Jung Yi-seo (; born August 13, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020), Mine (2021), Snowdrop (2022), and All of Us Are Dead (2022). She has also appeared in films such as Parasite (2019), Samjin Company English Class (2020), Real (2017), Josée (2020), and Decision to Leave (2022).
Early life Jung Dong-hwa was born on August 13. She lived in United States from the age of 3 to 12. In her last year in primary school, her family relocated to South Korea. Due to her inability to speak fluent Korean, Jung couldn't get along well with her friends. She went to movie theater by herself and watched film A Cube of Sugar. She was moved to tears and decided that she should become an actor.
Jung studied art and attended acting academy. Later, she attended Dongduk Women's University's Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment.
Career In 2014, she made her debut in a minor role in Kundo: Age of the Rampant. Her breakthrough came after her appearance as a pizza shop owner in Bong Joon-ho's film Parasite. She scolded Ki-taek (Song Kang-ho) and Ki-woo (Choi Woo-shik) for not folding the pizza boxes properly, a brief but impactful appearance, a scene stealer.
In 2021, she appeared as supporting role in Lee Na-jeong's television drama Mine, starring Lee Bo-young and Kim Seo-hyung. She portrayed Kim Yu-yeon, an orphan who used to be a teacher at the Ilsin Foundation and the new housemaid at Cadenza. Her performance in the drama was well received.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 2014 Kundo: Age of the Rampant Si-ra 2017 Real Secret room club addict 2018 Duck Town Non-believable woman 2019 Parasite Pizza parlor owner 2020 On July 7 Mi-joo Samjin Company English Class Audit office employee Josée Na-young 2022 Decision to Leave Yoo Mi-ji 2023 Her Hobby Jung-in
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2017 Hello, My Twenties! 2 Ye-eun's classmate 2019 Voice 3 Kwon Se-young KBS Drama Special:"Goodbye B1" Kyung-hee Season 10; one act-drama 2020 Tale of the Nine Tailed Kim Sae-rom 2021 Mine Kim Yoo-yeon KBS Drama Special:"Atonement" Woo Hyung-joo Season 12; one act-drama 2021–2022 Snowdrop Shin Gyeong-ja 2023 O'PENing:"Don't Press the Peach" Jang Ha-gu one act-drama
Web series Year Title Role 2018 My Ex Diary Lee Bo-na 2019 Cat's Bar Eun-joo 2022 All of Us Are Dead Kim Hyeon-ju The King of the Desert Na Yi Seo 2024 A Killer Paradox Seo Yeo-ok 2025 When Life Gives You Tangerines Song Bu-seon 2026 The Wonderfools Seok Ju-ran
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 Best Actress Her Hobby
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