Sunwoo Yong-nyeo

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Sunwoo.

Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye on August 15, 1945) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo originally wanted to become a classical ballerina, but when she passed TBC's open recruitment in 1965, this led to her entertainment debut as a dancer on television. She began acting in 1966, and went on to an acting career in film, TV and stage spanning five decades.^{[4][5][6][unreliable source?][7]} In 2010, Sunwoo also became the CEO of matchmaking company Red Hills.^[8]

Sunwoo Yong-nyeo
Sunwoo in August 2013
Born	(1945-08-15) August 15, 1945 (age 79) Jinju, Korea, Empire of Japan[1]
Education	Sorabol College of Arts[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1965-present
Korean name
Hangul	정용례
Hanja	鄭蓉禮 [3]
RR	Jeong Yongrye
MR	Chŏng Yongnye
Stage name
Hangul	선우용여
Hanja	鮮于龍女
RR	Seonu Yongyeo
MR	Sŏnu Yongyŏ

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1963	Goryeojang
1966	A Soldier Speaks After Death
1967	A Female Student and an Old Gentleman
1969	Girls
1974	Myonyeo
1975	Dangerous Relations
	The Tae-baeks
	Story of the Youth
	Escape
1976	The Kept Woman
	Feelings
	Blue Classroom
1977	A Young Man Aware of Gwanghamun Well
	Forest Fire
	Winter Woman	Yi-hwa's mother
1978	Sadness Under the Sky
	King Sejong the Great
	Floating Plants
1979	Romance Gray
	26 x 365 = 0
	The Terms of Love
	Run Towards Tomorrow
	Jade Color
	The Rose That Swallowed Thorns
	The Story of Yellow Village
1980	Woman's Room
1981	Subzero Point '81	Sung-ae
	Rainy Days	Dong-man's mother
1982	Geniuses With the Grade F	Boarding house landlady
	Idiot in the Forest
	Mistress
1983	The Lover of a Friend
1990	Man Market
1992	The Beginning of Sorrowful Love	Mrs. Hong
	The Swamp Haze Will Not Clear
1993	I Will Survive	Sug-young's mother
1994	I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me	Consulting director
	Vanished	Young-ae
	The President's Daughter	First Lady
	Love on a Rainy Day	Mrs. Moon
1995	Bellybutton Bus	Hyuk-joon's mother
1996	Albatross	Eun-joo's mother
2002	Sex of Magic	Sung-bin's mother
2004	Dance with Solitude	Song In-joo
	Everybody Has Secrets	Mother
2006	Between Love and Hate	Young-woon's mother
	The Fox Family	Mother fox (cameo)

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1975	Living in a Rented Room		KBS1
1981	Eun Ha-su		KBS1
	Heaven and Earth		KBS1
1991	A Honeymoon		KBS2
1992	Haetteulnal		KBS2
	Whale Hunting '92		KBS2
	For Love		KBS2
1993	Our Hot Song		SBS
	Never on Sunday		KBS2
	Unstoppable Love		KBS2
	Pilot	Noh Hye-ran's mother	MBC
1994	Farewell	Jang Ik-gu's mother	SBS
1995	Agatha Christie	Kim Hyuk's mother	SBS
	Hotel		MBC
	The Age of Uniqueness		KBS2
	I Love Yumi		KBS2
	Fourth Republic	Jang Jeong-yi	MBC
1996	Project		KBS2
	Until We Can Love		KBS2
1997	Star in My Heart	Kang Min-hee's mother	MBC
	Cinderella	Seo Joon-seok's mother	MBC
	Only You		SBS
	Three Women		KBS2
1998	Soonpoong Clinic	Sunwoo Yong-nyeo	SBS
	Heart of Lies	Kang Jin-jin	MBC
	I Love You, I'm Sorry		KBS2
1999	Into the Sunlight	Wang Joo-yeon	MBC
2000	Because of You	Jo Ae-sun	MBC
2001	Delicious Proposal	Jang Hee-ae's mother	MBC
2002	Dae Bak Family		SBS
2003	Good News	Lee Gook-hee	MBC
2004	War of the Roses	Gong Jin-sook	MBC
	Kkangsooni	Maeng Choon-ja	EBS
	Choice	Lee Soon-joo	SBS
2005	Wonderful Life	Yoon Tae-hee	MBC
	Dangerous Love	Na Hyo-shil	KBS2
	HDTV Literature: "The Post Horse Curse"	Myung-rye	KBS1
2006	Love Can't Wait	Kang In-sook	MBC
	Love Me When You Can	Park Geum-rae	MBC
	The Vineyard Man	Song Mal-ja	KBS2
2007	Drama City: "Sky Lovers"		KBS2
2008	Who Are You?	Geum Nan-hee	MBC
	Saranghae (I Love You)	Seok Chul-soo's mother	SBS
	You Are My Destiny	Lee Hwa-ran	KBS1
	Daughter-in-Law	Jang Ok-soon	SBS
2009	Hilarious Housewives	Sunwoo Yong-nyeo	MBC
	Can't Stop Now	Gu Hyo-sook	MBC
	High Kick Through the Roof	Sunwoo Yong-nyeo, Lee Soon-jae's past love (cameo, episode 124)	MBC
2011	Believe in Love[9]	Lee Mi-kyung	KBS2
2012	Golden Time[10][unreliable source?]	Park Geum-nyeo	MBC
	The Sons	Myung-ja	MBC
	Family	Na Il-ran	KBS2
2013	Can't Stand Anymore[11]	Gil Bok-ja	jTBC
	Potato Star 2013QR3	Noh Song's younger sister (cameo, episode 14)	tvN
2015	Flower of Queen	Bang Eun-ah	MBC
2016	Beautiful Gong Shim	Seok Dae-hwang's birth mother	SBS
2019	Left-Handed Wife	Cheon Sun-im	KBS2
2021	Miss Monte-Cristo	Han Yeong-ae	KBS

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
2006–2007	Super Kids
2007	Big Mama
2008–present	Quiz to Change the World	Panelist
2009	Conversation with the President	Celebrity panelist
	You Value What Is Beautiful: Becoming a Green Energy Powerhouse
2011	Dugeun Dugeun,[12] Studio of Stars' Love
	Star King	Panelist
	I Want to See a Buddhist Monk with Sunwoo Yong-nyeo	Host
	Wonderful Korea	Host
2012	Happy Together - Season 3	Guest, "The National Mother Special" episode[13]
2013	Hello	Panelist
2014	Vitamin
2015	People Looking for a Laugh	Cameo, "A Movie Is a Movie" sketch in episode 99

Theater

Year	Title	Role
1991	Death of a Salesman
2005	Lady[14]	Mother
2010	My Mom	Mother
2013	War in Gobu	Kang Choon-shim, the mother-in-law

Ambassadorship

• Public Relations Ambassador 2022 Boryeong Marine Mud Expo (2022)^[15]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1977	16th Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Forest Fire	Won
2009	MBC Entertainment Awards[16]	Special Award in a Variety Show	Quiz to Change the World	Won
2011	MBC Entertainment Awards	Congeniality Award		Won
2013	4th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards	Presidential Commendation	—	Won