Ji-young Yoo
Biography
Ji-young Yoo is an American actress born on July 22, 1999, in Denver, Colorado. She is known professionally by her adopted stage name, which consists of Korean syllables believed to be easier for English speakers to pronounce. Yoo first appeared in the 2021 film Moxie, credited by her birth name SunHee Seo. She later adopted her current stage name. Yoo has provided voice work for the 2025 animated film KPop Demon Hunters. In 2023, she won the Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature accolade at the Tribeca Festival. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California, although details about her degree program are not specified.
Career overview
Ji-young Yoo is an American actress born on July 22, 1999, in Denver, Colorado. She first appeared in the 2021 Netflix comedy-drama film Moxie, credited by her birth name. In the same year, she adopted the stage name Ji-Young Yoo, which consists of Korean syllables that she believed would be easier for English speakers to pronounce.
Ji-young Yoo has also provided the voice of Zoey in the 2025 animated Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters. Her acting career has been marked by her versatility, with credits in both live-action and animated films. She has appeared in a total of 11 known credits, with her work spanning various genres and platforms.
In 2023, Ji-young Yoo won the Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature accolade at the Tribeca Festival. This achievement highlights her talent and dedication to her craft. Her decision to drop out of her degree program at the University of Southern California to pursue her acting career demonstrates her commitment to her profession.
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- K-Pop: The Debut (2027)
- KPop Demon Hunters (2025) as Zoey (voice)
- Until Dawn (2025) as Megan
- Freaky Tales (2025) as Tina
- KPop Demon Hunters Lyric Videos (2025) as Zoey (voice)
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Expats (2024) as Mercy
- Smoking Tigers (2024) as Hayoung
- The Sky Is Everywhere (2022) as Sarah
- Moxie (2021) as Casey
- To Feel A Body. as Old Mora