Sunwoo Eun-sook

Sunwoo Eun-sook
Born (1959-12-24) December 24, 1959
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts - Broadcasting and Entertainment[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1978-present
AgentSteit Entertainment
Spouses
(m. 1981; div. 2007)
    Yoo Young-jae
    (m. 2022; div. 2024)
    Children2
    Korean name
    Hangul
    선우은숙
    Hanja
    鮮于銀淑
    RRSeonu Eunsuk
    MRSŏnu Ŭnsuk

    Sunwoo Eun-sook (Korean선우은숙; born December 24, 1959) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo made her acting debut in 1978, and rose to fame in the 1980s.[2]

    Personal life

    Sunwoo married actor Lee Young-ha in 1981 when they were both at the peak of their careers; they divorced in 2007 after 26 years of marriage.[3] Sunwoo and Lee have two sons, one of whom is also an actor, Lee Sang-won.[4]

    On October 11, 2022, Sunwoo's agency stated that Sunwoo registered her marriage with announcer Yoo Young-jae.[5] On April 5, 2024, her agency confirmed the couple's divorce.[6]

    Filmography

    Television series

    Year Title Role Network
    1979 The Young Zelkova Tree KBS1
    1980 Hope Shin Sun-hee KBS1
    1981 Sinchon Eoksuni KBS
    Great Vocation KBS1
    Eunhasu (Milky Way) Kyung-ah KBS1
    A Halo Around the Moon Ji-sook KBS2
    Pray for Blessings on Us KBS1
    1982 Flower Carriage KBS2
    1983 Eun-ha's Dream KBS1
    Eldest Daughter KBS1
    Geum-nam's House KBS2
    Foundation of the Kingdom Princess Noguk KBS1
    1984 TV Tale of Chunhyang Sung Chunhyang KBS2
    1986 How Can I Forget My Hometown? KBS
    My Heart Is Like a Star Lee Ok-rye KBS2
    1987 Lee Cha-don KBS1
    Land Wol-sun KBS1
    1990 The Servant Girl and Gainae Dae-soon KBS2
    Dark Sky Dark Bird Shin-hee MBC
    1991 Thief's Wife Young-il KBS2
    We Are Middle Class Ja-ok KBS2
    1992 Your Name Is Hyo-ja Eldest daughter Hyo-soon KBS1
    Sons and Daughters Soon-mi MBC
    1993 Adolescence Dong-min's mother MBC
    Friday's Woman:
    "Sunwoo Eun-sook's Rainbow Love"
    Seo Ji-hye KBS2
    1995 The Road Yoo Sun-ae KBS2
    1996 Sibling Relations Jae-sook MBC
    A Faraway Country Park Young-hye KBS2
    Sometimes Like Strangers Myung-joo SBS
    1997 Happy Morning Won Jung-soo's wife KBS2
    1998 Please Find My Dad KBS1
    You and My Song Soon-nyeo KBS1
    1999 Encounter Lady Yoo KBS2
    Into the Sunlight Song Soon-ja MBC
    2000 Bad Friends Kim Kang-seok's mother MBC
    RNA Jo Young-sook KBS2
    The More I Love You Mrs. Yoon MBC
    Autumn in My Heart Lee Kyung-ha KBS2
    2001 Delicious Proposal MBC
    In the Flower Garden Wang In-hee KBS2
    Stock Flower Lee Sook-hee KBS2
    Empress Myeongseong Lady Yi of Gamgodang KBS2
    Father and Sons Kang-ja's mother SBS
    Purity Hwang Soo-mi KBS2
    2002 Hwatu Geum-soon SBS
    Sidestreet People Mrs. Ahn KBS2
    We Are Dating Now Tae-hee SBS
    Like a Flowing River Kim Seok-joo's aunt SBS
    MBC Best Theater:
    "My Long-suffering Mom"
    Soo-jin's mother MBC
    2003 Good News Kim Geum-shil MBC
    All In Yoon Hye-sun SBS
    Yellow Handkerchief Oh Kyung-ae KBS1
    My Fair Lady Oh Nam-sook SBS
    A Problem at My Younger Brother's House Lee Young-joo SBS
    2004 Passion Mrs. Im MBC
    The Age of Heroes Chun Tae-san's mother MBC
    Full House Mrs. Kim KBS2
    2005 Dangerous Love Go Yoon-ja KBS2
    That Summer's Typhoon Oh Sung-mi SBS
    Resurrection Kim Yi-hwa KBS2
    2006 One Fine Day Ji Soo-hyun MBC
    2007 Good Morning Shanghai Hao Yun's mother Hunan TV
    Kimchi Cheese Smile Sunwoo Eun-sook MBC
    2008 Don't Be Swayed Cha Young-mi MBC
    2009 Wife Returns Mrs. Park SBS
    2010 Marry Me, Please Lee Young-shin KBS2
    2011 Dangerous Woman Na Yeon-sook MBC
    2012 Can We Get Married? Eun-kyung jTBC
    2013 Empire of Gold Yoo Soon-ok SBS
    2014 The Noblesse'[7] Bang Jung-shim jTBC
    You're Only Mine Na Soon-shim SBS
    2016 Bubbly Lovely Im Soon-bok SBS
    2017 Return of Fortunate Bok Park Mi-ok MBC
    2022 Gold Mask Kim Hye-kyung [8] KBS2

    Film

    Year Title Role
    1980 The Woman Who Laughs Three Times
    1981 The Haunted Wedding Dress
    1982 The Hero, Pal Bul-chul
    1983 A Time to Love, a Time to Part
    1987 Prince Yeonsan Deposed Queen Lady Yun
    1997 Robinson Crusoe '97 Mom
    2002 Sex Is Zero Lee Eun-hyo's mother (cameo)
    2004 My Little Bride Bo-eun's mother
    2006 A Dirty Carnival Kim Byung-doo's mother
    2018 Gate Ok-ja

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award Category Nominated work Result
    1983 19th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress Flower Carriage Won

    References

    1. ^ Sunwoo also took a course in Top-Class Communication at the Korea University Graduate School of Media.
    2. ^ Sa, Eun-young (22 October 2007). "Long-Time Star Couple Agree on Divorce". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
    3. ^ "Two Star Couples Divorce". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
    4. ^ Han, Eun-jung (October 18, 2005). "Like Father, Like Son". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
    5. ^ Son, Jin-ah (October 11, 2022). 선우은숙, 4살 연하 아나운서 유영재와 재혼 "혼인신고 완료"(전문)[공식] [Seonwoo Eun-sook remarries with announcer Yoo Young-jae who is 4 years younger than her, "Marriage registration completed" (Full text)[Official]] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Naver.
    6. ^ Choi, Yi-jeong (April 5, 2024). 선우은숙, 이영하→유영재 2번 이혼 "사람들 시선? 내 행복이 중요" [Oh!쎈 이슈] [Seonwoo Eun-sook, Lee Young-ha → Yoo Young-jae divorced for the second time, "People's gaze? My happiness is important" [Oh! Strong Issue]] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024 – via Naver.
    7. ^ "Lady main cast, confirmed". Hancinema. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
    8. ^ Hong Se-young (April 12, 2022). 선우은숙 스타잇과 전속계약→'황금 가면' 출연확정 [공식] [Exclusive contract with Sunwoo Eun-sook Steit → Confirmed to appear in 'Golden Mask' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Naver.