Jo Eun-ji

This article is about an actress. For the field hockey player, see Cho Eun-ji.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.
Jo Eun-ji
Born (1981-02-10) February 10, 1981 (age 43)
South Korea
Other namesCho Eun-ji
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
AgentPrain TPC
Spouse
Park Jung-min
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(m. 2014)​
Korean name
Hangul
조은지
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Eun-ji
McCune–ReischauerCho Ŭnji

Jo Eun-ji (Korean: 조은지; born February 10, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the gritty Im Sang-soo film Tears,[1] and has since become better known for her supporting roles on film and television, such as in The President's Last Bang,[2] My Scary Girl, Forever the Moment,[3] The Concubine and The Villainess. She was also the leading actress in the indies Driving with My Wife's Lover,[4] and Sunshine Love.[5]

Personal life

Jo Eun-ji wed Park Jung-min, CEO of talent agency Prain TPC, on May 24, 2014. They met in 2006 when Park became Jo's manager, and they began dating in 2009.[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Tears Ran
2002 A.F.R.I.K.A. Young-mi
Who R. U.? Choi Bo-young / ID: "Porn Queen"
A Bizarre Love Triangle Bae Eun-hee
2004 The Hotel Venus Soda
2005 The President's Last Bang Banquet guest
Mr. Housewife Beautician Cameo
2006 My Scary Girl Baek Jang-mi
2007 Driving with My Wife's Lover So-ok, Joong-shik's wife
Femme Fatal Eun-ji Cameo
2008 Forever the Moment Oh Soo-hee
2009 Why Did You Come to Our House? Fellow homeless woman Cameo
Yoga In-soon
Short! Short! Short! 2009:
Show Me the Money[8]		 Park Eun-shil segment: "Hundred Nails and a Deer Antler"
Fish Boy Ji-hyun
Fly, Penguin Art teacher Cameo
Girlfriends Hyun-joo
2010 Petty Romance Awards ceremony secretary Cameo
2012 The Concubine Geum-ok
정지우x김무열x조은지 Project Short film
Confession of Murder Choi Kang-sook
2013 Running Man Park Sun-young
2014 The Target Park Soo-jin
How to Steal a Dog Chae-rang's mother
2015 Sunshine Love Kim Jung-sook
2017 The Villainess Kim Sun
True Fiction Ji-eun Special appearance
2021 Perhaps Love Debut as director [9]
2022 Day and the Moon Mag-ha [10]

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2003 The Bean Chaff of My Life Seo Kyung-sun MBC
2004 More Beautiful Than a Flower Je-in KBS2
Lovers in Paris Lee Yang-mi SBS
2005 18 vs. 29 Yoo Hye-won KBS2
2007 Two Outs in the Ninth Inning Kim Choon-hee MBC
2010 Personal Taste Lee Young-sun MBC
2014 The Greatest Marriage Park Seon-nyeo TV Chosun
2015 Beating Again Na Ok-hyun JTBC
Let's Eat 2 Hong In-ah tvN[11]
Oh My Venus Lee Hyun-Woo KBS2
2016 Entertainer Site manager (Guest appearance, Ep. 10) SBS
Madame Antoine Yoo-seon / Emma (Special appearance) JTBC
2021 Lost Sun-gyu
2023 Strangers Again Kang Bi-chwi ENA[12]

Discography

Year Song title Artist Notes
2002 "Bed's End" (Original Version) Jo Eun-ji and Gong Hyo-jin Track from A Bizarre Love Triangle OST
2009 "Milkyway" HybRefine feat. Jo Eun-ji Single

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2001 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Tears Nominated
2007 6th Korean Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Driving with My Wife's Lover Nominated
2008 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actress Forever the Moment Won
7th Korean Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress The Concubine Won [13]
2022 58th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director Perhaps Love Won [14][15]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Best New Director Nominated [16]
31st Buil Film Awards Best New Director Nominated [17]
Beautiful Artist Awards
(Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation) 		New Artist Award Won [18]
58th Grand Bell Awards Best New Director Nominated [19]
43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Nominated [20]
9th Korean Film Producers Association Award Best New Director Won [21]

References

  1. ^ Elley, Derek (19 November 2000). "Tears". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  2. ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 그때 그사람들 (The President's Last Bang)". Twitch Film. 24 July 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  3. ^ "Handball "Sleeper" Tops Box Office for Third Week". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Driving With My Wife's Lover". Koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  5. ^ Elley, Derek (3 October 2013). "Sunshine Love". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  6. ^ "Actress Jo Eun Ji Weds Her Manager". Soompi. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  7. ^ "Jo Eun Ji got married with Park Jung Min, her boss". Innolife. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  8. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (3 September 2009). "Money Comes Up Rather Short". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  9. ^ Kang Da-yoon (October 12, 2021). "장르만 로맨스' 조은지 감독 "공식 첫 일정, 많이 감격스러워"" ['Genre Romance' Director Jo Eun-ji "I am very moved by the first official schedule] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Lee, Chang-gyu (September 28, 2022). "유다인X조은지 '낮과 달', 10월 개봉 앞두고 메인 포스터 공개" [Yoo Da-in and Jo Eun-ji's 'Day and the Moon' main poster released ahead of release in October] (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Hong, Soo Jung (23 January 2015). "Let′s Eat 2 Confirms Cast with B2ST′s Yoon Du Jun, Seo Hyun Jin and More". eNewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Jo Eun-ji in "Can We Be Strangers?"". HanCinema. TV Report. November 30, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  13. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (13 May 2013). "RYU Seung-ryong Wins Grand Prize at Baeksang Arts Awards". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  14. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (April 11, 2022). "58회 백상예술대상 후보 공개…영광의 주인공은?" [58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominations revealed... Who is the hero of glory?] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Tae Yuna (May 6, 2022). "조은지, 배우 아닌 감독으로 신인상 "스스로 갇혀있을 때 있어" [백상예술대상]" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Lee Ji-yul (August 26, 2022). "제27회 춘사국제영화제 각 부문별 후보자 공개" [The 27th Chunsa International Film Festival nominees for each category revealed]. Beyond Post (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  17. ^ Nam, Yoo-jung (August 28, 2022). "헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라" [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Yang Jeong-woo (October 11, 2022). "아름다운예술인상'에 마동석·신구·이우석·하춘화·조은지" [Ma Dong-seok, Shin Goo, Lee Woo-seok, Ha Chun-hwa, Jo Eun-ji for 'Beautiful Artist Award] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Park, Jae-hwan (October 12, 2022). "제 58회 대종상 영화제 내달 9일 개최... '헌트' 12개, '헤어질 결심' - '한산' 11개 부분 노미네이트" [The 58th Daejong Film Festival to be held on the 9th of next month... 12 nominations for 'Hunt', 'Decision to break up' - 11 parts for 'Hansan] (in Korean). KBS Media. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Kim, Hyun-rok (November 7, 2022). "헤어질 결심, 43회 청룡영화상 13개 부문 최다 후보…한산 헌트 10개 후보[공식]" [Decision to break up, the most nominations in 13 categories at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards... 10 candidates for Hansan and Hunt [Official]. SporTV News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Kim Kyung-hee (December 5, 2022). "한국영화제작가협회상, 마동석-탕웨이 주연상, 이정재 감독상 수상" [Korean Film Producers Association Award, Ma Dong-seok-Tang Wei Best Actor Award, Lee Jung-jae Best Director Award]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Naver.


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