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Jang Young-nam 
Summary
Jang Young-nam (born November 25, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as an acclaimed actress in theater, then transitioned to supporting roles on television and film, notably in works by director Jang Jin.[2] A member of Jang Jin's Division 장진사단, she regularly appears in his films and theater company productions. She became one of the original cast members of the live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live Korea when Jang Jin brought the American show to South Korea. In addition, she was a member of the Korean theater troupe Mokhwa Repertory Company.
Jang Young-nam | |
|---|---|
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| Born | November 25, 1973 |
| Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theater |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Agent | Andmarq |
| Spouse |
Lee Ho-ung (m. 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장영남 |
| Hanja | 張榮男 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Yeong-nam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Yŏngnam |
She is known for her skill in both comedic and dramatic roles and her ability to easily transition between different genres and mediums such as theater, television and films. Some notable supporting film roles include A Werewolf Boy and Hello Ghost. She has also made memorable cameos in dramas, Pinocchio and Moon Embracing the Sun. In 2013, she played her first onscreen leading role in the revenge crime thriller Azooma,[3][4] which won her the Best Actress Award from the Director's Guild at the 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).
Personal life edit
In December 2011, she married a theater director and film university professor Lee Ho-ung who is seven years younger.[5] She and her husband have a son born in 2014.
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Push! Push! | ||
| 2003 | Runaway | Jung-sook | Short film |
| 2004 | Someone Special | Woman in accident | |
| 2005 | Murder, Take One | Yoo Jin-ju | |
| Love Is a Crazy Thing | Eun-joo | ||
| 2006 | Righteous Ties | Yang Yeo-il | |
| 2007 | My Son | Corrections officer | |
| Hansel and Gretel | Soo-jung ("mother") | ||
| 2009 | My Girlfriend Is an Agent | Team leader Hong | |
| Possessed | Su-kyeong | ||
| Goodbye Mom | Editor | ||
| Good Morning President | President Cha Ji-wook's staff adviser 2 | ||
| 2010 | Harmony | Section chief Bang | |
| The Quiz Show Scandal | Jang Pal-nyeo | ||
| Finding Mr. Destiny | Gi-joon's older sister | Cameo | |
| Hello Ghost | Crying ghost | ||
| 2011 | Pained | Kye-jung | |
| Hindsight | Culinary school instructor | ||
| Mr. Idol | Lee Mi-ri | ||
| 2012 | The Neighbor | Ha Tae-seon | |
| A Werewolf Boy | Sun-yi's mother | ||
| 2013 | Azooma | Yoon Young-nam | |
| Friend: The Great Legacy | Choi Sung-hoon's mother | Cameo | |
| 2014 | You Are My Vampire | Nam-geol's mother | Cameo |
| Ode to My Father | Deok-soo's mother | ||
| 2015 | The Classified File | Eun-joo's aunt | |
| 2016 | Remember You | Kim Young-hee | |
| Love, Lies | San-wol | ||
| 2017 | RV: Resurrected Victims | Seo Hee-jung | |
| Confidential Assignment | Park So-yeon | ||
| The King's Case Note | Soo-bin | ||
| Snowy Road | Jong-boon's mother | ||
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Dam-deok | |
| The Negotiation | Manager Han | ||
| Miss Baek | Jung Myeong-sook | ||
| 2019 | Innocent Witness | Hyun-jung | |
| Metamorphosis | Choe Myeong-Ju | ||
| 2020 | Night in Paradise | Tae Goo's sister | Cameo It premieres on Netflix in 2021. |
| And So Again Today | [Wife] {My Wife Got Fat} | Short film | |
| My Wife Got Fat | Wife | Short film | |
| 2021 | Seo Bok | Dr. Im Se-eun | TVING film |
| 2022 | Confidential Assignment 2: International | Park So-yeon | |
| Project Wolf Hunting | Myeong-ju | [6][7] | |
| Hero | Lady Kim Ah-ryeo | Special appearance[8] | |
| 2023 | Cobweb | Chairman Baek | [9] |
| 4:00 PM | Hyeon-suk | [10] | |
| TBA | 4:44 Seconds | [11] | |
| It Has to Be a Secret | Jeong-ha | Main lead[12] |
TV movies edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | I'm After You | Nam Kyung-hee |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | MBC Best Theater – "Leaving Pippi Longstocking" | one act-drama | |
| 2004 | Span Drama – "The Last Day of My Life" | ||
| 2006 | Drama City – "The Stars Shine Brightly" | Kim Yeon-yi | one act-drama |
| 2007 | Dal-ja's Spring | Uhm Ki-joong's wife | |
| Drama City – "Ssamdalg Misugi" | one act-drama | ||
| 2008 | One Mom and Three Dads | Noh Hee-sook | |
| Bitter Sweet Life | Sung-sook | ||
| Women in the Sun | Lee Eun-bi, TV writer | ||
| Love Marriage | |||
| Chosun Police Season 2 | Cho Seol | ||
| Don't Cry My Love | Oh Jung-rim | ||
| 2009 | Hero | Jin Do-hee | |
| 2010 | I Am Legend | Oh Seung-hye | |
| Big Thing | Wang Joong-ki, electoral specialist | ||
| 2011 | I Believe in Love | Kim Eui-sook | Cameo |
| Vampire Prosecutor | Yoon Ji-hee | Cameo (episodes 4,8,11) | |
| Glory Jane | Yeo Eun-joo | ||
| 2012 | Moon Embracing the Sun | Shaman Ari | Cameo (episode 1) |
| I Love Lee Taly | Oh Mi-ja | ||
| Dr. Jin | Noblewoman Jo | Cameo (episodes 7–8) | |
| The King's Doctor | Baek Kwang-hyun's mother | Cameo (episode 1) | |
| The Birth of a Family | Ma Jin-hee | ||
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant | Jang Young-soon | |
| Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love | Court lady Cheon | ||
| Goddess of Marriage | Kwon Eun-hee | ||
| 2014 | Pinocchio | Ki Ha-myung's mother | |
| 2015 | Persevere, Goo Hae-ra | Kang-soon | |
| Miss Mamma Mia | Lee Mi-ryun | ||
| Hogu's Love | Pickpocket mom | Cameo (episodes 2, 6) | |
| Snowy Road | Choi Jong-boon's mother | ||
| Flower of Queen | Choi Hye-jin | ||
| Glamorous Temptation | Kang Il-ran | ||
| 2016 | Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo | Coach Choi Sung-eun | |
| 2017 | My Sassy Girl | Gyun-woo's Mother | |
| The King in Love | Princess Jeguk | ||
| 2018 | Lovely Horribly | Kim Ok-hee | |
| The Smile Has Left Your Eyes | Tak So-jung | [13] | |
| 2019 | The Crowned Clown | Queen Dowager Soseong | [14] |
| My Country: The New Age | Seo Seol | ||
| 2020 | Nobody Knows | Jeong So-yeon | |
| Find Me in Your Memory | Choi Hee-sang | ||
| It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Park Haeng-ja | ||
| 2021 | The Devil Judge | Cha Kyung-hee | |
| The Veil | Do Jin-sook | [15] | |
| KBS Drama Special – "F20" | Goo Ae-ran | [16] | |
| 2022 | Cheer Up | Sung Chun-yang | [17] |
| 2023 | Crash Course in Romance | Jang Seo-jin | [18] |
| The Heavenly Idol | King Yeomra | [19] | |
| Delightfully Deceitful | Seo Gye-suk | ||
| 2023–2024 | Like Flowers in Sand | Ma Jin-sook | [20] |
| 2024 | Captivating the King | Royal Queen Dowager Park | |
| Golden Boy | Seo Hye-sook | [21] |
Web series edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | IN SEOUL | Song Young-ju |
Variety show edit
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live Korea Season 1 | Cast member | [22] |
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live Korea Season 2 | [23] |
Theater edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet |
| 1996 | Love with a Fox | |
| The Threepenny Opera | ||
| 1997 | Dongbaek Agasshi "Lady Camellia" | |
| 1998 | The Wandering Troupe | |
| Birds Don't Use the Crosswalk | ||
| 1999 | 코소보 그리고 유랑 | |
| Bujayuchin "Intimacy Between Father and Son" | ||
| Chun-pung's Wife | ||
| Love with a Fox | ||
| 2000 | Tae "Lifecord" | |
| One Morning with Snow and Rain | ||
| Lost River | ||
| Chun-pung's Wife | ||
| 2001 | Dressing Room | |
| Romeo and Juliet | ||
| 2002 | Centipede and Earthworm | |
| Regrets of Gwanghae | ||
| Welcome to Dongmakgol | ||
| Romeo and Juliet | ||
| 2003 | Train for Xian | |
| Proof | Catherine | |
| 2004 | Hwan "Illusion" | |
| Return to Hamlet | Ophelia | |
| The Hunchback Richard III | ||
| Taxi Driver | ||
| 2005 | Princess Bari | |
| 2006 | Nasaengmun | Wife |
| The Vagina Monologues | ||
| 2007 | Melodrama | |
| Who Shaved My Sister's Head? | Yi-geum | |
| Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook's Father | Kyung-sook | |
| Chinjeong Eomma "My Mom" | Daughter | |
| Clumsy People | Yoo Hwa-yi | |
| 2008 | Port | Rachel Keats |
| 2009 | The Seagull | Nina |
| 2009-2010 | Don't Be Too Surprised | Daughter-in-law |
| 2010 | Gyungnam Changnyung-gun Gilgok-myun "Oberösterreich" | |
| 2011 | Sanbul[24][25] "Forest Fire" | Sawol |
| 2021–2022 | Richard III | Queen Elizabeth[26] |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress in Theater | Dressing Room | Won |
| 2002 | 38th Dong-A Theatre Awards | Best Actress | Romeo and Juliet | Won |
| 2005 | The Dong-a Ilbo | Top Actress of the Next Generation | Won | |
| 2009 | Korea Theater Awards | Best Actress | Don't Be Too Surprised | Won |
| 46th Dong-A Theatre Awards | Won | |||
| 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | My Girlfriend Is an Agent | Nominated | |
| 2011 | 19th Today's Young Artist Awards | Recipient | Won | |
| 48th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hello Ghost | Nominated | |
| 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Neighbor | Nominated |
| 17th Busan International Film Festival - Director's Guild of Korea[27] | Best Actress | Azooma | Won | |
| 2013 | Irvine International Film Festival[28][29] | Won | ||
| 50th Grand Bell Awards | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | A Werewolf Boy | Won | ||
| 22nd Buil Film Awards | Won | |||
| 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2nd APAN Star Awards | Acting Award, Actress | Goddess of Marriage Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love The Birth of a Family |
Nominated | |
| SBS Drama Awards[30] | Special Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Goddess of Marriage | Won | |
| 2015 | 35th MBC Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Special Project Drama | Flower of Queen, Glamorous Temptation | Nominated |
| 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Classified File | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 2016 Scene Stealer Festival | Bonsang Award[31] | Won | ||
| 36th MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo | Nominated | |
| 2017 | 37th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | The King in Love | Nominated |
| 2019 | 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Metamorphosis | Nominated |
| 8th Korea Best Star Award (Korean Film Actors Association) | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| 2020 | 39th MBC Drama Awards | Find Me in Your Memory | Nominated | |
| 28th SBS Drama Awards[32] | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama | Nobody Knows | Nominated | |
| 2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards[33][34] | Best Supporting Actress (TV) | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Nominated |
| 40th MBC Drama Awards[35] | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | The Veil | Won | |
| 35th KBS Drama Awards[36] | Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema | Drama Special – F20 | Nominated |
References edit
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External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jang Young-nam.
- Jang Young-nam at HanCinema
- Jang Young-nam at the Korean Movie Database
- Jang Young-nam at IMDb
- Jang Young-nam at Daum
- Jang Young-nam at BH Entertainment (Management Agency)
