Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Actor

Seoul, South Korea
January 23, 1970

Biography

Lee Jung-eun (born January 23, 1970), is a South Korean actress. She debuted onstage in 1991 and also played minor roles in films. She went on to appear in acclaimed films like The Attorney (2013), A Violent Prosecutor (2015), and festival favorites such as A Girl at My Door (2014) and The Wailing (2016). Lee landed more significant roles in A Taxi Driver (2017), Miss Baek (2017), and Another Child (2018). Known for her work with Bong Joon-ho, starting with the 2009 film Mother, as the voice of the pig Okja in the film Okja, she is best known internationally for her role as the housekeeper Moon-gwang in the film Parasite, which won four Academy Awards and became the first non-English language film to win the award for Best Picture.

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Representative Works

Parasite
Parasite
8.5
/ Korean
The Wailing
The Wailing
7.4
/ Korean
A Taxi Driver
A Taxi Driver
8.0
/ Korean
Okja
Okja
7.3
/ English
Mother
Mother
7.7
/ Korean
The Attorney
The Attorney
7.8
/ Korean

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Parasite
2019Winner

Best Performance

Parasite

The Wailing
2016Nominee

Best Performance

The Wailing

A Taxi Driver
2017Winner

Best Performance

A Taxi Driver

Career Highlights

Okja
2017Highlight

Best Performance

Okja

Mother
2009Highlight

Best Performance

Mother