Yoon Jin-seo (; born August 5, 1983), birth name Yoon Soo-kyung, is a South Korean actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Lee Soo-ah in the 2003 thriller film Oldboy which earned her the Best New Actress Award at the 40th Baeksang Arts Awards. Yoon is also best known for her performances in Beastie Boys (2008) and The Royal Gambler (2016). She starred in the crime thriller Netflix drama series A Model Family (2022).
Career Yoon has starred in films such as Oldboy, All for Love, A Good Day to Have an Affair, and Secret Love. She also appeared in a variety of TV series — historical drama The Return of Iljimae, action comedy The Fugitive: Plan B, and cable romantic comedy 12 Signs of Love.
Yoon was a contributing writer at Movieweek magazine, writing 11 articles over the period of 2010 to 2011 under the column 윤진서의 롤링 페이퍼 ("Yoon Jin-seo's Rolling Paper")."Writing". YoonJinSeo.com (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2012.
In November 2012, Yoon signed on to be exclusively managed by FNC Entertainment.
In January 2021, Yoon left FNC Entertainment and signed with new agency Big Picture Entertainment.
Personal life Yoon adheres to a vegetarian diet for ethics and health reasons.Lee, Seo-hyun (January 4, 2010). '송일국-이하늬-윤진서-김효진-배종옥' 공통점은! ["Song Il-gook, Lee Ha-nui, Yun Jin-seo, Kim Hyo-jin and Bae Jong-ok have something in common"]. Shinmoongo (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2012.
She dated baseball player Lee Taek-Keun who then played for LG Twins from 2009 to 2010.
In June 2012, Yoon was hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt, which her agency denied, saying it had been an accidental overdose of cold medicine.
Yoon and her boyfriend had a private wedding sometime in 2017 after three years of dating. As of 2018, she stated that she will spend her free time in Jeju Island, enjoying surfing and spending time with her husband following their honeymoon. On July 6, 2023, Yoon's agency confirmed her pregnancy. She gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on January 21, 2024.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2001 A Perfect Day Noona L'abri, Bus Stop 2002 Chi-hwa-seon 2003 Mobile short film in Show Me Oldboy Lee Soo-ah 2004 Alone Together short film in Twentidentity My New Boyfriend short film Mr. Gam's Victory Park Eun-ah 2005 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Prisoner (cameo) All for Love Im Soo-kyung Bravo, My Life Eun-sook 2006 Shall I Cry? Yeong-nam unreleased2007 A Good Day to Have an Affair Jak Eun-se ("small bird") Someone Behind You Kim Ga-in 2008 Beastie Boys Ji-won Action Boys Herself (cameo) documentary Iri Jin-seo 2010 Secret Love Yeon-yi 2011 Sunday Punch Ha-young 2012 Give Me Back My Cat short film Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Herself documentary 2013 Do You Hear She Sings? Jin-kyung 2014 Gyeongju Yeo-jeong Santa Barbara Soo-kyung 2015 Heartbreak Hotel Sarah 2017 Coffee Mate In-young
Television series Year Title Role 2003 Nursery Story:"Christmas Lovers" 2004 Lovers in Paris Girl on the beach (ep 20) Jung Mal-geum, Action Movie Star Mal-geum 2009 The Return of Iljimae Dal-yi / Wol-hee 2010 The Fugitive: Plan B Yoon So-ran 2012 12 Signs of Love Na Mi-ru 2013 The Heirs Cha Eun-seok (cameo, ep 1) KBS Drama Special:"Jin Jin" Seo Ha-jin 2015 A Girl Who Sees Smells Yeom Mi Table For One Ra Yeo-joo 2016 The Royal Gambler Sukbin Choe 2020 Drama Stage:"Out of Communication Range" Cha Seon-yeong 2022 A Model Family Eun-ju
Variety show Year Title Notes 2008 Street Sound Take 1 Host 2009 Trend Report Feel - Season 3 2014 Fashion King Korea - Season 2 Cast member 2019 A Man Who Feeds The Dog (Season 3)
Music video Year Song title Artist Co-star2004 Heffy End Seo Taiji Robot 2005 One's Way Back Naul Hwang Jung-min 2009 How Are You Jungyup 2010 It Passes By Kim Bum-soo 2011 Threads of Your Clothes M Signal Bae Soo-bin
Discography Year Title Notes Earth Song 2008 L'Amourse Single 2009 내가 꿈꾸는 그 곳 track from The Return of Iljimae OST
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2004 40th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Oldboy 3rd Korean Film Awards Best Supporting Actress 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (Film) The Moonlight of Seoul 2014 1st Wildflower Film Awards Best Actress Do You Hear She Sings? 2016SBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaThe Royal Gambler
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