Jang Jin-young (Korean: ìž¥ì§„ì˜ ; June 14, 1974 â€" September 1,
2009) was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long
battle with stomach cancer.Jang began her career as a model, and
participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the
switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received
critical praise and won a number of awards for her work. She became
only the second winner of two Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best
Actress, having won in 2001 for Sorum, and again in 2003 for Singles.
As of 2008, Jang was one of the highest paid stars in the Korean film
industry, earning in the region of â‚©400 million per film.Jang
Jin-young began her career as a model, and represented the
Chungcheongnam-do province at the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest.
After making the transition into acting with appearances in a number
of TV dramas, she received her film debut with a supporting role in
the 1998 fantasy Ghost in Love. In 2000 she appeared in Kim Jee-woon's
The Foul King, one of the biggest domestic hits of that year, and
Jang's tough image in the film drew attention from critics, with Derek
Elley of Variety saying that she "makes an impression as the lightly
romantic, not-so-fragile daughter". Also that year, she had a role in
the fire fighting film Siren.Jang's first starring role was in the
2001 psychological horror film Sorum, in which she was cast against
type as Sun-yeong, a chain smoking abused wife. The part required her
to look badly bruised and dishevelled, and she found the regimen of
three packets of cigarettes per day to be quite gruelling, despite
being a smoker herself. Both the film and Jang's performance received
praise from critics, with Peter Y. Paik of The Film Journal
commenting, "[Jang] Jin-young is utterly convincing in her portrayal
of a battered wife, conveying both vulnerability and grit." Jang won
Best New Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards, Best Actress at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards, and also found success overseas, with award
wins at several European film festivals.
2009) was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long
battle with stomach cancer.Jang began her career as a model, and
participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the
switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received
critical praise and won a number of awards for her work. She became
only the second winner of two Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best
Actress, having won in 2001 for Sorum, and again in 2003 for Singles.
As of 2008, Jang was one of the highest paid stars in the Korean film
industry, earning in the region of â‚©400 million per film.Jang
Jin-young began her career as a model, and represented the
Chungcheongnam-do province at the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest.
After making the transition into acting with appearances in a number
of TV dramas, she received her film debut with a supporting role in
the 1998 fantasy Ghost in Love. In 2000 she appeared in Kim Jee-woon's
The Foul King, one of the biggest domestic hits of that year, and
Jang's tough image in the film drew attention from critics, with Derek
Elley of Variety saying that she "makes an impression as the lightly
romantic, not-so-fragile daughter". Also that year, she had a role in
the fire fighting film Siren.Jang's first starring role was in the
2001 psychological horror film Sorum, in which she was cast against
type as Sun-yeong, a chain smoking abused wife. The part required her
to look badly bruised and dishevelled, and she found the regimen of
three packets of cigarettes per day to be quite gruelling, despite
being a smoker herself. Both the film and Jang's performance received
praise from critics, with Peter Y. Paik of The Film Journal
commenting, "[Jang] Jin-young is utterly convincing in her portrayal
of a battered wife, conveying both vulnerability and grit." Jang won
Best New Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards, Best Actress at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards, and also found success overseas, with award
wins at several European film festivals.
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