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. In 2010, Sunwoo also became the CEO of matchmaking company Red Hills.
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 mother1978 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 mother1982 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 mother1994 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 mother2004 Dance with Solitude Song In-joo Everybody Has Secrets Mother2006 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 KBS11981 Eun Ha-su KBS1 Heaven and Earth KBS1 1991 A Honeymoon KBS21992 Haetteulnal KBS2 Whale Hunting '92 KBS2 For Love KBS21993 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 SBS1995 Agatha Christie Kim Hyuk's mother SBS Hotel MBC The Age of Uniqueness KBS2 I Love Yumi KBS2 Fourth Republic Jang Jeong-yi MBC1996 Project KBS2 Until We Can Love KBS21997 Star in My Heart Kang Min-hee's mother MBC Cinderella Seo Joon-seok's mother MBC Only You SBS Three Women KBS21998 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 MBC2004 War of the Roses Gong Jin-sook MBC Kkangsooni Maeng Choon-ja EBS Choice Lee Soon-joo SBS2005 Wonderful Life Yoon Tae-hee MBC Dangerous Love Na Hyo-shil KBS2 HDTV Literature:"The Post Horse Curse" Myung-rye KBS12006 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" KBS22008 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 SBS2009 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 Lee Mi-kyung KBS22012 Golden Time Park Geum-nyeo MBC The Sons Myung-ja MBC Family Na Il-ran KBS22013 Can't Stand Anymore 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 SBS2019Left-Handed WifeCheon Sun-imKBS2 2021 Miss Monte-CristoHan Yeong-ae KBS
Variety show Year Title Notes 2006–2007 Super Kids 2007 Big Mama 2008–present Quiz to Change the World Panelist2009 Conversation with the President Celebrity panelist You Value What Is Beautiful: Becoming a Green Energy Powerhouse 2011 Dugeun Dugeun,"Dugeun Dugeun" is the Korean onomatopoeic sound of a heart beating. 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 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
Theater Year Title Role 1991 Death of a Salesman 2005 Lady 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)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1977 16th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Forest Fire 2009 MBC Entertainment Awards Special Award in a Variety Show Quiz to Change the World 2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Congeniality Award 2013 4th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Presidential Commendation
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