Lee Jung-eun | |
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이정은 | |
![]() Lee in 2022 | |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | January 23, 1970
Education | Hanyang University – Theater and Film |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Agent | Will Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이정은 |
Hanja | 李姃垠[1] |
Revised Romanization | I Jeongeun |
McCune–Reischauer | I Chŏngŭn |
Lee Jung-eun (Korean: 이정은; born January 23, 1970) is a South Korean actress.[2][3] 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,[4] which won four Academy Awards and became the first non-English language film to win the award for Best Picture.[5]