About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1974-06-11
Place of birth:
Seoul, South Korea
Website:
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Jang Jin-young

Overview

Jang Jin-young (Hangul: 장진영; or spelled Chang Jin-yeong; June 14, 1974 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress and model. 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 ₩400 million per film.

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Known for

Acting

2007 Lobbyist Actor Yoo So-young (Maria) 69
Fair
2006 Between Love and Hate Actor Yeon-ah 59
Average
2005 Blue Swallow Actor Park Kyoung-won 59
Average
2003 Singles Actor Na-nan 59
Average
2003 Scent of Love Actor Min Hie-jae 59
Average
2002 Over the Rainbow Actor Kang Yeong-hee 59
Average
2001 Sorum Actor Sun-yung 59
Average
2000 The Siren Actor Yae-rin Ha 58
Average
2000 The Foul King Actor Jang Min-young 60
Fair
1999 Ghost in Love Actor Lee Young Eun 59
Average
1999 흐르는 것이 세월뿐이랴 Actor N/A
N/A
1998 Soonpoong Clinic Actor 장진영(장 간호사) 70
Good