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Yoon Jung-hee (actress, born 1980)

Not to be confused with another actress Yoon Jeong-hee (born 1944).
In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.
Yoon Jung-hee
Born (1980-12-21) December 21, 1980 (age 43)
Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Other namesYoon Jeong-hee
EducationSuwon Women's College - Acting/Modeling[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
AgentSublime
SpouseLee Jun-ho[2][3][4] (m. 2015)[5][6]
Children2[2][3]
Korean name
Hangul
윤정희
Revised RomanizationYun Jeonghui
McCune–ReischauerYun Chŏnghŭi
Websitesublimeartist.co.kr/post/yoon-jung-hee

Yoon Jung-hee (born December 21, 1980) is a South Korean actress.[7] Yoon was the representative of Gyeonggi Province at the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 2000,[8] then lived in obscurity for several years while trying to find work as an actress. She made her breakthrough in 2005 in the hit drama Dear Heaven,[9] followed by more leading roles on television, including Blissful Woman (2007),[10] and Family's Honor (2008).[11] She also starred in the horror film Death Bell (2008).[12]

Filmography

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Television drama

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Year Title Role
2003 Screen bit part
2004 Nonstop 4 bit part
2005 Choice Kim Min-ji
2005–2006 Dear Heaven Lee Ja-kyung
2007 Blissful Woman Lee Ji-yeon
2008–2009 Family's Honor Ha Dan-ah
2010–2011 Smile, Mom Kang Shin-young
2012 Tasty Life Jang Seung-joo
2013-2014 The Eldest Kim Young-sun
2021-2022 Now, We Are Breaking Up Sin Yoo-jeong[13]
2024 Serendipity's Embrace Bae Hye-sook

Film

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Year Title Role
2008 Death Bell Choi So-young
2014 My Love, My Bride Seung-hee

Variety show

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Year Title Network
2003 The War of the Roses KBS
2005 싱싱 Saturday KBS
2012 Exploration of Genders MBC

Music video

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Year Song Title Artist
2004 "눈물이 하늘 가려" Gi Hoo
2009 "8282" (Part 1) Davichi
"I Made an Accident" (Part 2)

Personal life

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Yoon married a then-unnamed office worker, who was six years older than her, in a private wedding ceremony held on May 30, 2015 at a resort in Bali, Indonesia.[5][6] They have two children, a male (born May 2017) and a female (born February 2019).

On December 1, 2023, Yoon's husband, Lee Jun-ho, was revealed as the Kakao Entertainment executive being investigated since November 30 for allegations of breach of trust under the Special Police Act. Lee is the head of Kakao Entertainment's investment strategy division, and prior to that was the former president and chief executive officer of its television production subsidiary Mega Monster from 2017 to 2019.[2][3][4] The investigation stemmed at first from the controversy surrounding the former company and its parent organization's acquisition of shares in SM Entertainment in March 2023 (a media outlet reported that Yoon was found to have held 67,751 shares of SM Entertainment stock as of the end of 2022[2]), however, it was further revealed that Yoon was an investor in Baram Pictures [ko], another production company which was acquired by Kakao Entertainment in July 2020 for ₩20 million despite big operational losses. That transaction has been alleged by prosecutors as a cause of loss of money for the company.

Yoon's agency, Sublime, said that "it is difficult at this time to confirm (or deny) since this is part of private life (of the actress)".[2][3]

Philanthropy

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On March 7, 2022, Yoon donated 50 million won to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.[14]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1999 Dongsung-Nokia Best Model of the World — — Won
2005 SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Dear Heaven Won
2007 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Blissful Woman Won
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Death Bell Nominated
SBS Drama Awards[15] PD Award Family's Honor Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Yoon Jung-Hee (윤정희)". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jong-ho Lee (December 5, 2023). "커지는 '카카오 제작사 고가인수' 검찰 수사…'이 女배우'도 참고인" [Prosecutors' growing investigation into ‘Kakao's high price acquisition of production company’... ‘This female actress’ is also a reference]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Jin Hyang-hee (December 1, 2023). "제작사 고가 인수 의혹 '카카오 임원', 윤정희 남편이었다" [The 'Kakao executive' suspected of acquiring a production company at a high price, Yoon Jeong-hee's husband]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Sangbin Jeong (December 5, 2023). "검찰, 카카오 고가매수 의혹 윤정희 남편 카카오엔터 대표 입건" [Prosecutors book Yoon Jeong-hee's husband, as well as Kakao Entertainment CEO, on suspicion of purchasing at high prices]. MBC News (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Yoon Jeong-hee gets married in Bali". Hancinema. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  6. ^ a b "Actress Yoon Jung Hee Gets Married to a Non-Celebrity Groom in Bali". Soompi. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  7. ^ "Jung-hee Yoon". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  8. ^ 윤정희. Miss Korea - Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-04-28.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Lovebirds". The Dong-a Ilbo. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  10. ^ "Yoon Jung-hee Overcame Her Fears on Way to Blissful". The Chosun Ilbo. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  11. ^ Oh, Jean (9 October 2008). "Are family dramas' glory days over?". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  12. ^ Yi, Chang-ho (25 July 2008). "High school is horror". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  13. ^ Kim Bo-young (March 22, 2021). "윤정희 '지금, 헤어지는 중입니다' 출연…7년 만의 복귀 관심" [Yoon Jung-hee appeared in'Now, we are breaking up'… Interest in return after 7 years]. E-Daily Star (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  14. ^ Yoon Sung-yeol (March 6, 2022). "윤정희, 산불 피해 지역 주민들 위해 5000만원 기부 [공식]" [Yoon Jeong-hee donates 50 million won to the residents of the forest fire-affected area [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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