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Jeon Do-yeon Born February 11, 1973
Seoul, South KoreaYears active 1990–present Spouse Kang Shi-kyu (2007-present) Korean name Hangul 전도연 Hanja 全度妍 Revised Romanization Jeon Do-yeon McCune–Reischauer Chŏn Toyŏn Jeon Do-yeon (전도연) (born February 11, 1973) is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[1] She is most famous for her extraordinary portrayal of a broken woman who has lost everything in Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine.
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Career
Jeon Do-yeon spent five years starring in television dramas before achieving instant star status with her film debut opposite Han Suk-kyu in The Contact. She went on to establish a reputation as a "chameleon" who can take on a wide variety of roles, from her performance as a doctor in the hit melodrama A Promise, to that of a schoolgirl in The Harmonium in My Memory to that of a wife having an adulterous affair in Happy End. In 1999 and 2000 she received a Best Actress award from both the Blue Dragon and the Grand Bell awards for her role in The Harmonium in My Memory.[2]
In 2001 she very skillfully played a very ordinary bank teller in Park Heung-shik's debut I Wish I Had a Wife. After starring as the tough-talking "Sunglasses" in Ryu Seung-wan's No Blood No Tears, Jeon spent time acting in a TV drama titled Shoot for the Stars. In 2003 she found box-office success in E J-yong's Untold Scandal, based on the famous French novel Dangerous Liaisons. The following year she reunited with director Park Heung-shik in a dual role for the time-bending melodrama My Mother, the Mermaid.[2]
In 2005 Jeon burst back into the limelight playing a prostitute who contracts AIDS in Park Jin-pyo's hard-hitting melodrama You're My Sunshine. The performance helped turn the film into a box-office hit (3 million+ admissions), and also won her yet more additions to her collection of local acting awards.[2] She then returned to television in Lovers in Prague which depicts the love story between the president's daughter and an ordinary detective; the drama averaged over 27 percent viewer ratings.[3] It is rare for a movie and a drama with the same leading actor or actress to become major hits at the same time, but Jeon managed to pull both roles off perfectly without causing any confusion in the audience.[4]
But it was her role in Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine in 2007 that would see her emerge in full glory. Although the film itself, which debuted at Cannes, evoked widely differing assessments from international critics, Jeon's performance was universally praised, and indeed she was presented with a Best Actress award by the Cannes jury -- the first Korean ever to receive an acting award at Cannes.[2][5]
After making the charming, laidback road movie My Dear Enemy post Cannes,[6] Jeon gave birth to a daughter and rested for a while. In 2010 she reiterated her status as Korea's premier A-list actress, headlining the controversial remake The Housemaid.[7]
Jeon next stars in Countdown, a caper movie which tells the story of Cha Ha-yeon, a female con artist who risks her life for ten days for a final deal with cold-hearted debt collector Tae Gun-ho (played by Jung Jae-young).[8][9][10] Countdown premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[11]
Although not as broadly popular with audiences as some other stars, Jeon is widely respected for her acting abilities, and many young actresses cite her as a role model.[2]
Filmography
- Countdown (2011)
- The Housemaid (2010)
- My Dear Enemy (2008)
- Secret Sunshine (2007)
- You Are My Sunshine (2005)
- My Mother, the Mermaid (2004)
- Untold Scandal (2003)
- No Blood No Tears (2002)
- I Wish I Had a Wife (2001)
- Happy End (1999)
- The Harmonium in My Memory (1999)
- A Promise (1998)
- The Contact (1997)
TV Dramas
- On Air (SBS, 2008) (cameo, episode 2)
- Lovers in Prague (SBS, 2005)
- Shoot for the Stars (SBS, 2002)
- Love Story "Host of Memory" (SBS, 1999)
- What You Cherish Can Never Be Forgotten (MBC Best Theater, 1998)
- Star In My Heart (MBC, 1997)
- Snail (SBS, 1997)
- 간이역 (MBC Sunday Family Theater, 1996)
- Until We Can Love (KBS, 1996)
- Project (KBS, 1996)
- Sunny Place of Youth (KBS, 1995)
- General Hospital (MBC, 1994)
- Love is Blue (SBS, 1994)
- Scent of Love (SBS, 1994)
- Our Paradise (MBC, 1990)
Theater
- The Queen of Tears (1998)
- Educating Rita (1997)
Music video
The Name (The Name, 2002) - Co-starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Ryu Seung-beom.
Commercials and Print Ads
- Sisleÿa Global Firming Serum (2011)
- Emons Furniture (2008-2011)
- Hana Financial Group (2007)
- Hankook Tire 'Driving Emotion' (2006)
- Chung Kwang Plus One apartments (2006)
- Nadri Cosmetics Sanghwang NAG (2005-2006)
- Shinsegae
- QUA (2002)
- Yesprice.co.kr (2000)
- Hite (2000)
- Korea Telecom (1999)
- Daewoo Chorus (1999)
- Dongsan C&G Sexy Mild Essence (1997)
- Esquire Beart (1997)
- Orion Basic Crackers
- Haitai Sunkist 과일촌Ca (1996)
- Haitai Bongbong (1994)
- Lamy Cosmetics Lafine Vegetable (1994)
- Crown Jollypong
- Crown Orange Montt (1993)
- Crown Caramel Corns&Peanuts (1992-1994)
- Crown Choco Heim (1992)
- Crown Minishell (1992)
- Johnson & Johnson Lite Baby Skin Lotion (1992)
Awards
- 2011 Fantasporto Director's Week: Best Actress, The Housemaid
- 2011 Seoul Art and Culture Awards: Best Film Actor/Actress, The Housemaid
- 2009 Director's Cut Awards: Cinema Angel Award
- 2009 Andre Kim Best Star Awards: Female Star Award
- 2009 Order of Arts and Letters: Knighthood
- 2008 Women News: '2030 여성 희망리더 20인'
- 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2008 Asian Film Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Proud Korean Awards: Recipient (for Movie category)
- 2007 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Women in Film Korea Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Korean Film Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Korean Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Okgwan Order of Culture Merit
- 2007 Asia Producers Network: Asian Movie Artist Award
- 2007 Grand Bell Awards: Special Achievement Award, Secret Sunshine
- 2007 Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress, Secret Sunshine[1]
- 2006 Grand Bell Awards: Best Actress, You Are My Sunshine
- 2006 Max Movie Awards: Best Actress, You Are My Sunshine
- 2005 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, You Are My Sunshine (tied with Lee Young-ae, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance)
- 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Daesang <Grand Prize>, Lovers in Prague
- 2005 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Lovers in Prague
- 2005 Korean Film Awards: Best Actress, You Are My Sunshine
- 2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Couple Award <with Hwang Jung-min>, You Are My Sunshine
- 2005 Korean Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actress, You Are My Sunshine
- 2005 New York Film Academy Women's Film Festival: Best Actress, You Are My Sunshine
- 2005 Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actress, You Are My Sunshine
- 2004 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, My Mother, the Mermaid
- 2004 Korean Film Awards: Best Actress, My Mother, the Mermaid
- 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress, Shoot for the Stars
- 2002 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars, Shoot for the Stars
- 2002 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
- 2001 Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actress, I Wish I Had a Wife
- 2000 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
- 2000 Grand Bell Awards: Best Actress, The Harmonium in My Memory
- 2000 Director's Cut Awards: Best Actress, Happy End
- 2000 Pusan Film Critics Awards: Best Actress, Happy End
- 1999 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Actress, The Harmonium in My Memory
- 1999 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popularity Award
- 1999 Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actress, A Promise
- 1998 Korean Critics' Choice Awards: Best New Actress, The Contact
- 1997 Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best New Actress, The Contact
- 1997 Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actress, The Contact
References
- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Secret Sunshine". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4435113/year/2007.html. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ a b c d e Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema. Koreanfilm.org.
- ^ Drama Looks for Love in Prague. Korea Times. September 14, 2005.
- ^ Jeon Do-yeon's multiple hits stem from passion for acting. Korea Herald. September 29, 2005.
- ^ Interview with Jeon Do-yeon. CNN. October 9, 2007.
- ^ Jeon Do-yeon on Pregnancy, Post-Cannes Film. Korea Times. September 21, 2008.
- ^ Korea’s Queen of Cannes is back. Reuters. April 26, 2010.
- ^ Cannes Winner Jeon Hopes 'Countdown' a Commercial Hit. Chosun Ilbo. October 1, 2011.
- ^ Interview: Actress Jeon Do-youn - Part 1. 10Asia. October 21, 2011.
- ^ Interview: Actress Jeon Do-youn - Part 2. 10Asia. October 21, 2011.
- ^ Korean pic "Countdown" announced as part of 1st lineup for TIFF. 10Asia. July 27, 2011.
External links
- Jeon Do Youn at N.O.A. Entertainment (Korean)
- Jeon Do-yeon at HanCinema
- Do-yeon Jeon at the Internet Movie Database
- Jeon Do Yeon: A Portrait at The Korea Society
- A Tribute to Jeon Do-yeon at OhmyNews International
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Miki Nakatani
for Memories of MatsukoAsian Film Award for Best Actress
2008
for Secret SunshineSucceeded by
Zhou Xun
for The Equation of Love and DeathFestival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) Prix d'interprétation féminine (Best Actress) 2000–2019 Björk (2000) · Isabelle Huppert (2001) · Kati Outinen (2002) · Marie-Josée Croze (2003) · Maggie Cheung (2004) · Hana Laszlo (2005) · Penélope Cruz/Carmen Maura/Lola Dueñas/Chus Lampreave/Blanca Portillo/Yohana Cobo (2006) · Jeon Do-yeon (2007) · Sandra Corveloni (2008) · Charlotte Gainsbourg (2009) · Juliette Binoche (2010) · Kirsten Dunst (2011)
Miki Nakatani (2007) · Jeon Do-yeon (2008) · Zhou Xun (2009) · Kim Hye-ja (2010) · Xu Fan (2011)
Categories:- South Korean film actors
- South Korean television actors
- People from Seoul
- 1973 births
- Living people
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