Yoo Yeon-mi

Acting

Yoo Yeon-mi

Born July 7, 1999 (age 27)

Yoo Yeon-mi (born July 7, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in Jeon Soo-il's indie film With a Girl of Black Soil (2007), for which she received the Best Actress award at the Marrakech International Film Festival. Yoo also starred in the television dramas Golden Apple (2005), Great Expectations (2006), and Missing You (2012).

Known For

The Man from NowhereThe Man from Nowhere · 2010
The Man from Nowhere
7.72010
MovieActionThriller
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
Perfect SensePerfect Sense · 2016
Perfect Sense
10.02016
MovieDrama
A student with retinitis pigmentosa bonds with a young blind teacher and her seeing eye dog.
Thread of LiesThread of Lies · 2014
Thread of Lies
7.42014
MovieDrama
Cheon-ji's unexpected suicide causes her mother Hyeon-sook and older sister Man-ji to be moved into another apartment. Tracking down clues from school, Man-ji discovers that Cheon-ji's best friend Hwa-yeon is behind everything.
Boomerang FamilyBoomerang Family · 2013
Boomerang Family
6.82013
MovieDramaComedy
Based on an original written by Cheon Myeong-gwan, a 48 year-old movie director moves into the house where his mother and 50 year-old brother lives until his sister moves in with her niece.
El Condor PasaEl Condor Pasa · 2013
El Condor Pasa
4.92013
MovieDrama
A Catholic priest takes a young girl under his wing but is devastated when she is suddenly raped and killed. Even more affected by the incident is her much older sister who, in the absence of their parents, had been acting as the girl’s maternal guardian. The priest wants to console the woman though he is nowhere closer to getting over his own grief. A bizarre journey between the two ensues which includes a pilgrimage to Peru.
The Star Next DoorThe Star Next Door · 2017
The Star Next Door
6.82017
MovieComedy
A top actress lives next door to a teenage tennis player named So-eun who is, in fact, her daughter. Mother and daughter don't quite get along.
With a Girl of Black SoilWith a Girl of Black Soil · 2007
With a Girl of Black Soil
6.52007
MovieDrama
A small village in the Kanwondo region, a 9 year old girl, her brother Tong-gu - who is mentally handicapped - and their father Hyegon.
The Great MerchantThe Great Merchant · 2010
The Great Merchant
6.32010
SeriesDrama
This drama is based on a real life figure Kim Man-deuk who was living in Jeju Island. She goes through a lot of changes in her life; at first she becomes a Gisaeng but turned herself into a merchant, and then becomes one of the biggest philanthropists in Joseon Dynasty. Man-deuk gets adopted by Granny at a young age. With great efforts, she becomes a Gisaeng who has outstanding talents in various areas. However, she gives up everything and runs away with her lover Jeong Hong-soo. She gets caught and sends to the transitory wards for epidemics for one year. When she came out from the wards, she starts to take care of the Gisaengs who are suffering from illness. Man-deuk goes into a business and restores the business ethics in Jeju. Meanwhile, Moon-sun, who used to be a friend of Man-deuk, feels a sense of inferiority and competes with Man-deuk’s business.

Filmography

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The Great MerchantThe Great Merchant · 2010
The Great Merchant
6.32010
SeriesDrama
This drama is based on a real life figure Kim Man-deuk who was living in Jeju Island. She goes through a lot of changes in her life; at first she becomes a Gisaeng but turned herself into a merchant, and then becomes one of the biggest philanthropists in Joseon Dynasty. Man-deuk gets adopted by Granny at a young age. With great efforts, she becomes a Gisaeng who has outstanding talents in various areas. However, she gives up everything and runs away with her lover Jeong Hong-soo. She gets caught and sends to the transitory wards for epidemics for one year. When she came out from the wards, she starts to take care of the Gisaengs who are suffering from illness. Man-deuk goes into a business and restores the business ethics in Jeju. Meanwhile, Moon-sun, who used to be a friend of Man-deuk, feels a sense of inferiority and competes with Man-deuk’s business.

Kkot-nim

Golden AppleGolden Apple · 2005
Golden Apple
6.32005
SeriesDrama
Kim Kyung Sook, Kyung Ku and Kyung Min's father who was a widowed farmer married Keum Shil's mother when Keum Shil was six. The marriage was not a happy one and Keum Shil's mother continued her affair with Park Byung Sam, a rich landlord in the village, who was running for a seat in the Parliament. Her body was discovered in the river after the election and Kyung Sook's father was wrongly accused of being the killer. He was tortured by the police into admission and later died in custody before trial. Park Byung Sam, who was in actual fact Keum Shil's real father, ordered his brother-in-law to adopt Keum Shil and gave him a job at the Intelligence Office in Seoul. Kyung Sook had also moved to Seoul and worked hard to bring up her brothers. She vowed that she would clear her father's name and find the real killer. Park Byung Sam remained her no. 1 suspect even though she was in love with his son, Park Jong Kyu. It turned out that he wasn't the one but who was and why?

Keum Shil [Child]