Moon Jeong-hee
Moon Jeong-hee | |
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Born |
South Korea | January 12, 1976
Other names | Moon Jung-hee |
Education | Korea National University of Arts - Theatre Studies |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1998–present |
Agent | Prain TPC |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 문정희 |
Hanja | 文晶熙 |
Revised Romanization | Mun Jeong-hui |
McCune–Reischauer | Mun Jŏng-hŭi |
Moon Jeong-hee (born January 12, 1976) is a South Korean stage, film, and television actress.
Career
Moon Jeong-hee graduated from the Korea National University of Arts with a degree in Theatre Studies. She made her theater debut in a 1998 staging of Blood Brothers.
Though she hasn't found full-fledged stardom, the actress has built a solid body of work alternating leading and supporting roles.[1] 2012 hit Deranged was her first starring role in a commercial film,[2] for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.[3][4][5] Moon has also drawn positive reviews for her performances in Hide and Seek (2013), Cart (2014), and Mama (2014).[6]
Other activities
Having learned salsa in middle school, Moon became an accomplished salsa dancer.[7] She has worked as a salsa dancing teacher in between projects,[2] and can also do jazz dancing and the pansori.
Moon is fluent in three languages - Korean, English and French. She was named the goodwill ambassador of international children's rights group Safe Kids Korea in 2010.[8][9] In 2012 she hosted the closing ceremony of the Jeonju International Film Festival.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | I Wish I Had a Wife | ||
Take Care of My Cat | Team leader | ||
Falling Season | short film | ||
2002 | Three | Hyun-joo | segment: "Memories" |
2003 | Wishing Stairs | Dance teacher | |
2004 | Dance with the Wind | Ji-yeon | |
Low Life | |||
2005 | My Girl and I | Soon-im / Soon-im's daughter | |
2006 | Running Wild | Yoon Jung-min | |
Les Formidables | Female singer | ||
2007 | Big Bang | Han Kyung-soon | |
2009 | Why Did You Come to My House? | ||
2010 | Troubleshooter | Oh Kyung-shin | |
Cafe Noir | Mi-yeon 1 | ||
2011 | Sorry, Thanks | adult Bo-eun (cameo) | segment: "My Younger Brother" |
2012 | Deranged | Kyung-soon | |
2013 | Hide and Seek | Joo-hee | |
2014 | Cart | Hye-mi | |
Dad for Rent | Ji-soo | ||
Television drama
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2003 | Nursery Story | MBC | |
2005 | Shin Don | Hye-bi | MBC |
2006 | Alone in Love | Jung Yoo-kyung | SBS |
Singles Game | Seo Hye-jin | SBS | |
2007 | Blissful Woman | Lee Ji-sook | KBS2 |
Air City | Seo Myung-woo | MBC | |
2008 | My Sweet Seoul | Nam Yoo-hee | SBS |
Daughter-in-Law | Lee Soon-jung | SBS | |
2009 | Empress Cheonchu | Empress Munhwa | KBS2 |
Father's House | Lee Hyun-jae | SBS | |
2010 | Oh! My Lady | Han Jung-ah | SBS |
Drama Special "Severed Feelings" | Yoon Sun-young | KBS2 | |
2011 | I Believe in Love | Kim Young-hee | KBS2 |
A Thousand Days' Promise | Jang Myung-hee | SBS | |
My One And Only | Cha Do-young | KBS1 | |
2012 | Drama Special "Still Picture" | Seo Eun-soo | KBS2 |
2013 | The Firstborn | Park Jung-shim (cameo) | jTBC |
2014 | Mama | Seo Ji-eun | MBC |
2015 | Sweet, Savage Family | Kim Eun-ok | MBC |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2009 | A Night of Cultural Walks | KBS2 | |
2011 | Brunch | tvN | MC |
Theater
Year | Title | Role |
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1998 | Blood Brothers | |
2001 | The Rocky Horror Show | |
2003 | Grease | Sandy |
2009 | New Kang Full's Soonjung Manhwa | |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2008 | SBS Drama Awards | Producer's Award | My Sweet Seoul, Daughter-in-Law | Won |
2009 | Asia Latin Culture Festival | Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | Won |
KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Empress Cheonchu | Won | |
2011 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | I Believe in Love, My One and Only | Nominated |
2012 | 49th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Deranged | Nominated |
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
1st K-Drama Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | My One And Only | Nominated | |
KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special Drama | Still Picture | Nominated | |
2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress (Film) | Deranged | Nominated |
50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Hide and Seek | Nominated | |
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (Film) | Nominated | |
3rd APAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Mama | Nominated | |
22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Film | Dad for Rent | Won | |
34th Golden Cinema Festival | Special Jury Prize | Hide and Seek | Won | |
MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Mama | Nominated | |
2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress (Film) | Cart | Nominated | ||
24th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Sweet, Savage Family | Nominated | |
References
- ↑ "Korea's Café Noir Invited to Rotterdam Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- 1 2 "For Moon Jung-hee, Battling Zombies Easy After Career Hardships". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ Ji, Yong-jin (4 December 2012). "PIETA Wins Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "Moon Jeong-hee Won Best Supporting Actress Award at 33rd Blue Dragon Film Award". 10Asia. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ '청룡영화상' 여우조연상 '연가시' 문정희, "수상은 윤상현 덕담 덕분". TV Daily (in Korean). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "Moon Jung-hee Expands Fan Base with Motherly Roles". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- ↑ "Moon Jung-hee Wins Award for Commitment to Salsa". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ "Moon Jung-hee to Continue Promoting Safe Kids Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ "Moon Jung-hee to Represent Safe Kids Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (3 May 2012). "Moon Jeong-hee, named host for the closing ceremony of Jeonju Film Festival". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
External links
- Moon Jeong-hee on Twitter
- Moon Jeong-hee at Prain TPC
- Moon Jeong-hee at HanCinema
- Moon Jeong-hee at the Korean Movie Database
- Moon Jeong-hee at the Internet Movie Database
- Moon Jeong-hee on Instagram