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Uhm Ji Won

Original name 엄지원
Nick name Um Ji won Eom Ji won
Date of Birth December 25, 1977
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Uhm Ji-won( Hangul :엄지원; born December 25, 1977) is a South Korean female actress .

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Height,weight 170cm,48kg
Bloodtype A
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Country Korea
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Korea's 15 leading actresses in a photo collection...shocking!

Fashion magazine "Vogue" shot a special collection with 15 of Korea's leading actresses in celebration of its 15th year anniversary.This collection holds the different concepts of actresses Jang Mi-hee, Lee Mi-sook, Kim Hee-ae, Yeom Jeong-ah, Kim Yeo-jin, Song Yoon-ah, Ye Ji-won, Kim Yoon-jin, Moon So-ri, Eom Ji-won, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Hyo-jin, Hwang Jeong-eum, Han Hyo-joo and Sin Se-kyeong ranging from ages 20 to 50. Jang Mi-hee took pictures in long hair, recollecting the times from her past and Lee Mi-sook showed disheveled sexiness unlike her usual classic self. Kim Hee-ae transformed into a warrior like Jeanne d'Arc, Yeom Jeong-ah like herself in any other photo shoot and, Kim Yeo-jin, a puritan Goddess and Song Yoon-ah, who was always feminine and calm showed stong softness. Ye Ji-won colored her hair blonde like Marilyn Monroe and looked like a dancer and Kim Yoon-jin a warrior. Moon So-ri pulled off the Chaplin look like a South American man and Eom Ji-won managed a 40s "New Look". Kang Hye-jeong did the Bohemian concept.Kim Hyo-jin changed into a quite library girl and Hwang Jeong-eum changed into a devilish but cute bad girl. Pure and innocent Han Hyo-joo showed a side herself more dramatic. Lastly, Sin Se-kyeong acted the fresh little girl like a caged Lolita. This edition of "Vogue" will be in the August issue and it can also be seen on the Korean website. Hwang Jung Eum Han Hyo Joo Jang Mi Hee Lee Mi Sook Ye Ji Won Yeom Jeo
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Um Ji-won Represents Korea On BBC

 
Actress Um Ji-won will be a part of a BBC documentary, representing Korean entertainment.The documentary is for a TV series called "The Third Eye", where various up-and-rising countries take the spotlight. Countries that have been covered in the past include Britain, Spain, Kenya, and Vietnam.Um was directly invited to be a part of the series and it was aired in June. She was noted for her memorable acting skills, fluency in English, and allure.Along with Um, Korea's cutting-edge technology
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How did Kim Ah Joong Overcome Kim Tae Hee Once Again

 
Recently, the competition between top class stars in the Wednesday/Thursday drama is heating up. The two in question are MBC "My Princess"s Kim Tae Hee and Kim Ah Joong of SBS "Sign." How did the ratings shift from Kim Tae Hee to Kim Ah Joong? The competition between the two dramas that started at the same time seemed to be no contest in the beginning with "My Princess" easily taking the lead but soon the score was flipped with "Sign" passing "My Princess." Of course, the reason f
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Uhm Ji Won Biography

Awards and nominations

YearGroupAwardFilm/SeriesResultRef.
2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Scarlet Letter Nominated
2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Traces of Love Nominated
2007 Chunsa Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Traces of Love Won
2008 MaxMovie Film Awards Best Female Supporting Actor Scout Won

Musical theatre

YearTitleRef.
2009 Our Young Happy Day(기쁜 우리 젊은 날)

Career

Eom made her debut in the late 1990s, and after an early role in the Korean tokusatsu seriesVector 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 inThe Scarlet Letter, receiving a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" at the 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards .

In 2005, Eom played a leading role in Hong Sang-soo 'sTale of Cinema, and was praised for giving an "engaging, emotionally nuanced dual performance" as fictional actress Choi Young-shil.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".

Eom starred alongside Yoo Ji-tae and Kim Ji-soo in the 2006 filmTraces 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.Uhm was once again nominated for "Best Supporting Actress" at the Blue Dragon Film Awards,and later won the same category at the 15th Chunsa Film Awards .

She has a cameo appearance in director Kim Ji-woon 's film,The Good, the Bad, the Weird.

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Uhm Ji Won Film & Dramas & Discography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Vector Man(TV)
1999 Vector Man: Counterattack of the Evil Empire
2000 The Record
2002 Over the Rainbow Kim Eun-song
Ruler of Your Own World(TV)
Golden Wagon(TV)
2003 Mutt Boy Jeong-ae
2004 Into the Storm(TV)
Magic(TV) Ha Yun-jin
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-yeong
2008 On Air(TV) Cameo appearance.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2009 Strangers in Love
You Don't Even Know Kong Yun-hee
2010 The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry(TV) Jung Da-jung

Music videos

  • "안녕" ("Goodbye") —KCM(2007)

YearTitleRef.
2009 Our Young Happy Day(기쁜 우리 젊은 날)

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