Jin Kyung
Jin Kyung
Jin in 2014
Born March 27, 1972 (age 52)
Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Education Korea National University of Arts[1]
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–present
Agent YG Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 진경
Hanja 陳慶
Revised Romanization Jin Gyeong
McCune–Reischauer Chin Kyŏng
Website ygfamily.com
Jin Kyung (Korean: 진경; born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress.
Early years[edit]
Jin learned piano as a child. She graduated from Seonhwa Arts Middle School, and
entered Daewon Foreign Language High School. Her interest at acting started when Jin
watched a play she with her older sister, who is active in Seoul Institute of the Arts'
Dramatic Arts Research Club. She dropped out of the university within a week, and the
following year entered Dongguk University's Department of Theater and Film.[2]
Career[edit]
Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming
active in film and television.[3] She won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang
Arts Awards for surveillance thriller Cold Eyes (2013).[4][5]
In November 2020, Jin signed with new agency YG Entertainment.[6]
She won Best Supporting Actress at 28th SBS Drama Awards as Oh Myung Sim in the
drama series Dr. Romantic 2.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Sugar Hill Short film
2000
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her
Bachelors
2001 I Wish I Had a Wife
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Go West Short film
Paradise Villa Woman with water purifier
Too Beautiful to Lie Joo Young-ok
2004 A Smile Writer Ahn
My Little Bride Newlywed woman
The Bayer Piano Lesson for
2005 Piano teacher Short film
Children Vol. 1
Forbidden Quest Yoon-seo's wife
2006
Love Phobia Female teacher
2008 The Room Nearby Teacher Park
The Case of Itaewon Homicide Prosecutor Park's wife
2009 Fly, Penguin Kwon Soo-min
Where Are You Going? Homeroom teacher
2010 Happy Killers Mi-young
2011 Glove Nun teacher
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Hanji Female section chief
Head Female nurse
A Reason to Live
Unbowed Park Jun's wife
2012 Hoya (Eighteen, Nineteen) Homeroom teacher
Cameo
appearance
Miss Conspirator Miss Go
My Paparotti Mi-sun
2013
Cold Eyes Department head Lee
2014 Slow Video Old maid Shim
Perfect Proposal Hye-jin
Veteran Joo-yeon
2015
Assassination Ahn Seong-sim
You Call It Passion CEO Jang
2016 The Great Actor Ji-young
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Master Kim Mi-yong
Love+Sling Mi-ra
2018
The Witness Soo-jin
2020 Beasts Clawing at Straws Young-sun
Team leader of the explosives
2021 Hard Hit [7]
disposal team
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations Yeom Jeong-won Netflix film [8]
2022
Premiere
The Boys Yoon Mi-sook [9]
at BIFF
TBA Song of the Sun TBA [10]
Television series[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Cameo
2008 Iljimae Bong Soon's mother
appearance
2011 War of the Roses Kim Nan-jung
2012 My Husband Got a Family Min Ji-young
Phantom Oh Yeon-sook Cameo
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
appearance
The Innocent Man Hyun Jung-hwa
Cheer Up, Mr. Kim! Jo Jae-nam
Gu Family Book Yeo-joo
The Queen's Classroom Jung Hwa-shin
Good Doctor Nam Joo-yeon
2013
Woman from
Basketball
Bamsil
Drama Special – Outlasting Happiness Jin-kyung One act-drama
Wonderful Days Cha Hae-joo
It's Okay, That's Love Lee Young-jin
Cameo
Tears of Heaven Adoptive mother
2014 appearance
Drama Special – The Girl Who Became a
Seo Ji-eun One act-drama
Photo
Pinocchio Song Cha-ok
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Blood Choi Kyung-in
2015 The Time We Were Not in Love Choi Mi-hyang
Oh My Venus Choi Hye-ran
Uncontrollably Fond Shin Young-ok
2016 Local Hero Sun-young
Woman with a Suitcase Goo Ji-Hyun
2016 Dr. Romantic Oh Myeong-shim Season 1–3 [11]
2017 Untouchable Jung Yoon-mi
2018 My Only One Na Hong-joo [12]
2020 Homemade Love Story Jung Min-jae
L.U.C.A.: The Beginning Hwang Jung-ah
2021
Melancholia Noh Jung-ah [13][14]
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Tae Soo-mi [15][16]
2022
Love in Contract Yoo Mi-ho [17][18]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 My Lovely Liar Cha Hyang-suk [19]
2023 The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Min Hye-sook [20]
Web series[edit]
Year Title Role Ref.
Queenmaker Seo Min-jeong [21]
2023
Black
President Chae Jin-gyeong [22]
Knight
Theater[edit]
Year Title Role Reprised
Secret Royal Inspector Park Mun-
Park Mun-su
su
Fish Origami
1998
Kiss
The Broken Jug
Sotong and Bultong
1999
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Year Title Role Reprised
싸움터의 산책
2000
Yi Jang Nok-su 2001, 2006, 2009, 2010
Stop It
2002
Caligula No. 1237
Conditions for Being a Villain
2003 Generation After Generation
Come and See Me Reporter Park 2006
Wit
2005 Art in June
Art Soo-yeon
Boy's Life
Reflection
2007 8 Femmes[23] Louise
Oresteia Cassandra
Year Title Role Reprised
The Tenant
2008
An Exploration of the Mind
2009 Turn Around and Leave[24] Chae Hee-ju
Closer[25] Anna
2010
The Phantom of the Curtain Call[26] Marie
2011 Cooking with Elvis Mam
2013 이제는 애처가 Sakura
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
My Husband Got a
2012 KBS Drama Awards Nominated
Family, The Innocent Man
22nd Buil Film
Cold Eyes Nominated
Awards
2013 Best Supporting Actress
KBS Drama Awards Good Doctor Nominated
2014 50th Baeksang Arts
Cold Eyes Won
Awards
SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actress in a It's Okay, That's Won
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
Miniseries Love, Pinocchio
Wonderful Days, The Girl
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Who Became a Photo
36th Blue Dragon
2015 Nominated
Film Awards
Best Supporting Actress Veteran
11th Max Movie
Nominated
Awards
2016
Excellence Award, Actress
SBS Drama Awards Dr. Romantic Nominated
in a Genre Drama
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2018 KBS Drama Awards My Only One
Best Couple (with Choi Soo- Won
jong)[27]
39th Golden Cinema
2019 Jury’s Special Award — Won[28]
Film Festival
28th SBS Drama
2020 Best Supporting Actress Dr. Romantic 2 Won
Awards[29]
SBS Drama Best Supporting Actress in a
Dr. Romantic 3 Nominated
Awards[30] Seasonal Drama
2023
