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