Lee Jung-eun
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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Full filmography
- How Do You Play? (2019) as Self
- Home Alone (2013) as Self
- KBS Drama Special (2010) as Young-Hee
- You Quiz on the Block (2018) as Self
- Parasite (2019) as Moon-gwang
- SNL Korea (2021) as Self - Host
- Mr. Sunshine (2018) as Haman-daek
- The Seasons (2023) as Self
- Juvenile Justice (2022) as Na Geun-hee
- Filing for Love (2026) as Lunch Lady
- Just an Excuse (2022) as Self
- While You Were Sleeping (2017) as Jae Chan's mother
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Baeksang Arts Awards (2012) as Self
- Welcome to Waikiki (2018) as Restaurant owner
- Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) as Kim Yeon-ok
- Once Again (2020) as Kang Cho-yeon / Song Young-sook
- Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023) as Song Hyo-sin
- Our Blues (2022) as Jung Eun-hui
- House on Wheels (2020) as Self
- When the Camellia Blooms (2019) as Jo Jeong-suk
- Fight for My Way (2017) as Geum Bok [Seol Hee's mother]
- Whenever Possible (2024)
- Light Shop (2024) as Jung Yu-hee