Her filmography ranges from comedy to horror, modern to historical, & melodrama to action.
She has received worldwide recognition from her lead roles in ‘Hwang Jini’, ‘Something Happened in Bali’, ‘Hospital Ship’ and many others.
Like a majority of South Korean celebrities, Ji-won was also recruited by a talent agency when she was a teenager. Ji-won’s debut performance was in the 1996 teen series ‘Adults Don’t Understand Us’.
Career Timeline
- 1996- Debuted her television career through teen drama ‘Adults Don’t Understand Us’
- 2000- Gave her film debut through thriller ‘Truth Game’
- 2003- Starred in her first historical drama named ‘Damo’
- 2010- Starred in hit drama ‘Secret Garden’
- 2017- Starred in television drama ‘Hospital Ship’ and ‘Manhunt’
Popular for her starring roles in numerous mainstream South Korean television dramas, Ji-won is particularly famous for her versatility in portraying characters in numerous genres like action, sports, horror, comedy, and drama.
On television, she has appeared in dramas like ‘Dragon’s Tears’, ‘School 2’, ‘Secret’ and ‘Life is Beautiful’. In 2003, she appeared as the lead ‘Sex is Zero’ and has earned MBC Drama Award for ‘Best Actress’ for her role in ‘Damo’ that year.
In 2014, she starred in the drama called ‘The Huntresses’ as one of the three leading actresses of the series, alongside actresses Son Ga-in and Kang Ye-won. Her latest movie, ‘Chronicle of a Blood Merchant’ was released in 2015.
In 2017, she appeared in her latest television role as Song Eun-jae and Rain in ‘Hospital Ship’ and ‘Manhunt’ respectively.
