Yoon Jin-seo (born Yoon Soo-kyung, 5 August 1983) is a South Korean actress. Yoon has starred in films such as Oldboy, All for Love, A Good Day to Have an Affair, and Secret Love. She also appeared in a variety of TV series — historical drama The Return of Iljimae, action comedy The Fugitive: Plan B, and cable romantic comedy Twelve Men in a Year.
Yoon was a contributing writer at Movieweek magazine, writing 11 articles over the period of 2010 to 2011 under the column 윤진서의 롤링 페이퍼 ("Yoon Jin-seo's Rolling Paper").
In November 2012, Lee signed on to be exclusively managed by FNC Entertainment.
Personal life
Yoon adheres to a vegetarian diet for ethics and health reasons.
She dated baseball player Lee Taek-Keun who then played for LG Twins from 2009 to 2010.
In June 2012, Yoon was hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt, which her agency denied, saying it had been an accidental overdose of cold medicine.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2001 | A Perfect Day | Noona | |
| L'abri, Bus Stop | | |
| 2002 | Chihwaseon | |
| 2003 | Mobile | | short film in Show Me |
| Oldboy | Lee Soo-ah | |
| 2004 | Alone Together | | short film in Twentidentity |
| My New Boyfriend | | short film |
| Mr. Gam's Victory | Park Eun-ah | |
| 2005 | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance | Prisoner (cameo) | |
| All for Love | Im Soo-kyung | |
| Bravo, My Life | Eun-sook | |
| 2006 | Shall I Cry? | Yeong-nam | unreleased |
| 2007 | A Good Day to Have an Affair | Jak Eun-se ("small bird") | |
| Someone Behind You | Kim Ga-in | |
| 2008 | The Moonlight of Seoul | Ji-won | |
| Action Boys | Herself (cameo) | documentary |
| Iri | Jin-seo | |
| 2010 | Secret Love | Yeon-yi | |
| 2011 | Sunday Punch | Ha-young | |
| 2012 | Give Me Back My Cat | | short film |
| Ari Ari the Korean Cinema | Herself | documentary |
| 2013 | Do You Hear She Sings? | Jin-kyung | |
| 2014 | Gyeongju | Yeo-jeong | |
| Santa Barbara | Soo-kyung | |
| 2015 | Heartbreak Hotel | Sarah | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|
| 2003 | Nursery Story "Christmas Lovers" | | MBC |
| 2004 | Lovers in Paris | Girl on the beach (ep 20) | SBS |
| 액션배우 정맑음 | Mal-gum | MBC |
| 2009 | The Return of Iljimae | Dal-yi / Wol-hee | MBC |
| 2010 | The Fugitive: Plan B | Yoon So-ran | KBS2 |
| 2012 | Twelve Men in a Year | Na Miru | tvN |
| 2013 | The Heirs | Cha Eun-seok (cameo, ep 1) | SBS |
| Drama Special "Jin Jin" | Seo Ha-jin | KBS2 |
| 2015 | The Girl Who Sees Smells | Yeom Mi | SBS |
| 2016 | Jackpot | Suk Bin Choe | SBS |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|
| 2008 | Street Sound Take 1 | Mnet | Host |
| 2009 | Trend Report Feel - Season 3 | Mnet | Host |
| 2014 | Fashion King Korea - Season 2 | SBS | Cast member |
| 2015 | Running Man | SBS | Guest, episode 241 |
Music video
| Year | Song title | Artist | Co-star |
|---|
| 2004 | Heffy End | Seo Taiji | |
| Robot | Seo Taiji | |
| 2005 | One's Way Back | Naul | Hwang Jung-min |
| 2009 | How Are You | Jung Yup | |
| 2010 | It Passes By | Kim Bum-soo | |
| 2011 | Threads of Your Clothes | M Signal | Bae Soo-bin |
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|
| Earth Song | |
| 2008 | L'Amourse | Single |
| 2009 | 내가 꿈꾸는 그 곳 | track from The Return of Iljimae OST |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|
| 2004 | 40th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Oldboy | Won |
| 3rd Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2009 | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress (Film) | The Moonlight of Seoul | Nominated |
| 2014 | 1st Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actress | Do You Hear She Sings? | Nominated |
| 2016 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Jackpot | Nominated |
