Moon Geun-young (Korean: ë¬¸ê·¼ì˜ ; Hanja: æ–‡ç'¾ç'©; born May , ) is
a South Korean actress. Affectionately called the "Nation's Little
Sister," Moon began modeling at the age of , then made her acting
debut in as a child actress. She first rose to stardom through her
role as the young Eun-suh in the hugely popular television drama
series Autumn in My Heart (), followed by a well-received turn in Kim
Jee-woon's critically acclaimed horror film A Tale of Two Sisters ().
Moon solidified her star status by headlining the box-office hits My
Little Bride () and Innocent Steps (). At age , she became the
youngest recipient of a Grand Prize ("Daesang") which she won at SBS
Drama Awards for the television series Painter of the Wind ().Before
her acting debut on a television drama series, Moon filmed several
commercials and modeled for various magazines. She started modeling at
the age of , and first appeared onscreen on the documentary drama On
the Road directed by Choi Jae-eun. Moon's rise to fame came in when
she starred as the younger counterpart of Song Hye-kyo's character in
the pan-Asia hit drama Autumn in My Heart. She won the Best Young
Actress award at the KBS Drama Awards for her role, together with her
co-star Choi Woo-hyuk.Following her early success, she returned to the
screen in as the young Empress Myeongseong (Lee Mi-yeon played the
adult version) in the historical drama Empress Myeongseong. In , Moon
made her film debut in Lovers' Concerto, playing a supporting role as
Cha Tae-hyun's younger sister.
a South Korean actress. Affectionately called the "Nation's Little
Sister," Moon began modeling at the age of , then made her acting
debut in as a child actress. She first rose to stardom through her
role as the young Eun-suh in the hugely popular television drama
series Autumn in My Heart (), followed by a well-received turn in Kim
Jee-woon's critically acclaimed horror film A Tale of Two Sisters ().
Moon solidified her star status by headlining the box-office hits My
Little Bride () and Innocent Steps (). At age , she became the
youngest recipient of a Grand Prize ("Daesang") which she won at SBS
Drama Awards for the television series Painter of the Wind ().Before
her acting debut on a television drama series, Moon filmed several
commercials and modeled for various magazines. She started modeling at
the age of , and first appeared onscreen on the documentary drama On
the Road directed by Choi Jae-eun. Moon's rise to fame came in when
she starred as the younger counterpart of Song Hye-kyo's character in
the pan-Asia hit drama Autumn in My Heart. She won the Best Young
Actress award at the KBS Drama Awards for her role, together with her
co-star Choi Woo-hyuk.Following her early success, she returned to the
screen in as the young Empress Myeongseong (Lee Mi-yeon played the
adult version) in the historical drama Empress Myeongseong. In , Moon
made her film debut in Lovers' Concerto, playing a supporting role as
Cha Tae-hyun's younger sister.
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