Moon So-ri (born July , ) is a South Korean actress, film director and
screenwriter. She is best known for her acclaimed leading roles in
Oasis () and A Good Lawyer's Wife ().After graduating with a degree in
Education from Sungkyunkwan University, Moon So-ri became part of the
theater group Hangang ("Han River") from to , and debuted in the play
Classroom Idea (she also collaborated in its creation). She appeared
in plays and short films such as Black Cut and To the Spring Mountain
before finding fame as a leading actress. Her first film role was in
Lee Chang-dong's acclaimed Peppermint Candy, however her acting skills
were not really showcased until she appeared in her second film Oasis,
also by Lee Chang-dong. Her powerful portrayal of a woman with
cerebral palsy earned her strong praise as well as the Marcello
Mastroianni Award for Emerging Actor or Actress at the Venice Film
Festival (Moon is only the second Korean to win a prize there, after
Kang Soo-yeon in for The Surrogate Woman). She was also named Best
Actress at the Seattle International Film Festival.The following year
she again found fame in Im Sang-soo's third film A Good Lawyer's Wife.
A -degree turn from her previous screen image, this film featured her
as a free thinking woman in a decaying marriage who starts an affair
with the teenage boy next door. This film was also invited to the
Venice Film Festival, and she later won the Best Actress award from
the Stockholm International Film Festival. Similar to the case with
Oasis, Best Actress honors at many domestic awards ceremonies
followed.Moon starred opposite Song Kang-ho in 's The President's
Barber, a film that illustrates years of modern Korean history
through the eyes of president Park Chung-hee's personal barber. She
took a more central role in her next feature Sa-kwa, an introspective
relationship drama about a woman who embarks on a new relationship
after being dumped by her long-time boyfriend. Also from , Bravo, My
Life! saw her return to the historical era of the late s/early s in a
family drama set against the political upheaval of those times.
screenwriter. She is best known for her acclaimed leading roles in
Oasis () and A Good Lawyer's Wife ().After graduating with a degree in
Education from Sungkyunkwan University, Moon So-ri became part of the
theater group Hangang ("Han River") from to , and debuted in the play
Classroom Idea (she also collaborated in its creation). She appeared
in plays and short films such as Black Cut and To the Spring Mountain
before finding fame as a leading actress. Her first film role was in
Lee Chang-dong's acclaimed Peppermint Candy, however her acting skills
were not really showcased until she appeared in her second film Oasis,
also by Lee Chang-dong. Her powerful portrayal of a woman with
cerebral palsy earned her strong praise as well as the Marcello
Mastroianni Award for Emerging Actor or Actress at the Venice Film
Festival (Moon is only the second Korean to win a prize there, after
Kang Soo-yeon in for The Surrogate Woman). She was also named Best
Actress at the Seattle International Film Festival.The following year
she again found fame in Im Sang-soo's third film A Good Lawyer's Wife.
A -degree turn from her previous screen image, this film featured her
as a free thinking woman in a decaying marriage who starts an affair
with the teenage boy next door. This film was also invited to the
Venice Film Festival, and she later won the Best Actress award from
the Stockholm International Film Festival. Similar to the case with
Oasis, Best Actress honors at many domestic awards ceremonies
followed.Moon starred opposite Song Kang-ho in 's The President's
Barber, a film that illustrates years of modern Korean history
through the eyes of president Park Chung-hee's personal barber. She
took a more central role in her next feature Sa-kwa, an introspective
relationship drama about a woman who embarks on a new relationship
after being dumped by her long-time boyfriend. Also from , Bravo, My
Life! saw her return to the historical era of the late s/early s in a
family drama set against the political upheaval of those times.
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