# Oh Yeon-soo

Oh Yeon-soo (Korean: 오연수; born October 27, 1971) is a South Korean actress.

## Career

Oh Yeon-soo made her debut in 1989 among a batch of actors who passed an open audition by broadcaster MBC, and she soon became popular for her innocent image. But since her marriage to fellow actor Son Ji-chang, Oh has had a career renaissance doing more mature roles. She played a single mother who rediscovers love in A Second Proposal, a discontented housewife in a rivalry with a top ballerina in The Queen Returns, and was cast as strong, supporting characters in the historical dramas Jumong, and Gyebaek. But Oh became best known for memorably portraying married women exploring adultery in the dark melodramas Bitter Sweet Life, and Bad Guy.
In 2022, she returned to small screen with after five years in Military Prosecutor Doberman. She portrayed a villainous military division commander who was the very first woman to achieve that position since the army founding.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | The General's Son 3 | Jang Eun-shil | |
| 1992 | Man Upstairs, Woman Downstairs | Yoo Young-hui | |
| 1994 | The Rules of the Game | Tae-sook | |
| 1997 | Fire Bird | Mi-ran | |
| 1998 | The Happenings | Hwa-yi | |
| 1998 | The Power of Kangwon Province | Ji-sook | |
| 2013 | Iris 2: The Movie | Choi Min | |
| 2013 | South Bound | Ahn Bong-hee | |
| 2014 | Tazza: The Hidden Card | Woman at Observatory | Cameo |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | The Dancing Gayageum | Moon Hee | |
| 1991 | Eyes of Dawn | Bong Sun | |
| 1992 | Sons and Daughters | Sung Ja | |
| 1994 | The Lonely Man | Boo Dang-shil | |
| 1995 | War and Love | Yang Seon-ok | |
| 1996 | Full Heart | Bo Ok | |
| 1996 | In The Name of Love | Kang Hye-won | |
| 1996 | Mom's Flag | Seo Yoon-hee | |
| 1997 | Revenge and Passion | Min Joo | |
| 1998 | Aim for Tomorrow | Go Eun-bi | |
| 1998 | Love and Success | Kim In-ae | |
| 2001 | Law of Marriage | Go Keum-se | |
| 2002 | Hard Love | Suh Kyung-joo | |
| 2003 | Snowman | Seo Yun-jung | |
| 2004 | Second Proposal | Jang Mi-young | |
| 2005 | Sad Goodbye | Park Yeo-jin | |
| 2006 | Jumong | Lady Yuhwa | |
| 2008 | Bitter Sweet Life | Yoon Hye-jin | |
| 2009 | The Queen Returns | Cha Do-kyung | |
| 2010 | Bad Guy | Hong Tae-ra | |
| 2011 | Gyebaek | Sa Taek-bi | |
| 2013 | Iris II: New Generation | Choi Min | |
| 2014 | Triangle | Hwang Shin-hye | |
| 2017 | Save Me | Cameo | Ep 1 |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Seo Hye-won | Ep 1–4 |
| 2022 | Military Prosecutor Doberman | Noh Hwa-young | |
| TBA | Zero | | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2018 | Carefree Travellers 2 | Cast member | Episode 12–15 | |
| 2021 | I Need Women | Cast member | | |

## Accolades
### Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1991 | Best New Actress (TV) | The Dancing Gayageum | Won |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 1993 | Best New Actress (Film) | General's Son III | Won |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 1992 | Best New Actress | General's Son III | Won |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 1992 | Best New Actress | Women Upstairs, Men Downstairs | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 1993 | Excellence Award, Actress | Oh Yeon-soo | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2004 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | A Second Proposal | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 1990 | Best New Actress | The Dancing Gayageum | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 1998 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Revenge and Passion | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2006 | Special Award, Actress in a Large-scale Historical Drama | Jumong | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2006 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Jumong | Nominated |
| Style Icon Awards | 2010 | Fashionista | Oh Yeon-soo | Won |

### State and cultural honors

State and cultural honors :
| Country | Organization or ceremony | Year | Honor or Award | Ref. |
| South Korea | 37th Taxpayers' Day | 2003 | Presidential Commendation as Exemplary Taxpayer | |