# Yum Jung-ah

Yum Jung-ah (born July 28, 1972) is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Her notable films include A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Big Swindle (2004), The Old Garden (2007), and Cart (2014), as well as the television series Royal Family (2011), and Sky Castle (2018). She was the first runner-up at Miss Korea 1991 and represented Korea in Miss International 1992 and finished as the second runner-up.

## Personal life

Yum Jung-ah married doctor Heo Il on December 30, 2006. They have 2 children.
Her younger sister Yeom Jeong-yeon participated in the 1st KBS Super Talent Contest in 1995 along with Song Yoon-ah and Cha Tae-hyun and won a prize.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Jazz Bar Hiroshima | Sayuri | |
| 1995 | Terrorist | Hwang Chae-eun | |
| 1999 | Tell Me Something | Oh Seung-min | |
| 2002 | H | Detective Kim Mi-yeon | |
| 2003 | A Tale of Two Sisters | Heo Eun-joo | |
| 2004 | The Big Swindle | Seo In-kyeong | |
| 2004 | Lovely Rivals | Yeo Mi-ok | |
| 2004 | Three... Extremes | Actress playing a vampire | Segment: "Cut", cameo |
| 2005 | Twentidentity | | Segment: "20mm Thick" |
| 2005 | Sad Movie | Yeom Ju-young | |
| 2005 | Boy Goes to Heaven | Bu-ja | |
| 2007 | The Old Garden | Han Yun-hee | |
| 2007 | The Worst Guy Ever | Oh Joo-yeon | |
| 2007 | Small Town Rivals | Tearoom madam | Cameo |
| 2009 | Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | Actress | |
| 2012 | The Spies | Assistant manager Kang | |
| 2012 | Love Potion | Wife | Short film |
| 2014 | Cart | Sun-hee | |
| 2017 | The Mimic | Hee-yeon | |
| 2018 | Intimate Strangers | Soo-hyun | |
| 2019 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Yoo Ji-Hyun | |
| 2019 | Trade Your Love | Mrs. Cheon | |
| 2019 | Another Child | Young-joo | |
| 2019 | Start-Up | Yoon Jung-hye | |
| 2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit | First lady | |
| 2022 | Alienoid | Heug-seol | |
| 2022 | Life Is Beautiful | Oh Se-yeon | |
| 2023 | Smugglers | Um Jin-sook | |
| 2024 | Alienoid: Return to the Future | Heug-seol | |
| 2024 | Mission: Cross | Mi-seon | |
| TBA | Starlight Falls | | Special appearance |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1991 | Our Paradise | |
| 1993 | January | |
| 1993 | Good Morning, Yeongdong! | Hye-jin |
| 1993 | Iljimae | Seol-hwa |
| 1994 | Ambition | |
| 1994 | MBC Best Theater: "Man and Woman" | |
| 1994 | A Human Land | Kim Geum-dan |
| 1995 | The Blue Sky | Park Yoon-jung |
| 1995 | Good Man, Good Woman | Kang Yeon-joo |
| 1995 | Korea Gate | Shin Jae-soon |
| 1996 | Colors: "Opening the Violet Blinds" | |
| 1996 | Lee Hong-ryeol's Eat Drink Man Woman | |
| 1996 | The Scent of Apple Blossoms | Park Shin-hee |
| 1996 | The Brothers' River | Kim So-hee |
| 1997 | Model | Park Soo-ah |
| 1997 | Fences on Fire | |
| 1998 | Until the Azalea Blooms | |
| 1998 | Seven Brides | |
| 1998 | Legendary Ambition | Park Jae-hee |
| 1998 | MBC Best Theater: "Fanny and Alexander" | Soo-mi |
| 1998 | You Are My Song | Lee Jae-sook |
| 1999 | School | Korean language teacher Cha Hyun-joo |
| 1999 | Crystal | Jo Soo-ah |
| 1999 | Rising Sun, Rising Moon | Kim Yoon-ji |
| 2000 | Emperor Wang Gun | Queen Janghwa |
| 2001 | Drama City: "Yoon Sa-wol" | Jae-kyung |
| 2001 | Purity | Jang Ho-sook |
| 2003 | Lovers | Jo Jin-seo |
| 2004 | Say You Love Me | Jo Yi-na |
| 2008 | Working Mom | Choi Ga-young |
| 2011 | Royal Family | Kim In-sook |
| 2012 | Flower Band | Kwon Ji-hyuk's mother (cameo, episode 15) |
| 2012 | My Lover, Madame Butterfly | Nam Na-bi |
| 2013 | After School: Lucky or Not | (cameo, episode 2) |
| 2013 | Your Neighbor's Wife | Chae Song-ha |
| 2016 | Secret Healer | Shaman Hong-joo |
| 2018 | Sky Castle | Han Seo-jin / Kwak Mi-hyang |
| 2021 | Snowdrop | Song Hye-joo (cameo) |
| 2022 | Cleaning Up | Eo Yong-mi |
| 2024 | No Way Out: The Roulette | Ahn Myung-ja |

### Variety shows

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1991 | Entertainment Weekly | |
| 1992 | 전원집합 토요대행진 | |
| 1992 | 초 마술의 세계 미스터 마릭 | |
| 1992 | 밤으로 가는 쇼 | |
| 1993 | Concert of Dreams | |
| 1996 | Female MC Showdown | |
| 1996 | Scoop Entertainment City | |
| 1997 | TV Loaded with Love | |
| 1997 | Field Experience of Life | |
| 1998 | Tuesday Special with Seo Se-won | |
| 2013 | Human Documentary: Your Story | Narration |
| 2013 | Thank You | |
| 2014 | True Live Show | Host |
| 2019 | Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village | Main cast |

### Music video

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2005 | "I'm Not Laughing" | Leessang feat. Ali |

## Musical theatre

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1993 | Beauty and the Beast | |

## Accolades
### Awards and nominations

Sortable table of awards and nominations received by Yeom Jung-ah :
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| 1991 | Miss Korea Pageant | First Runner-up | — | Won |
| 1991 | Miss Korea Pageant | Miss Photogenic | — | Won |
| 1992 | Miss International Pageant | Second Runner-up | — | Won |
| 1998 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | | Won |
| 2003 | 6th Director's Cut Awards | Best Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| 2003 | 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Nominated |
| 2004 | 22nd Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Won |
| 2004 | 41st Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Nominated |
| 2004 | 24th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | The Big Swindle | Won |
| 2004 | 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Big Swindle | Won |
| 2004 | 6th Asian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Big Swindle | Won |
| 2006 | 12th Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actress | A Tale of Two Sisters | Nominated |
| 2007 | 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress – Film | The Old Garden | Won |
| 2008 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Working Mom | Nominated |
| 2011 | 4th Korea Drama Awards | Best Actress | Royal Family | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Royal Family | Nominated |
| 2012 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | My Lover, Madame Butterfly | Nominated |
| 2013 | SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | My Lover, Madame Butterfly | Nominated |
| 2014 | 15th Women in Film Korea Awards | Woman in Film of the Year | Cart | Won |
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress – Film | Cart | Won |
| 2015 | 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actress | Cart | Nominated |
| 2015 | 24th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Cart | Nominated |
| 2017 | 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | The Mimic | Nominated |
| 2017 | 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | The Mimic | Nominated |
| 2018 | 27th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | The Mimic | Nominated |
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) for Television | Sky Castle | Nominated |
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress – Television | Sky Castle | Won |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Sky Castle | Nominated |
| 2022 | 31st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Alienoid | Nominated |
| 2022 | 58th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Life Is Beautiful | Won |
| 2022 | 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated |
| 2023 | Director's Cut Awards | Best Actress | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated |
| 2023 | 59th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress – Film | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated |
| 2023 | 59th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Film | Alienoid | Nominated |
| 2023 | 32nd Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Smugglers | Nominated |
| 2023 | 59th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Smugglers | Nominated |
| 2023 | 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | Smugglers | Nominated |
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress – Film | Smugglers | Nominated |
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Film | Alienoid: Return to the Future | Nominated |
| 2024 | 60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress | Yum Jung-ah | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Cine21 | 2021 | Actress to watch out for in 2022 | 4th | |