Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Known for
Acting
Born
January 23, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Seoul, South Korea

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Granny

Granny

TV · as Jeong Suk-ja · 1 ep

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A Man's Man

A Man's Man

TV · as Jo Chan-young · 1 ep

2027
I Went to School

I Went to School

TV · as Yoon Ok-hee · 2 eps

2026
The Journey to Gyeong-ju poster

The Journey to Gyeong-ju

Movie · as Lee Ok-sil

2026
My Father's Table poster

My Father's Table

Movie · as Ahn Soon-ae

2026
Doctor X: Mafia in White poster

Doctor X: Mafia in White

TV · as Jeong Hee-sook · 12 eps

2026
Filing for Love poster

Filing for Love

TV · as Lunch Lady · 1 ep

2026
My Father's Table poster

My Father's Table

TV · as Soon-ae · 2 eps

2025
The Woman in the White Car poster

The Woman in the White Car

Movie · as Hyun-ju

2025
My Daughter Is a Zombie poster

My Daughter Is a Zombie

Movie · as Kim Bam-soon

2025
The Mutation poster

The Mutation

Movie

2025
Heavenly Ever After poster

Heavenly Ever After

TV · as Lee Young-ae · 12 eps

2024
Miss Night and Day poster

Miss Night and Day

TV · as Lim Sun · 16 eps

2024
Light Shop poster

Light Shop

TV · as Jung Yu-hee · 8 eps

2024
The Frog poster

The Frog

TV · as Yoon Bo-min · 8 eps

2024
Whenever Possible poster

Whenever Possible

TV · 1 ep

2024
ZIP DAESUNG poster

ZIP DAESUNG

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
The Trunk poster

The Trunk

TV · as Kwon Do-Dam · 8 eps

2024
No Plans At All poster

No Plans At All

TV · 1 ep

2023
Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman poster

Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman

Movie · as Madam

2023
Behind Your Touch poster

Behind Your Touch

TV · as Prisoner · 1 ep

2023
Daily Dose of Sunshine poster

Daily Dose of Sunshine

TV · as Song Hyo-sin · 12 eps

2023
The Seasons poster

The Seasons

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
A Bloody Lucky Day poster

A Bloody Lucky Day

TV · as Hwang Soon-gyu · 10 eps

2023
Salon Drip poster

Salon Drip

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Hommage poster

Hommage

Movie · as Kim Ji-wan

2022
Take Care of My Mom poster

Take Care of My Mom

Movie · as Insurance company senior staff

2022
Dust and Ashes poster

Dust and Ashes

Movie · as Insurance

2022
Juvenile Justice poster

Juvenile Justice

TV · as Na Geun-hee · 10 eps

2022
Our Blues poster

Our Blues

TV · as Jung Eun-hui · 20 eps

2022
Yonder poster

Yonder

TV · as Siren · 6 eps

2022
Soundtrack #1 poster

Soundtrack #1

TV · as Eun-soo's Mother · 4 eps

2022
Seoul Check-in poster

Seoul Check-in

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Just an Excuse poster

Just an Excuse

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2021
Made on the Rooftop poster

Made on the Rooftop

Movie · as Sun-ja

2021
The Book of Fish poster

The Book of Fish

Movie · as Mrs. Gageo

2021
Law School poster

Law School

TV · as Kim Eun-sook · 16 eps

2021
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha poster

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

TV · as Kim Yeon-ok · 1 ep

2021
Next Entertainment,  Visionary poster

Next Entertainment, Visionary

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2021
Monthly Magazine Home poster

Monthly Magazine Home

TV · as Lee Soo-Jung · 1 ep

2021
SNL Korea poster

SNL Korea

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2020
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case poster

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case

Movie · as Mrs. Suncheon

2020
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP poster

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

Movie · as Gorilla (voice)

2020
Missing: The Other Side poster

Missing: The Other Side

TV · as Kang Eun-sil · 14 eps

2020
Little America poster

Little America

TV · as Mama Song · 1 ep

2020
My Holo Love poster

My Holo Love

TV · as So-yeon's mother · 12 eps

2020
Once Again poster

Once Again

TV · as Kang Cho-yeon / Song Young-sook · 100 eps

2020
A Piece of Your Mind poster

A Piece of Your Mind

TV · as Kim Min-jung · 12 eps

2020
Hi Bye, Mama! poster

Hi Bye, Mama!

TV · as Seobinggo Shaman · 2 eps

2020
House on Wheels poster

House on Wheels

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
AORB poster

AORB

Movie · as Carrot lady

2019
Parasite poster

Parasite

Movie · as Moon-gwang

2019
Another Child poster

Another Child

Movie · as Seawall Woman

2019
Let Us Meet Now poster

Let Us Meet Now

Movie · as Jung-eun (segment 3)

2019
MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission poster

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

Movie · as Teacher from Jeju Island

2019
Hello poster

Hello

Movie · as Jung-eun

2019
The Light in Your Eyes poster

The Light in Your Eyes

TV · as Moon Jung-eun · 12 eps

2019
Strangers from Hell poster

Strangers from Hell

TV · as Eom Bok-soon · 10 eps

2019
When the Camellia Blooms poster

When the Camellia Blooms

TV · as Jo Jeong-suk · 40 eps

2019
How Do You Play? poster

How Do You Play?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
When the Devil Calls Your Name poster

When the Devil Calls Your Name

TV · as Landlord's ex-wife · 1 ep

2018
Yakiniku Dragon poster

Yakiniku Dragon

Movie · as Young-Soon

2018
Miss Baek poster

Miss Baek

Movie · as Massage Shop Owner

2018
Adulthood poster

Adulthood

Movie · as Judge

2018
David poster

David

Movie · as The Mother

2018
Mr. Sunshine poster

Mr. Sunshine

TV · as Haman-daek · 24 eps

2018
Familiar Wife poster

Familiar Wife

TV · as U-jin's mother · 16 eps

2018
Conversation with Hee Yeol poster

Conversation with Hee Yeol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Welcome to Waikiki poster

Welcome to Waikiki

TV · as Restaurant owner · 1 ep

2018
Miss Hammurabi poster

Miss Hammurabi

TV · as Matchmaker · 1 ep

2018
You Quiz on the Block poster

You Quiz on the Block

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
A Taxi Driver poster

A Taxi Driver

Movie · as Hwang Tae-sool's wife

2017
New Trial poster

New Trial

Movie · as Oh Mi-ri

2017
Okja poster

Okja

Movie · as Okja (voice) / Woman In Wheelchair

2017
The Sheriff In Town poster

The Sheriff In Town

Movie · as Yong-hwan's Wife

2017
The Battleship Island poster

The Battleship Island

Movie · as Women's Society President

2017
The Running Actress poster

The Running Actress

Movie · as Nurse

2017
While You Were Sleeping poster

While You Were Sleeping

TV · as Jae Chan's mother · 2 eps

2017
Fight for My Way poster

Fight for My Way

TV · as Geum-bok · 5 eps

2017
Tomorrow with You poster

Tomorrow with You

TV · as Cha Boo-sim · 16 eps

2017
The Good Thieves poster

The Good Thieves

TV · as Kwon Jung-hee · 50 eps

2017
The Love of a Buzz Cut poster

The Love of a Buzz Cut

TV · as Young-hee · 1 ep

2016
Mood of the Day poster

Mood of the Day

Movie · as Rainbow Restaurant Employee

2016
The Wailing poster

The Wailing

Movie · as Deok-gi's Wife

2016
A Violent Prosecutor poster

A Violent Prosecutor

Movie · as Middle-aged Woman (uncredited)

2016
Like for Likes poster

Like for Likes

Movie · as Real Estate Lady

2016
A Break Alone poster

A Break Alone

Movie · as Past yoga institute

2016
Fourth Place poster

Fourth Place

Movie · as Owner of Tented Restaurant

2016
Pied Piper poster

Pied Piper

TV · as Oh Ha Na · 16 eps

2016
The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop poster

The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop

TV · as Geum Choon-daek · 54 eps

2016
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo poster

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

TV · as Joon-hyung's Mother · 16 eps

2016
Don't Dare to Dream poster

Don't Dare to Dream

TV · as Orthopaedist · 1 ep

2016
Bring It On, Ghost poster

Bring It On, Ghost

TV · as Apartment resident · 2 eps

2016
Noodle House Girl poster

Noodle House Girl

TV · as 옥심 역 · 1 ep

2015
Granny's Got Talent poster

Granny's Got Talent

Movie · as Granny shaman's daughter-in-law

2015
The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo poster

The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo

Movie · as Hostess

2015
Summer Snow poster

Summer Snow

Movie · as Woman from Hwasoon

2015
Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island poster

Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island

Movie · as Auntie

2015
The Awl poster

The Awl

TV · as Kim Jung-Mi · 12 eps

2015
Oh My Ghost poster

Oh My Ghost

TV · as Seobinggo · 16 eps

2015
My Fantastic Funeral poster

My Fantastic Funeral

TV · as [Mi Soo's aunt] · 2 eps

2015
Remember: War of the Son poster

Remember: War of the Son

TV · as Yeon Bo-Mi · 20 eps

2015
Who Are You: School 2015 poster

Who Are You: School 2015

TV · as Young Eun's mother · 2 eps

2014
A Girl at My Door poster

A Girl at My Door

Movie · as Town Woman

2014
Cart poster

Cart

Movie · as Cashier 1

2014
High School King of Savvy poster

High School King of Savvy

TV · as Soo-young's mother · 17 eps

2014
Only Love poster

Only Love

TV · as Park Soon-Ja · 123 eps

2013
The Attorney poster

The Attorney

Movie · as House Owner

2013
Born To Sing poster

Born To Sing

Movie · as Dong-soo's aunt

2013
The Queen's Classroom poster

The Queen's Classroom

TV · as Sun-young's Mother · 16 eps

2013
Home Alone poster

Home Alone

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Baeksang Arts Awards poster

Baeksang Arts Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2010
KBS Drama Special poster

KBS Drama Special

TV · as Young-hee · 1 ep

2009
Mother poster

Mother

Movie · as Ah-jeong's Relative

2001
Wanee & Junah poster

Wanee & Junah

Movie · as Producer

2000
A Masterpiece in My Life poster

A Masterpiece in My Life

Movie · as Jin-won's wife

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep