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Actor
Jun Ji-hyun
Famoose for
Starring in My Sassy Girl and My Love from the Star.
My Sassy Girl · The Thieves
- Born
- 30 October 1981
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
More people
Jun Ji-hyun
Jun Ji-hyun is a South Korean actor whose comic timing and dramatic roles helped Korean screen entertainment reach wider Asian audiences.
Early life
Seoul upbringing
Grew up in Gangnam with an older brother.
University
Studied theatre and film at Dongguk University.
Career
- 1997
Modelling start
Appeared in Ecole magazine.
- 1999
Film debut
Acted in White Valentine.
- 2013
Television return
Returned to serial drama with My Love from the Star.
Selected work
My Sassy Girl
Played the outspoken woman at the centre of the romantic comedy.
The Thieves
Joined an ensemble heist film.
Assassination
Played a sniper in a colonial-era resistance thriller.
Beyond work
Family
Married Choi Joon-hyuk in 2012.
Disaster relief
Donated to support victims of the Sewol ferry disaster and later wildfires.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Photo: TV10. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
