| Uhm Ji-won | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1977 South Korea |
| Other names | Um Ji-won Eom Ji-won |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 엄지원 |
| Revised Romanization | Uhm Ji-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm Chiwŏn |
Uhm Ji-won (Hangul: 엄지원; born December 25, 1977) is a South Korean actress.
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Uhm Ji-won 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 had a small role in director Kim Ji-woon's epic western The Good, the Bad, the Weird.[7]
Uhm appeared an episode of BBC World's The Third Eye, a documentary series that spotlights up-and-coming countries. The installment of the eight-part segment on Korea is interspersed with interviews with Uhm giving her opinions on Korean culture, domestic movies and the Korean Wave. It also featured footage from her latest movie Foxy Festival. Uhm, who was interviewed in Korea, was chosen in light of her impressive acting skills, natural charm and English fluency, producers said.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Record | ||
| 2002 | Over the Rainbow | Kim Eun-seong | |
| 2003 | Mutt Boy | Jeong-ae | |
| 2004 | 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-young | ||
| 2008 | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | Na-yeon | |
| 2009 | Invitation | Short film | |
| Private Eye | Soon-deok | ||
| The End | Short film | ||
| Like You Know It All | Kong Yun-hee | ||
| 2010 | Foxy Festival | Ji-su | |
| Romantic Debtors | Kim Mu-Ryung |
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Vector Man | |||
| 1999 | Vector Man: Counterattack of the Evil Empire | |||
| 2002 | Ruler of Your Own World | MBC | ||
| Golden Wagon | MBC | Hwang Soon-jung | ||
| 2004 | Into the Storm | SBS | Oh Jung-hee | |
| Magic | SBS | Ha Yun-jin | ||
| 2008 | Live TV Entertainment | SBS | MC | |
| On Air | SBS | Herself | Cameo appearance (ep. 5) | |
| 2010 | The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry | MBC | Jung Da-jung | |
| Road for Hope | KBS | Charity documentary | ||
| 2011 | Sign | SBS | Jung Woo-jin |
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Our Sweet Days of Youth | [9][10][11][12][13] |
| 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] |
| 2008 | Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Scout | Won | [14] |