Sunwoo Yong-nyeo
South Korean actress (born 1945)
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Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye on August 15, 1945) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo originally wanted to become a classical ballerina, but when she passed TBC's open recruitment in 1965, this led to her entertainment debut as a dancer on television. She began acting in 1966, and went on to an acting career in film, TV and stage spanning five decades.[4][5][6][unreliable source?][7] In 2010, Sunwoo also became the CEO of matchmaking company Red Hills.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Goryeojang | |
| 1966 | A Soldier Speaks After Death | |
| 1967 | A Female Student and an Old Gentleman | |
| 1969 | Girls | |
| 1974 | Myonyeo | |
| 1975 | Dangerous Relations | |
| The Tae-baeks | ||
| Story of the Youth | ||
| Escape | ||
| 1976 | The Kept Woman | |
| Feelings | ||
| Blue Classroom | ||
| 1977 | A Young Man Aware of Gwanghamun Well | |
| Forest Fire | ||
| Winter Woman | Yi-hwa's mother | |
| 1978 | Sadness Under the Sky | |
| King Sejong the Great | ||
| Floating Plants | ||
| 1979 | Romance Gray | |
| 26 x 365 = 0 | ||
| The Terms of Love | ||
| Run Towards Tomorrow | ||
| Jade Color | ||
| The Rose That Swallowed Thorns | ||
| The Story of Yellow Village | ||
| 1980 | Woman's Room | |
| 1981 | Subzero Point '81 | Sung-ae |
| Rainy Days | Dong-man's mother | |
| 1982 | Geniuses With the Grade F | Boarding house landlady |
| Idiot in the Forest | ||
| Mistress | ||
| 1983 | The Lover of a Friend | |
| 1990 | Man Market | |
| 1992 | The Beginning of Sorrowful Love | Mrs. Hong |
| The Swamp Haze Will Not Clear | ||
| 1993 | I Will Survive | Sug-young's mother |
| 1994 | I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me | Consulting director |
| Vanished | Young-ae | |
| The President's Daughter | First Lady | |
| Love on a Rainy Day | Mrs. Moon | |
| 1995 | Bellybutton Bus | Hyuk-joon's mother |
| 1996 | Albatross | Eun-joo's mother |
| 2002 | Sex of Magic | Sung-bin's mother |
| 2004 | Dance with Solitude | Song In-joo |
| Everybody Has Secrets | Mother | |
| 2006 | Between Love and Hate | Young-woon's mother |
| The Fox Family | Mother fox (cameo) |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Living in a Rented Room | KBS1 | |
| 1981 | Eun Ha-su | KBS1 | |
| Heaven and Earth | KBS1 | ||
| 1991 | A Honeymoon | KBS2 | |
| 1992 | Haetteulnal | KBS2 | |
| Whale Hunting '92 | KBS2 | ||
| For Love | KBS2 | ||
| 1993 | Our Hot Song | SBS | |
| Never on Sunday | KBS2 | ||
| Unstoppable Love | KBS2 | ||
| Pilot | Noh Hye-ran's mother | MBC | |
| 1994 | Farewell | Jang Ik-gu's mother | SBS |
| 1995 | Agatha Christie | Kim Hyuk's mother | SBS |
| Hotel | MBC | ||
| The Age of Uniqueness | KBS2 | ||
| I Love Yumi | KBS2 | ||
| Fourth Republic | Jang Jeong-yi | MBC | |
| 1996 | Project | KBS2 | |
| Until We Can Love | KBS2 | ||
| 1997 | Star in My Heart | Kang Min-hee's mother | MBC |
| Cinderella | Seo Joon-seok's mother | MBC | |
| Only You | SBS | ||
| Three Women | KBS2 | ||
| 1998 | Soonpoong Clinic | Sunwoo Yong-nyeo | SBS |
| Heart of Lies | Kang Jin-jin | MBC | |
| I Love You, I'm Sorry | KBS2 | ||
| 1999 | Into the Sunlight | Wang Joo-yeon | MBC |
| 2000 | Because of You | Jo Ae-sun | MBC |
| 2001 | Delicious Proposal | Jang Hee-ae's mother | MBC |
| 2002 | Dae Bak Family | SBS | |
| 2003 | Good News | Lee Gook-hee | MBC |
| 2004 | War of the Roses | Gong Jin-sook | MBC |
| Kkangsooni | Maeng Choon-ja | EBS | |
| Choice | Lee Soon-joo | SBS | |
| 2005 | Wonderful Life | Yoon Tae-hee | MBC |
| Dangerous Love | Na Hyo-shil | KBS2 | |
| HDTV Literature: "The Post Horse Curse" | Myung-rye | KBS1 | |
| 2006 | Love Can't Wait | Kang In-sook | MBC |
| Love Me When You Can | Park Geum-rae | MBC | |
| The Vineyard Man | Song Mal-ja | KBS2 | |
| 2007 | Drama City: "Sky Lovers" | KBS2 | |
| 2008 | Who Are You? | Geum Nan-hee | MBC |
| Saranghae (I Love You) | Seok Chul-soo's mother | SBS | |
| You Are My Destiny | Lee Hwa-ran | KBS1 | |
| Daughter-in-Law | Jang Ok-soon | SBS | |
| 2009 | Hilarious Housewives | Sunwoo Yong-nyeo | MBC |
| Can't Stop Now | Gu Hyo-sook | MBC | |
| High Kick Through the Roof | Sunwoo Yong-nyeo, Lee Soon-jae's past love (cameo, episode 124) | MBC | |
| 2011 | Believe in Love[9] | Lee Mi-kyung | KBS2 |
| 2012 | Golden Time[10][unreliable source?] | Park Geum-nyeo | MBC |
| The Sons | Myung-ja | MBC | |
| Family | Na Il-ran | KBS2 | |
| 2013 | Can't Stand Anymore[11] | Gil Bok-ja | jTBC |
| Potato Star 2013QR3 | Noh Song's younger sister (cameo, episode 14) | tvN | |
| 2015 | Flower of Queen | Bang Eun-ah | MBC |
| 2016 | Beautiful Gong Shim | Seok Dae-hwang's birth mother | SBS |
| 2019 | Left-Handed Wife | Cheon Sun-im | KBS2 |
| 2021 | Miss Monte-Cristo | Han Yeong-ae | KBS |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–2007 | Super Kids | |
| 2007 | Big Mama | |
| 2008–present | Quiz to Change the World | Panelist |
| 2009 | Conversation with the President | Celebrity panelist |
| You Value What Is Beautiful: Becoming a Green Energy Powerhouse | ||
| 2011 | Dugeun Dugeun,[12] Studio of Stars' Love | |
| Star King | Panelist | |
| I Want to See a Buddhist Monk with Sunwoo Yong-nyeo | Host | |
| Wonderful Korea | Host | |
| 2012 | Happy Together - Season 3 | Guest, "The National Mother Special" episode[13] |
| 2013 | Hello | Panelist |
| 2014 | Vitamin | |
| 2015 | People Looking for a Laugh | Cameo, "A Movie Is a Movie" sketch in episode 99 |
| 2025 | Trendy Table | Cast member with Yoo Se-yoon[14] |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Death of a Salesman | |
| 2005 | Lady[15] | Mother |
| 2010 | My Mom | Mother |
| 2013 | War in Gobu | Kang Choon-shim, the mother-in-law |
Ambassadorship
- Public Relations Ambassador 2022 Boryeong Marine Mud Expo (2022)[16]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 16th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Forest Fire | Won |
| 2009 | MBC Entertainment Awards[17] | Special Award in a Variety Show | Quiz to Change the World | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Congeniality Award | Won | |
| 2013 | 4th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | Presidential Commendation | N/a | Won |
