She has previously bagged the Screen Actors Guild and Bafta best-supporting actress awards
Washington: South Korean actor Yuh-Jung Youn took home the 2021 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for her powerful performance in ‘Minari’.
In Minari, Youn played the role of Soon-ja, ‘grandma’ to young David, who comes from Korea to stay with the family on their farm in Arkansas. She brings with her the ‘minari’ seeds that give the film its title.
The actor defeated a strong set of contenders including Glenn Close for ‘Hillbilly Elegy’, Olivia Colman for ‘The Father’ and Amanda Seyfried for ‘Mank’.
She has previously bagged the Screen Actors Guild and Bafta best-supporting actress awards.