Cho Yeo-jeong is a South Korean actress who gained international fame for her role as Mrs. Park in the Oscar-winning film Parasite (2019).
Wiki/Biography
Cho Yeo-jung was born in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday, February 19, 1981 (2020 age 39). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Zhao Ruzhen in her childhood
She attends Bundang Daejin High School in Seongnam, South Korea.
Zhao Ruzhen’s student days
She graduated from the Department of Theater Arts at Dongguk University Seoul Campus and received her Master of Arts degree in Acting Arts from Dongguk University Seoul Campus.
appearance
Height: 5′ 4″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Family and Race
Not much is known about her family situation. She is the second of four children born to her parents. Her father and mother divorced due to financial reasons and currently, Yeo-jeong and her siblings live with their mother.
Profession
mechanism
- Didim 531 Entertainment (as of 2013)
- Advanced Entertainment (Current)
television
In 1997, at the age of 16, she began her modeling career and served as the cover girl of CeCi magazine. In 1997, she appeared on MBC’s children’s variety show “Ppo Ppo Ppo” as the youngest “Ppomi Sister”.
Bah, Bah, Bah (1997)
She has hosted shows such as Fairyland Ggumdongsan (2001), Girls on Top – Season 2 (2010), and O’live Beauty On-Air (2011). She made her showbiz debut in 1998 with an unknown role in Three Men and Three Women.
Three Men and Three Women(1999)
She has appeared in small roles in many Korean dramas such as You Don’t Know My Heart (1999), Thunder (2000), Jang Hee Bin (2002), South of the Sun (2003), Terms of Endearment (2004), To Our Fading Love (2006), Money War: Original (2008), and The Way Back Home (2009). In 2011, she played the lead role “Sun Woo In Young” in the Korean drama Need Romance.
She has since starred in many hit Korean dramas such as Haeundae Lovers (2012), Divorce Lawyers (2015), Love in the Moonlight (2016), Lady Perfect (2017), Beautiful World (2019), and 9.9 Billion Women (2019). She has also appeared in reality shows such as 21st Century Committee (2001), Soulmates (2003), We Got Married – Season 1 (2008), Fox’s Butler (2010), Law of the Caribbean Jungle/Maya Jungle (2013), and Surf House (2019).
Jo Yeo-jung in the play Law of the Jungle in Caribbean Mayan Jungle (2013)
Movie
She made her film debut in “Perfect Match” (2002) as “Min-ah”.
A Perfect Match (2002)
In 2006, she played the heroine “Yeon-hee” in the movie “Vampire Detective Richie”. In 2010, she became famous for playing the ambitious North Korean lower-class woman “Chunhyang” in the movie “Servant”.
Servant (2010)
She has appeared in several hit South Korean films, including Harem (2012), Target (2014), iPartment: For the Ladies Only (2015), and Parasite (2019).
Other works
In 2005, she starred in the musical Grease, playing the lead role of Sandy. She wrote a book titled Healing Beauty, which was published in 2013. The book focuses on Zhao Wei’s advice on health and beauty, as well as her 16-year acting career.
Zhao Ruzhen attended the press conference for her new book “The Beauty of Healing”
In addition to acting, she is also an accomplished singer, singing “Aegyo” for the soundtrack of the TV series “Need Romance” (2011) with actor-singer Kim Jong-hoon. She also sang on the 2011 Eyagi Entertainment Christmas single “Winter Story”. In 2019, she appeared in the music video for JY Park’s hit song “Fever”.
Awards and Achievements
- 2020 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture for the film “Parasite”
Jo Yeo-jung attends the Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2019 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film “Parasite”
- In 2014, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Korean Film Critics Association Awards for the film “Possessed”.
- 2013 SBS Entertainment Awards Popularity Award “Law of the Jungle Caribbean Edition/Maya Jungle”
- 2011 SIA Discovery Award
KBS Drama Awards
- 2016 One-Act Play “The Nanny” Outstanding Actress Award
Jo Yeo-jung gives her acceptance speech at the KBS Acting Awards
- 2017 Best Actress Award for the Medium-length TV Series “The Perfect Wife”
- 2019 “9.9 Billion Women” Best Award, Best Actress
Blue Dragon Film Awards
- 2010 Movie “Servant” Popular Star Award
Cho Yeo-jeong wins Blue Dragon Film Award
- Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Film (2019) Parasite
dispute
- In 2013, she began to approach Spring Entertainment when her contract with agency Didim 531 expired. As a result, the Korean Entertainment Management Association prevented her from signing with Spring Entertainment and banned Spring Entertainment from working in the association for two years. After her contract with Didim 531 expired, she signed with Neos Entertainment.
- In 2018, she was involved in a controversy related to allegations of fraud by her father. Her father borrowed 300 million won (Rs. 177 million) from Mr. A, who reportedly suffered financial losses as a result. Mr. A contacted Yeo-jeong’s agency High Entertainment in hopes of reaching Yeo-jeong. After the incident came to light, High Entertainment released an official statement apologizing to Mr. A for his father’s irresponsible behavior and promised to resolve the matter as soon as possible. Later, Yeo-jeong met with Mr. A, apologized to his family, and promised to return the money to them.
sign
Zhao Ruzhen’s autograph
Favorite things
- Rapper: Kang Hee Gun
Facts/Trivia
- Zhao Ruzhen likes sports, reading and cooking.
Zhao Ruzhen’s Movement
- She loves animals very much and has a pet named Ang-yo.
Zhao Ruzhen and her pets
- She played the lead role “Mrs. Park” in the film “Parasite” (2019), which won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and the 2020 Academy Award for Best Picture.
Jo Yeo-jeong in a scene from Parasite (2019)
- She was often seen drinking with friends on multiple occasions.
Zhao Ruzhen drinking
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education