Jeong Yu-mi (; born February 23, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in Rooftop Prince, Six Flying Dragons, and Partners for Justice.
Career
Jeong Yu-mi made her entertainment debut in a Lotte Xylitol chewing gum commercial in 2003. After playing minor roles in several TV series and movies, she became a household name when she portrayed a gentle girlfriend in A Thousand Days' Promise (2011) and a scheming secretary in Rooftop Prince (2012).
Having previously appeared in the Chinese drama Five Star Hotel (2007), Jeong starred opposite Leon Lai and Gao Yuanyuan in the Chinese film Nobleman's Path (2012).
She was cast in the revenge manhwa-turned-TV series City Conquest, but the project was eventually cancelled after it couldn't secure a timeslot. Instead, Jeong starred in the family drama Wonderful Mama (2013) in her first leading role.
In September 2013, she joined the season 4 cast of dating reality show We Got Married, where she was paired with singer Jung Joon-young. She later appeared in the music video for Jung's single "The Sense of an Ending". The same year, she was cast in her first big screen leading role for the horror film Tunnel 3D.
Jeong next headlined the daily drama Mother's Garden (2014) and period drama More Than a Maid (2015). She then took on a supporting role in the historical drama Six Flying Dragons.
In 2016, Jung was cast as the female lead in revenge drama The Master of Revenge. In 2017, she headlined the weekend drama Bravo My Life.
In 2018, Jung was cast in the crime drama Partners for Justice as a rookie prosecutor. She next starred in the medical exorcism drama Priest.
In July 2021, Jung signed a contract with Mystic Story.
Personal life On February 4, 2020, it was confirmed that Jung is in a relationship with singer Kangta.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Are You Seeing Anyone? Yu-mi short film 2003 Singles Hee-jung The Greatest Expectation Interviewee 2 Silmido High school girl on the bus 2004 The Doll Master Woman in kimono 2005 The Secret within Her Mask Jeong short film Wet Dreams 2 Class president Innocent Steps Oh Mi-soo Cello 2007 The Phantom Sonata short film Hwang Jin Yi Yi-geum Someone Behind You Lee Myung-hee 2011 You're My Pet Lee Young-eun 2012 Wonderful Radio Nan-sol Nobleman's Path Mun-wan Chinese film 2014 The Tunnel Eun-joo 2022 Birth Park Hee-sun scope="row" The Choice: A Story of the Old Shanghai Chinese film; unreleased
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2004 Terms of Endearment Maeng Han-ji Heaven's Fate Kim Hye-bin 2007 Five Star Hotel Kim Ji-ae 2008 The Great King, Sejong Da-yeon Painter of the Wind 2009 Friend, Our Legend Min Eun-ji Assorted Gems Lee Kang-ji 2010 Dong Yi Jung eum 2011 A Thousand Days' Promise Noh Hyang-gi 2012 Rooftop Prince Hong Se-na / Hwa-yong 2013 Wonderful Mama Go Young-chae 2014 Mother's Garden Seo Yoon-joo 2015 More Than a Maid Guk In-yeob Six Flying Dragons Yeon-hee 2016 The Master of Revenge Chae Yeo-kyung The Legend of the Blue Sea Kim Hye-jin Cameo (episode 8) 2017 Bravo My Life Ha Do-na 2018 Partners for Justice Eun Sol Priest Ham Eun-ho 2019 Partners for Justice 2 Eun Sol 2023 Strangers Again Na Soo-yeon Cameo (episode 1)
Web series Year Title Role 2023 Celebrity Hwang Yu-ri 2024 Queen Woo Woo-soon
Television shows Year Title Notes 2013–2014 We Got Married - Season 4 Cast member 2019 Mirage Restaurant Cast member 2021 Night with OPAL Cast Member 2023 Look at Me+ Host with Kim Sung-eun
Radio show Year Title Notes 2016–2018 Jeong Yu-mi's FM Date 10th host in program history
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2006 "Not You, But Your Sister" EZ-Life 2011 "Girlfriend" Jay Park 2013 "The Sense of an Ending" Jung Joon-young 2016 "UUU" Jung-in
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 APAN Star Awards 2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Six Flying Dragons Grimae Awards 2019 Best Actress Partners for Justice 2 KBS Drama Awards 2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama The Master of Revenge MBC Drama Awards 2014 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Mother's Garden 2018 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Partners for Justice 2019 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Partners for Justice 2 MBC Entertainment Awards 2013 Best Newcomer Award for Variety Show We Got Married 2017 Rookie Award, Radio Category Jeong Yu-mi's FM Date 2020 Excellence Award in Variety Category (Female) Those Who Cross the Line SBS Drama Awards 2011 New Star Award A Thousand Days' Promise Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama 2012 Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Rooftop Prince 2013 Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Wonderful Mama 2015 Special Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Six Flying Dragons 2017 Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Weekend Drama Bravo My Life Seoul Global Movie Awards 2024 Special Award for OTT Queen Woo
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