Actor

Lee Jung-eun

January 23, 1970 · Seoul, South Korea

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.

Notable work

8.5
Parasite (2019)
as Moon-gwang
7.3
Okja (2017)
as Okja (voice) / Woman In Wheelchair
7.4
The Wailing (2016)
as Deok-gi's Wife
7.7
Mother (2009)
as Ah-jeong's Relative
8
A Taxi Driver (2017)
as Hwang Tae-sool's wife
8.5
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)
as Joon-hyung's Mother
8.5
My Holo Love (2020)
as So-yeon's mother
8.2
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)
as Kim Yeon-ok
8.1
Hi Bye, Mama! (2020)
as Seobinggo Shaman

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