16 Facts About Uhm Ji-won

Uhm Ji-won is best known for her leading roles in the films Tale of Cinema, Hope, The Silenced, Missing, and the television dramas Birthcare Center, and Little Women.

Uhm Ji-won made her acting debut in the late 1990s, and after an early role in the Korean tokusatsu series Vectorman, went on to appear in a number of films and television drama series.

In 2005, Uhm played a leading role in Hong Sang-soo's Tale of Cinema, and was praised for giving an "engaging, emotionally nuanced dual performance" as fictional actress Choi Young-shil.

Uhm Ji-won starred alongside Yoo Ji-tae and Kim Ji-soo in the 2006 film Traces of Love, portraying a survivor of the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse who still suffers from psychological trauma years later.

Uhm Ji-won prepared for the role by studying news and documentaries of the event, as well as reading through various psychology texts.

Uhm Ji-won was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and later won the same category at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.

Uhm Ji-won returned to lighter fare in 2010 with the romantic comedy series The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry.

In 2011, Uhm Ji-won appeared an episode of BBC World's The Third Eye, a documentary series that spotlights up-and-coming countries.

The installment of the eight-part segment on Korea is interspersed with interviews with Uhm Ji-won giving her opinions on Korean culture, domestic movies and the Korean Wave.

Uhm Ji-won, who was interviewed in Korea, was chosen in light of her impressive acting skills, natural charm and English fluency, producers said.

Uhm Ji-won won Best Actress at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, and received nominations at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2017, Uhm Ji-won made a small-screen comeback in SBS' legal thriller Distorted, playing a public prosecutor.

In 2019, Uhm Ji-won starred in the body-swap comedy drama Spring Turns to Spring.

In May 2019, Uhm Ji-won signed with new agency C-JeS Entertainment.

Uhm Ji-won is a devout Protestant Christian, and together with Han Hye-jin was part of a church group called HaMiMo.

Uhm Ji-won began dating architect Oh Young-wook in 2013; Oh is the founder of well-known architectural firm ogisadesign d'espacio architects, and has published several books on travel and art.