Baek Ji-won
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- Actress
Baek Ji-won | |
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| Born | April 30, 1973 South Korea |
| Education | Kyung Hee University (BSc in Horticulture) |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Agent | Lead Entertainment[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 백지원 |
| RR | Baek Jiwon |
| MR | Paek Chiwŏn |
Baek Ji-won (Korean: 백지원; born April 30, 1973)[2] is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Horticultural Science from Kyung Hee University.[3][4] She made her acting debut in 1996 in play My father got cancer. She is known for her role in television series Once Again (2020), apart from that she appeared in film Solace (2007) and television series The Fiery Priest (2019) and Do You Like Brahms? (2020). She has appeared in television dramas Encounter (2018–19), Racket Boys (2021), Melancholia (2021).[5]
Baek Ji-won grew up in an ordinary family with one brother and one sister, none of whom were artists. Despite being a quiet and diligent student, she found herself drawn to a friend at Ewha Girls' High School who exuded a unique and free-spirited vibe as a member of the drama club. Intrigued, she joined the drama club out of curiosity. However, her parents opposed her desire to major in drama in college, so she pursued horticulture instead. To satisfy her passion for acting, she continued to participate in the school drama club. After college, she joined the Yeonwoo Theater Company. Her debut performance was in 'My Dad Has Cancer' in 1996, which her father attended and saw her act for the first time.[6]
Baek naturally expanded her field to movies and dramas without ever auditioning for them herself. She was always focused on her performances, and it was usually the production team that noticed her talent and cast her. In 2012, she gained recognition on TV with JTBC's How Long I've Kissed, directed by Ahn Pan-seok and written by Jeong Seong-ju. The casting director who saw Baek's performance recommended her for the role.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | If You Were Me | [7] | ||
| 2006 | Solace | Sim In-sook | ||
| 2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | |||
| 2011 | The Apprehenders | Social worker | ||
| 2013 | Montage | Detective | ||
| 2014 | Han Gong-ju | Head Nurse | ||
| 2017 | The Poet and the Boy | Teok Joo-ga-ri | ||
| 2018 | In Between Seasons | Sook-jung | ||
| 2019 | Family Affair | |||
| 2022 | Birth | Mother Kursula | [8] | |
| 2023 | Dream | Sun-ja | [9] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | How Long I've Kissed | [6] | ||
| 2014 | Secret Affair | Wang Jeong-hee | ||
| 2015 | Heard It Through the Grapevine | Yoo Shin-young | ||
| I Have a Lover | Choi Jin-ri | |||
| The Family is Coming | Choi Dal-ja | |||
| 2016 | A Beautiful Mind | Wife of glioblastoma patient | Cameo (Ep. 6) | |
| 2017 | Woman with a Suitcase | |||
| Lucky Romance | ||||
| Reunited Worlds | Landlord | |||
| My Golden Life | Soon-Ok Cho | |||
| Mad Dog | Oh Seo-ra | |||
| Fight for My Way | ||||
| Super Family | Sex education teacher | |||
| Innocent Defendant | Eun-hye's aunt | |||
| 2018 | About Time | Wife | Cameo (Ep. 1) | |
| The Undateables | Bong Sun-hwa | |||
| Your Honor | Cha Hong-ran | |||
| Lawless Lawyer | ||||
| 2019 | Encounter | Joo Yeon-ja | [10] | |
| My Fellow Citizens! | Park Jin-hee | |||
| Everything and Nothing | Doctor | Cameo (Ep. 1) | ||
| The Fiery Priest | Kim In-kyung | [11] | ||
| Trap | Ms. Joe | |||
| Be Melodramatic | Jeong Hye-jeong | [12] | ||
| Miss Lee | Choi Yeong-ja | |||
| KBS Drama Special | Tony | Episode: "Understanding Dance" | ||
| 2020 | Tell Me What You Saw | Kim Na-hee | Cameo (Ep. 6–8) | |
| Once Again | Jang Ok-ja | |||
| How to Buy a Friend | Oh Jung-hee | [13] | ||
| Mystic Pop-up Bar | Mrs. Andong | Cameo (Ep. 2) | ||
| Awaken | Lee Taek-jo | |||
| Do You Like Brahms? | Lee Soo-kyung | |||
| 2021 | Racket Boys | Shin Song-hee | [14] | |
| Sell Your Haunted House | Lee Eun-Hye | |||
| The Road: The Tragedy of One | Kwon Yeo-jin | [15] | ||
| KBS Drama Special | Yoon Kwang-sook | Episode: "Scenery of Pain" | [16] | |
| Melancholia | Min Hee-seung | [17] | ||
| 2021 | Snowdrop | Choi Mi-hye | [18] | |
| 2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Han Sun-young | [19][20] | |
| Cheer Up | Hwang Jin-hee | [21] | ||
| 2024 | Cinderella at 2AM | Kim Hee-sook | Cameo (Ep. 7–8) | [22] |
| Parole Examiner Lee | Choi Hwa-ran | [23] | ||
| 2025 | Kick Kick Kick Kick | Baek Ji-won | [24] | |
| Would You Marry Me? | Kim Mi-yeon | [25] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mad for Each Other | Kim In-ja | [26] | |
| 2022 | Anna | Hyeon-ju's mother | [27] | |
| Once Upon a Small Town | Jang Se-ryeon | [28][29] | ||
| 2023 | The Deal | Min-woo's mother | [30] | |
| Race | Kim Hee-young | [31][32] | ||
| 2024 | When Life Gives You Tangerines | Hong Kyung-ja | [33][34] |
Stage
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | |||||
| 1996 | My father, the talkative one, has cancer | 떠벌이 우리 아버지 암에 걸리셨네 | Yeonwoo Small Theater in Daehangno | Dec 22 to 31 | [35] | |
| 2005 | Asking the Blind Father for Directions | 눈 먼 아비에게 길을 묻다 | Aunt | National Theater's Byeoloreum Theater | May 4 to 22 | [36] |
| Seoul Arts Center's Jayu Small Theater | June 17 to July 17 | [37] | ||||
| 2007 | A Pleasant Deal | 유쾌한 거래 | Jeong-suk | Daehangno Showtic Theater Hall 1 from the 31st | May 31 to June 17 | [38] |
| 2009–2010 | Ask the Blind Father for Directions | 하류인생에도 삶은 있어 | Aunt | Seondol Theater in Daehangno, Seoul | Sep 25–Jan 24 | [39] |
| 2010 | Shoot My Heart | 내 심장을 쏴라 | Namsan Arts Center Drama Center | Oct 7 to 24 | [40] | |
| 2011 | Good News in Our Neighborhood | 우리동네 굿뉴스 | Daehakro Seondol Theater | Dec 13, 2011 to Jan 15, 2012 | ||
| 2011 | The 32nd Seoul Theater Festival: If There's a Peach Blossom, Pine Flowers Will Fly | (제32회) 서울연극제: 복사꽃 지면 송화 날리고 | Mother | Arko Arts Theater Small Theater | May 6 to 8 | [41] |
| 2012 | I Miss Your Parents' Faces | 니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다 | Kim Ji-soo | Sejong Center for the Performing Arts M Theater | June 24 to July 29 | [42] |
| 2013 | This is Home | 여기가 집이다 | Mrs. Yang | Yeonwoo Small Theater (Daehakro) | June 28 to July 21 | |
| 2013 | Where Are You Going, Mr. Recovery | 어디가세요 복구씨 | Park Soon-yi | Theater Laboratory, 1 Hyehwa-dong | Nov 1 to 17 | |
| 2014 | Living Double Life | 살아있는 이중생 각하 | National Theater Daloreum Theater | Sep 12 to 28 | [43] | |
| 2014 | Pillars of Society | 김광보 연출 사회의 기둥들 | Mrs. Holt | LG Arts Center | Nov 19 to 30 | [44] |
| 2016 | Rain | 비 | Catherine | Project Box View | Nov 11 to 30 | |
| 2017, 2018 | Why Rooftop Garden Peppers | 옥상 밭 고추는 왜 | Sejong Cultural Center M Theater | April 12 to 22 | [45] | |
| 2018 | Termites in the Desert | 사막 속의 흰개미 | Yoon Hyun-sook | Sejong Cultural Center S Theater | Nov 9 to 25 | |
| 2023 | Cherry Orchard | 벚꽃 동산 | Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya | Myeongdong Art Theater | May 4 to May 28 | [46] |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Anna |
Won | [47] |
| 40th Dong-A Theater Awards[a] | 2004 |
Yoo In-chon New Actor Award | Baek Ji-won | Won | [48] |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | How to Buy a Friend Once Again |
Nominated | [49] |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Team | The Fiery Priest | Won | [50] |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama | Nominated |