So Hee-jung (; born May 28, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1994 in theater, since then, she has appeared in number of plays, films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in The K2 (2016), Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021), Twenty-Five Twenty-One and Shooting Stars (2022). She has acted in films such as: Sunny (2011) and Intruder (2020) among others.
Education So Hee-jung completed the Department of Theater at Dongguk University Graduate School and Graduated from University of Suwon, Department of Theater and Film.
Career So Hee-jung started her career in theatres and made her debut in television in 2006 and in films in 2011. She appeared in film Sunny (2011), and TV series Angry Mom (2015), My Father Is Strange (2017), Psychopath Diary (2019), No Matter What, and Kairos (2020).
In 2022, she was cast in romantic TV series Twenty-Five Twenty-One as mother of lead character. The series was one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history. In the same year, she is appearing in tvN's romantic comedy Shooting Stars as housekeeper, and cast in tvN's drama Eve, which will begin airing from June 1.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2011 Sunny Homeroom teacherStateless Things Sook-in 2013 Happiness for Sale Married couple woman Flu Homeroom teacher 2014 The Plan Man Kyeong-mi The Stone Kyeong-ja Tazza: The Hidden Card Kko-jang house gambling couple 2015 Twenty Kyung-jae's mother The Sound of a Flower Court lady 2016 Don't Forget Me Psychiatrist 2017 The King Ji-min's mother 2018 Golden Slumber Stay-at-home Mom On Your Wedding Day Woo-yeon's motherCameo 2019 Birthday Seok-won's mom Miss & Mrs. Cops Seo-jin's mother Man of Men Sanatorium director 2020 Intruder Jeong-im #Alive Joon-woo's mother
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2006 Smile Again Ma Sook-hyang 2011 I Need RomanceGynecologist Ojakgyo Family Special Affairs Team TEN 2012 Moon Embracing the Sun Man from the Equator Queen and I Big Reply 1997Senior writer 2012–2013 Only Because It's You Seoyoung, My DaughterJo Myeong-soon 2012 The Third Hospital Innocent Man 2013 Drama Special Series:"Their Perfect Day" Season 3, episode 24 The Queen of OfficeSuper home shopping host Ugly Alert Don't Look Back: The Legend of OrpheusKim Young-joo Two WeeksMadam Jeong The Eldest Secret LovePrison officer The HeirsKim Yeong-joo 2014 Inspiring GenerationMok Po-daek 12 Years Promise Everybody Say KimchiProducer Park Kyeong-eun Blade ManLittle mom Love & SecretNurse Min Yeong-hee PunchBus driver's wife Love & SecretNurse Min Yeong-hee 2015 Angry Mom Yi-kyung's mother Divorce Lawyer in LoveJo Sin-hee Special appearance KBS Drama Special:"What Is the Ghost Up To?" Goo Cheon-dong's mother Season 6, episode 5 Yong-palNun All About My Mom Cheo YongAutopsy doctor Season 2 My First TimeChoi Hoon's mother 2016 Happy HomeOh Min-jeong The K2 Head of JSS medical team The Bacchus Lady Sevilo Song's daughter-in-lawrowspan=2| 2016–2017 Solomon's PerjuryWoo-hyeok's mother 2017 My Father Is Strange Yoo-joo's mother The Guardians Lee Eun-ja The Lady in Dignity Oh Poong-sook Avengers Social Club 2017–2018 Reverse Hong Cho-hee 2018 Voice 2Moo Mi-sook Season 2 Tale of Fairy Jeong Yi-hyeon's mother 2019 Hotel del Luna Lee Se-yeong, doctor's wife (Ep. 12) Doctor John Yoo Ri-hye's older sister When the Devil Calls Your Name Jeong Seon-sim Welcome 2 Life Joo Yeong-ok Psychopath Diary Na In Hye 2020 Kairos Jung Hye-kyeong 2021 Scripting Your Destiny Yang Mi-soon Bossam: Steal the Fate Royal Consort So-ui At a Distance, Spring Is Green Cha Jung-joo 2021–2022 The One and Only Moon Young-ji 2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Ji Seung-wan's mother Shooting Stars Kwon Myung-hee Eve Kim Gye-yeong 2023 Oasis Jeom Am-daek Miraculous Brothers Cha Young-sook
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2020 The Temperature of Language: Our Nineteen Kim Soon-myeong 2021 The Witch's Diner Seo Ae-sook One Ordinary Day Hong Ae-kyeong 2022 Miracle Lee So-rin's mother
Theater Year Title Role Notes 2007 Knock Knock Knock Mother 2008 Kiss - (2008 Seoul International Performing Arts Festival) 2009 Three Sisters Natasha 2010 Wife's Outing Daughter-in-law
References
External links
So Hee-jung on Daum So Hee-jung on Play DB So Hee-jung on KMDb