Uhm Ji-won

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Uhm Ji-won
Born December 25, 1977 (1977-12-25) (age 30)
South Korea
Other name(s) Um Ji-won, Eom Ji-won
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998—present
Korean name
Hangul 엄지원

Uhm Ji-won (born December 25, 1977) is a South Korean actress.

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[edit] Career

Uhm made her debut in the late 1990s, and after an early role in the Korean tokusatsu series Vector Man, went on to appear in a number of films and television drama series. In 2004, she appeared alongside Han Suk-kyu and Lee Eun-ju in The Scarlet Letter, receiving a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" at the 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards.[1]

In 2005, Uhm played a leading role in Hong Sang-soo's Tale of Cinema, and was praised for giving an "engaging, emotionally nuanced dual performance" as fictional actress Choi Young-shil.[2] The film required her to perform her first nude scene, and she later remarked that, "After stripping in front of the camera, I felt that I could now take any role".[3]

Uhm starred alongside Yoo Ji-tae and Kim Ji-soo in the 2006 film Traces of Love, portraying a survivor of the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse who still suffers from psychological trauma years later. She prepared for the role by studying news and documentaries of the event, as well as reading through various psychology texts.[4] Uhm was once again nominated for "Best Supporting Actress" at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,[5] and later won the same category at the 15th Chunsa Film Awards.[6]

She will appear in director Kim Ji-woon's latest film, The Good, the Bad, and the Weird, due for release in early 2008.[7]

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Vector Man (TV)
1999 Vector Man: Counterattack of the Evil Empire
2000 The Record
2002 Over the Rainbow Kim Eun-song
Ruler of Your Own World (TV)
Golden Wagon (TV)
2003 Mutt Boy Jeong-ae
2004 Into the Storm (TV)
Magic (TV) Ha Yun-jin
The Scarlet Letter Han Su-hyeon
2005 Tale of Cinema Choi Young-shil
2006 Running Wild Kang Joo-hee
Traces of Love Yun Se-jin
2007 Epitaph Cameo appearance.
Scout Se-yeong
2008 On Air (TV) Cameo appearance.
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird
Strangers in Love

[edit] Music videos

  • "안녕" ("Goodbye") — KCM (2007)

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Film/Series Result Ref.
2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Scarlet Letter Nominated [1]
2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Traces of Love Nominated [5]
2007 Chunsa Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Traces of Love Won [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Blue Dragon Film Awards 2004, Cinemaise. Retrieved on February 2, 2008.
  2. ^ Neil Young, VIENNALE '05 (pt4 - Tue 25 Oct) Tropic of Cancer / The Novena / Tale of Cinema / Black Dragon Canyon, Neil Young's Film Lounge, October 2005. Retrieved on February 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Shin Hae-in, "What nude scenes mean for actresses", The Korea Herald, March 27, 2006. A free copy of this article can be read at HanCinema. Retrieved on February 2, 2008.
  4. ^ "Eom Ji-won Rediscovered", Digital Chosunilbo, October 27, 2006. Retrieved on February 2, 2008.
  5. ^ a b The 27th Blue Dragon Awards, The Korea Society. Retrieved on February 2, 2008.
  6. ^ a b '그해 여름', 춘사영화제 5관왕!(종합), Naver, September 14, 2007. Retrieved on February 2, 2008. (Korean)
  7. ^ Park Chung-a, "Pop Diva Tops Internet News", The Korea Times, July 1, 2007. Retrieved on February 2, 2008.

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Persondata
NAME Uhm Ji-won
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Um Ji-won (alternate spelling); Eom Ji-won (alternate spelling); 엄지원 (hangul)
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH South Korea
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH