden Wagon	Jung Soo-mi	MBC
2003	Drama City: "The Queen of Disco"	Geum-bong's mother	KBS2
	Rose Fence	Kang Yoon-hee	KBS2
	Bodyguard	Hong Kyung-tak's mother	KBS2
	First Love	Yoon Seo-kyung's mother	SBS
	Jewel in the Palace	Park Yong-shin	MBC
2004	Match Made in Heaven	Hwang Jong-hee's mother	MBC
	Crush		SBS
	Beautiful Temptation	Jang Geum-shil	KBS2
	Han River Ballad	Park Dan-ok	MBC
	The Autumn of Major General Hong	Kang Hye-joo	SBS
2005	Bichunmoo (The Dance in the Sky)	(voice)	SBS
	Hong Kong Express	Shin Kyung-ja	SBS
	Smile of Spring Day	Im Dae-boem's mother	MBC
	Tears of Diamond	Son In-ha's mother	SBS
	Bizarre Bunch	Jung Na-ra	KBS1
	Let's Get Married	Hong Na-young's mother	MBC
2006	Fireworks	Park Jin-hwa	MBC
	Barefoot Love	Mrs. Yang	SBS
	My Love	Jo Yi-han's mother	SBS
	High Kick!	Park Hae-mi's mother (cameo, episode 80)	MBC
2007	The Person I Love	Jo Young-sook	SBS
	Winter Bird	Sook-ja	MBC
2008	My Lady[6]	Lee Soon-hwa	MBC
	My Life's Golden Age	Kim Hee-kyung	MBC
2009	Can Anyone Love?	Park Ae-sook	SBS
	What's for Dinner?	Jung Sun-woo's mother (cameo)	MBC
	Enjoy Life	Na Ok-bong	MBC
2010	Dong Yi	Queen Myeongseong	MBC
	Three Sisters	Park Young-ok	SBS
	Queen of Reversals[7]	Na Young-ja	MBC
2011	Twinkle Twinkle	Jin Na-hee	MBC
	Living in Style	Chun Yeon-deok	SBS
2012	Still You	Kim Yi-hyun	SBS
	It Was Love	Ahn Soo-mi	MBC
2013	Potato Star 2013QR3	Mi-sook (cameo, episode 7)	tvN
	Hold My Hand	Na Geum-ja	MBC
	One Warm Word	Mrs. Choo	SBS
2014	Mama	Kang Myung-ja	MBC
	Make a Wish	Kang Jin-hee's mother	MBC
	Tears of Heaven	Mrs. Jo	MBN
	Lady of the Storm	Lee Myung-ae	MBC
	Drama Festival: "Fitting"[8]	50-year-old Kyung-hee	MBC
2016	Marriage Contract	Yoon Seon-yeong	MBC
	The Good Wife	Oh Jung-im (cameo)	tvN
	Don't Dare to Dream	Hwa-shin's mother	SBS
2018	My Contracted Husband, Mr. Oh	Park Jung-ok	MBC
2019	Mother of Mine	Ha Mi-ok	KBS2

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1994	Aerobic Gymnastics of Life	MBC	MC
	TV School Board	KBS2	MC
2007	Diet War	Story On	MC
2017	Happy Together	KBS2	Episode 486 with Lee Kye-in
2018	Battle Trip	KBS2	Episode 76-77 with Gong Hyun-joo
2022	Attack on Grandma	Channel S	Host[9]

Theater

Year	English title	Korean title	Role	Ref.
2022	Jangsu Sangho	장수상회	Geum-nim	[10]
2023	My Mother	친정엄마	Bongran	[11]

Book

Year	Title	Publisher
2005	Park Jung-soo's Inner Beauty	Image Box

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1974	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actress		Won
2010	MBC Drama Awards[12]	Golden Acting Award, Veteran Actress	Enjoy Life, Queen of Reversals	Won