Actor profile

Lee Jung-eun

23rd January 1970 Seoul, South Korea Acting

Lee Jung-eun (born January 23, 1970), is a South Korean actress. She debuted onstage in 1991 and also played minor roles in films. She went on to appear in acclaimed films like The Attorney (2013), A Violent Prosecutor (2015), and festival favorites such as A Girl at My Door (2014) and The Wailing (2016). Lee landed more significant roles in A Taxi Driver (2017), Miss Baek (2017), and Another Child (2018). Known for her work with Bong Joon-ho, starting with the 2009 film Mother, as the voice of the pig Okja in the film Okja, she is best known internationally for her role as the housekeeper Moon-gwang in the film Parasite, which won four Academy Awards and became the first non-English language film to win the award for Best Picture.

46 Movies 65 TV Shows 2 In Production 116 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Journey to Gyeong-ju poster

The Journey to Gyeong-ju 26th August 2026 as Ok-sil

The Woman in the White Car poster

The Woman in the White Car 29th October 2025 as Hyun-ju

The Mutation poster

The Mutation 20th September 2025

My Daughter Is a Zombie poster

My Daughter Is a Zombie 30th July 2025 as Kim Bam-soon

Forte poster

Forte 5th June 2025

Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman poster

Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman 27th September 2023 as Madam

Hommage poster

Hommage 26th May 2022 as Kim Ji-wan

Take Care of My Mom poster

Take Care of My Mom 13th April 2022 as Insurance company senior staff

Dust and Ashes poster

Dust and Ashes 24th February 2022 as Insurance

Made on the Rooftop poster

Made on the Rooftop 23rd June 2021 as Sun-ja

The Book of Fish poster

The Book of Fish 31st March 2021 as Mrs. Gageo

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case poster

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case 12th November 2020 as Mrs. Suncheon

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP poster

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP 22nd January 2020 as Gorilla (voice)

AORB poster

AORB 15th July 2019 as Carrot lady

Parasite poster

Parasite 30th May 2019 as Moon-gwang

Hello poster

Hello 29th May 2019 as Jung-eun

Let Us Meet Now poster

Let Us Meet Now 29th May 2019 as Jung-eun (segment 3)

Another Child poster

Another Child 11th April 2019 as Seawall Woman

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission poster

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission 9th January 2019 as Teacher from Jeju Island

Miss Baek poster

Miss Baek 11th October 2018 as Massage Shop Owner

Adulthood poster

Adulthood 23rd August 2018 as Judge

David poster

David 23rd June 2018 as The Mother

Yakiniku Dragon poster

Yakiniku Dragon 22nd June 2018 as Young-Soon

The Running Actress poster

The Running Actress 14th September 2017 as Nurse

A Taxi Driver poster

A Taxi Driver 2nd August 2017 as Hwang Tae-sool's wife

The Battleship Island poster

The Battleship Island 26th July 2017 as Women's Society President

Okja poster

Okja 28th June 2017 as Okja (voice) / Woman In Wheelchair

The Sheriff In Town poster

The Sheriff In Town 3rd May 2017 as Yong-hwan's Wife

New Trial poster

New Trial 15th February 2017 as Oh Mi-ri

A Break Alone poster

A Break Alone 22nd September 2016 as Past yoga institute

The Wailing poster

The Wailing 12th May 2016 as Deok-gi's Wife

Fourth Place poster

Fourth Place 13th April 2016 as Owner of Tented Restaurant

Like for Likes poster

Like for Likes 17th February 2016 as Real Estate Lady

A Violent Prosecutor poster

A Violent Prosecutor 3rd February 2016 as Middle-aged Woman (uncredited)

Mood of the Day poster

Mood of the Day 14th January 2016 as Rainbow Restaurant Employee

Summer Snow poster

Summer Snow 28th October 2015 as Woman from Hwasoon

The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo poster

The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo 22nd October 2015 as Hostess

Granny's Got Talent poster

Granny's Got Talent 5th March 2015 as Granny shaman's daughter-in-law

Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island poster

Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island 11th February 2015 as Auntie

Cart poster

Cart 13th November 2014 as Cashier 1

A Girl at My Door poster

A Girl at My Door 22nd May 2014 as Town Woman

The Attorney poster

The Attorney 18th December 2013 as House Owner

Born To Sing poster

Born To Sing 1st May 2013 as Dong-soo's aunt

Mother poster

Mother 28th May 2009 as Ah-jeong's Relative

Wanee & Junah poster

Wanee & Junah 23rd November 2001 as Producer

A Masterpiece in My Life poster

A Masterpiece in My Life 22nd December 2000 as Jin-won's wife

Filing for Love poster

Filing for Love 25th April 2026 as Lunch Lady

Heavenly Ever After poster

Heavenly Ever After 19th April 2025 as Lee Young-ae

Light Shop poster

Light Shop 4th December 2024 as Jung Yu-hee

The Trunk poster

The Trunk 29th November 2024 as Kwon Do-Dam

The Frog poster

The Frog 23rd August 2024 as Yoon Bo-min

Miss Night and Day poster

Miss Night and Day 15th June 2024 as Lim Sun

Whenever Possible poster

Whenever Possible 23rd April 2024

ZIP DAESUNG poster

ZIP DAESUNG 5th April 2024 as Self

No Plans At All poster

No Plans At All 16th February 2024

A Bloody Lucky Day poster

A Bloody Lucky Day 24th November 2023 as Hwang Soon-gyu

Daily Dose of Sunshine poster

Daily Dose of Sunshine 3rd November 2023 as Song Hyo-sin

Behind Your Touch poster

Behind Your Touch 12th August 2023 as Prisoner

Salon Drip poster

Salon Drip 23rd March 2023 as Self

The Seasons poster

The Seasons 5th February 2023 as Self

Just an Excuse poster

Just an Excuse 17th November 2022 as Self

Yonder poster

Yonder 14th October 2022 as Siren

Our Blues poster

Our Blues 9th April 2022 as Jung Eun-hui

Seoul Check-in poster

Seoul Check-in 8th April 2022 as Self

Soundtrack #1 poster

Soundtrack #1 23rd March 2022 as Eun-soo's Mother

Juvenile Justice poster

Juvenile Justice 25th February 2022 as Na Geun-hee

SNL Korea poster

SNL Korea 4th September 2021 as Self - Host

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha poster

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 28th August 2021 as Kim Yeon-ok

Monthly Magazine Home poster

Monthly Magazine Home 16th June 2021 as Lee Soo-Jung

Law School poster

Law School 14th April 2021 as Kim Eun-sook

Next Entertainment, Visionary poster

Next Entertainment, Visionary 18th January 2021 as Self

Missing: The Other Side poster

Missing: The Other Side 29th August 2020 as Kang Eun-sil

House on Wheels poster

House on Wheels 11th June 2020 as Self

Once Again poster

Once Again 28th March 2020 as Kang Cho-yeon / Song Young-sook

A Piece of Your Mind poster

A Piece of Your Mind 23rd March 2020 as Kim Min-jung

Hi Bye, Mama! poster

Hi Bye, Mama! 22nd February 2020 as Seobinggo Shaman

My Holo Love poster

My Holo Love 7th February 2020 as So-yeon's mother

Little America poster

Little America 17th January 2020 as Mama Song

When the Camellia Blooms poster

When the Camellia Blooms 18th September 2019 as Jo Jeong-suk

Strangers from Hell poster

Strangers from Hell 31st August 2019 as Eom Bok-soon

When the Devil Calls Your Name poster

When the Devil Calls Your Name 31st July 2019 as Landlord's ex-wife

How Do You Play? poster

How Do You Play? 27th July 2019 as Self

The Light in Your Eyes poster

The Light in Your Eyes 11th February 2019 as Moon Jung-eun

Conversation with Hee Yeol poster

Conversation with Hee Yeol 8th September 2018 as Self

You Quiz on the Block poster

You Quiz on the Block 29th August 2018 as Self

Familiar Wife poster

Familiar Wife 1st August 2018 as U-jin's mother

Mr. Sunshine poster

Mr. Sunshine 7th July 2018 as Haman-daek

Miss Hammurabi poster

Miss Hammurabi 21st May 2018 as Matchmaker

Welcome to Waikiki poster

Welcome to Waikiki 5th February 2018 as Restaurant owner

While You Were Sleeping poster

While You Were Sleeping 27th September 2017 as Jae Chan's mother

Fight for My Way poster

Fight for My Way 22nd May 2017 as Geum Bok [Seol Hee's mother]

The Good Thieves poster

The Good Thieves 13th May 2017 as Kwon Jung-hee

Tomorrow with You poster

Tomorrow with You 3rd February 2017 as Cha Boo-sim

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo poster

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo 16th November 2016 as Joon-hyung's Mother

Noodle House Girl poster

Noodle House Girl 6th November 2016 as 옥심 역

The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop poster

The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop 27th August 2016 as Geum Choon-daek

Don't Dare to Dream poster

Don't Dare to Dream 24th August 2016 as Orthopaedist

Bring It On, Ghost poster

Bring It On, Ghost 11th July 2016 as Apartment resident

Pied Piper poster

Pied Piper 7th March 2016 as Oh Ha Na

Remember: War of the Son poster

Remember: War of the Son 9th December 2015 as Yeon Bo-Mi

The Awl poster

The Awl 24th October 2015 as Kim Jung-Mi

My Fantastic Funeral poster

My Fantastic Funeral 26th September 2015 as [Mi Soo's aunt]

Oh My Ghost poster

Oh My Ghost 3rd July 2015 as Seobinggo

Who Are You: School 2015 poster

Who Are You: School 2015 27th April 2015 as Young Eun's mother

High School King of Savvy poster

High School King of Savvy 16th June 2014 as Soo-young's mother

Only Love poster

Only Love 2nd June 2014 as Park Soon-Ja

The Queen's Classroom poster

The Queen's Classroom 12th June 2013 as Sun-young's Mother

Home Alone poster

Home Alone 22nd March 2013 as Self

Baeksang Arts Awards poster

Baeksang Arts Awards 26th April 2012 as Self

KBS Drama Special poster

KBS Drama Special 15th May 2010 as Young-Hee

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

Doctor X poster

Coming soon

Doctor X 9th October 2026 as Jeong Hee-sook

My Father's Table poster

Coming soon

My Father's Table 9th September 2026 as Ahn Soon-ae