Youn Yuh-jung plays a grandmother in the Oscar-nominated film
Minari. She s the first Korean actor to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Image: Courtesy of A24
Youn Yuh-jung is an institution in Korean cinema. Her career spans five decades and includes starring roles in classic Korean films and famous TV dramas. Now, at 73, she has newfound fame in the U.S. for her role in the Oscar-nominated film
Minari.
Youn is nominated for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first South Korean woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. This has never happened in Korea, and I feel like I m an Olympian competing for my country, Youn tells NPR in a call from her home in Seoul. It s very stressful, she says with a laugh.
Youn Yuh-jung On Her Historic Oscar Nomination: I Feel Like I m An Olympian : NPR
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