# Jo Eun-sook

Jo Eun-sook (born August 7, 1970) is a South Korean actress. She won Best Supporting Actress from the Blue Dragon Film Awards for her portrayal of a movie ticket seller dating a failed novelist in Hong Sang-soo's directorial debut The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Pear and Peach Flowers | Yanbian Daily reporter | |
| 1995 | The Hair Dresser | Make-up artist | |
| 1996 | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well | Min-jae | |
| 1996 | Final Blow | Sam-soon | |
| 1997 | My Father and Mother | Yeom Mi-ran | |
| 1998 | Timeless Romance | Kwan | Hong Kong film |
| 1998 | Naked Being | Eun-sook | |
| 2000 | Black Honeymoon | Jung Eun-jin | |
| 2003 | Plastic Tree | Won-young | |
| 2004 | Twentidentity | | segment: "Innocence" |
| 2005 | The Windmill Palm Grove | Shim Bong-ae | |
| 2014 | Bean Sprouts | In-sook | |
| 2022 | Lovely Voice: The Beginning | | Music Film |
| 2022 | Draw a Relationship | | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | KBS TV Novel: "Walking on the Road with My Son" | | |
| 1997 | Propose | Yoon-joo | |
| 1997 | Yesterday | Bong Jung-ah | |
| 1997 | Beautiful Crime | Kim Young-hee | |
| 1998 | Legendary Ambition | Young-joo | |
| 1999 | Hometown of Legends: "Living Tomb" | Danggolne | |
| 2000 | Golbangi | Ja-young | |
| 2000 | Three Friends | Eun-sook | |
| 2001 | Lipstick | Jo Eun-sook | |
| 2001 | MBC Best Theater: "The Story of My Fiancee" | Sun-ah | |
| 2001 | Great Friends 2 | Eun-sook | |
| 2003 | Summer Scent | Oh Jang-mi | |
| 2004 | Drama City: "Unemployed and Gangster" | Young-shil | |
| 2004 | Ms. Kim's Million Dollar Quest | Han Ji-hee | |
| 2004 | Drama City: "Return Luck" | Kyung-ah | |
| 2004 | Drama City: "Rina Decides to Die" | Ri-na | |
| 2004 | Drama City: "Our Family" | Ji-soo | |
| 2004 | Drama City: "Run, Keum-joo, Run" | Keum-joo | |
| 2005 | Spring Day | Yoon-sook | |
| 2005 | KBS TV Novel: "Wind Flower" | Jo Soon-geum | |
| 2005 | Drama City: "Ask, Memory" | Song Mi-yeon | |
| 2005 | My Rosy Life | Oh Mi-ja | |
| 2005 | Drama City: "Mr. Shin's Day" | Kim Soo-jung | |
| 2006 | The 101st Proposal | Noh Jung-soon | |
| 2007 | The Innocent Woman | Jung Jin-bong | |
| 2007 | Hometown Over the Hill | Kim Seung-joo | |
| 2008 | Opojol | Myeongwol | |
| 2008 | Hometown of Legends: "Child, Let's Go to Cheong Mountain" | Danggolne | |
| 2010 | The President | Joo Il-ran | |
| 2012 | God of War | Gan Nan of Tobang kitchen | |
| 2012 | Seoyoung, My Daughter | Yoon So-mi | |
| 2012 | The Innocent Man | Kang Choco's real mother | Cameo |
| 2013 | Pots of Gold | Haeng-ja | |
| 2013 | Dream of the Emperor | Gyebaek's wife | |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Special: "The End of Summer" | Han Soo-kyung | |
| 2015 | Love on a Rooftop | Han Sun-sook | |
| 2019 | Queen: Love and War | Queen Mother Kim | |
| 2021–2022 | The All-Round Wife | Oh Poong-geum | |
| 2021 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Mi So-cheol's mistress | Cameo (Episode 2) |
| 2023 | Meant To Be | Na Jeong-im | |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1995 | Comedy Line: Serenade of Sorrow | 꽁트 |
| 2001 | Family Entertainment | guest |
| 2010 | Follow to Become Rich! | Host |
| 2011 | Follow to Become Rich! Season 2 | Host |

## Theater

| Year | Title |
| 1993 | 사주팔자를 고칩니다 |
| 1993 | My Sweet Orange Tree |
| 2006 | You Can See Apgujeong-dong from Oksu-dong |

## Discography

| Album information | Track listing |
| Mind Control Funny Diet Album Released: May 14, 2000 Label: Seoul Records | Track listing 다이어트 고고 Good Morning D.A.N.G.E.R 그대와 Samba를 출근하는 길에서 다이어트 십계명 나를 슬프게 하는 것들 그가 내게서 돌아선 까닭은 엽기 다이어트 안녕, 나의 분신이여 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | 17th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well | Won |
| 1997 | 20th Golden Cinematography Awards | Best New Actress | The Day a Pig Fell into the Well | Won |
| 2007 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hometown Over the Hill, The Innocent Woman | Nominated |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama | Child, Let's Go to Cheong Mountain | Nominated |